Patient& Equipment Transporter, University, 24 hours, Evenings

UMass Memorial Health; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 26,174 - 41,328; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus eligibility

Job summary

UMass Memorial Health in Worcester, MA is seeking a Patient Transporter to escort ambulatory patients, transport by wheelchair or bed, and support nursing staff in a hospital setting.

Responsibilities include moving and positioning patients, delivering equipment and specimens, and maintaining infection control standards. This is a non-exempt, on-site role with a 12:30PM–9PM schedule and alternating holidays/weekends, offering a potential signing bonus.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• BLS certification must be obtained within 6 months of hire.
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.

Responsibilities

• Escort ambulatory patients and transport by wheelchair, stretcher or bed.
• Assist nursing staff with moving and positioning patients using lift devices.
• Deliver stretchers, beds, cribs and wheelchairs as needed and clean transport equipment biannually.
• Transport patient specimens and other materials per infection control guidelines.
• Provide appropriate handoff communication when patients are delivered to the receiving unit.

Skills

BLS Certification

English proficiency

Interpersonal skills

Customer service

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

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Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

Hiring Range: $19.00 - $30.34

Schedule Details: Holidays - Every Other Holiday, Weekends - Every Other Weekend

Scheduled Hours: 12:30PM - 9PM

Shift: 2 - Evening Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours: 24

Cost Center: 10020 - 0175 Central Patient Transportation

Union: UFCW (United Food and Commercial Workers)

This position may have a signing bonus; a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver. At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver—regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence, and leading‑edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Responsibilities

• Escort ambulatory patients. Transport patient by wheelchair, stretcher or bed. Prior to transport, verify identification of all patients assigned by checking two identifiers and signing off on Safe Patient Transport Forms; notify clinician if discrepancy on forms. Ensure patient comfort and safety during transport process, monitor and respond to basic patient needs before, during and after transport. Provide appropriate handoff communication when patient is delivered to receiving unit.
• Assist nursing staff and/or lift tech in moving and positioning of patients using various lift devices in preparation of patient for transport and returning patient to bed. Include lateral transfer of patients on precaution status that requires Patient Transporter to use personal protection equipment and to follow infection control process per precaution isolation‑type.
• Deliver stretchers, beds, cribs and wheelchairs as needed. Assist in deep‑cleaning of all transport equipment on a biannual basis. Sanitize transport vehicles and ancillary equipment between patient use.
• Transport patient specimens to and from the Lab, Pathology, and blood products to/from the Blood Bank in accordance with established infection control guidelines. Transport contaminated equipment to Sterile Processing within same infection control guidelines.
• Deliver other materials such as medical records, pharmaceuticals, X‑ray films, sterile items, and miscellaneous reports and items as required.

Qualifications

License/Certification/Education

• High school diploma or equivalent.

Experience/Skills

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification within 6 months of hire.
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.
• Good interpersonal skills and a customer service orientation to maintain a collaborative, patient focused effort between Patient Transportation and other hospital departments.

Preferred:

• Six months' experience in a hospital environment.

Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health—for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [e-mail]. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.