Patient Transport Assistant

UPMC; Fairview Township (York County); On-site; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

AFSCME union

Job summary

UPMC is seeking a Patient Transport Assistant for a fulltime evening shift (12:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.) with weekend/holiday rotation. The role involves moving patients, handling traction equipment, and supporting OR and recovery operations.

Responsibilities include relaying information to supervisors, assisting physicians and nurses, operating elevators when needed, and coordinating transportation requests. Union AFSCME.

Responsibilities

• Relays patient care information to the Patient Transport supervisor or Unit Nurse.
• Sets up, uses, cleans, and stores traction equipment; performs daily traction inspection; ensures OR litters have full oxygen tanks.
• Sets up and stores equipment like K-pads, flotation mattresses, and air pressure mattresses.
• Assists physicians and nurses; helps patients in and out of bed for transport; assists with discharge of prisoners when needed.
• Removes specialty beds from patient floors during discharge (two people required).
• As Elevator Operator: handles calls, operates elevator, supports codes and Life Flights; logs key usage and issues.
• As Clerk Dispatcher: receives transport requests, prioritizes responses, maintains logs, coordinates calls.
• Ensures safety and comfort; adheres to policies; reports equipment needing repair to the Supervisor.

Job description

Patient Transport Assistant

Fulltime 40 hours a week Evening shift 12:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. with rotation as needed - weekend/Holiday rotation

AFSCME union

Responsibilities:

• Relays information regarding patient care to the Patient Transport supervisor or Nurse on the Unit.
• Has a thorough knowledge of obtaining, setting up, removing, cleaning, and storing traction equipment. Performs a daily traction inspection. Clean and stores equipment and supplies. Assures that all OR litters have full oxygen tanks.
• Has a thorough knowledge of obtaining, setting up, removing, and storing equipment (K-pads, flotation mattress, air pressure mattress, etc.).
• Assists the physician as needed. Assists with the discharge of prisoners, when needed. Assists nurses with helping patients in and out of bed for transport.
• Removes (specialty) beds from the patient floors when the patients are discharged (two persons required).
• When assigned as Elevator Operator: Responds to calls from Patient Transport Supervisor who is transporting patients to and from the Operating Room suite to designated nursing units. Operates elevator by key control. Responds to calls from the nursing units and gives prompt attention to emergency calls from surgery, Emergency Department, nursing units, and Radiology for codes and Life Flights. Signs key in and out at Security and/or Patient Transport. Reports need for repair of elevator
• Assists patients in a manner conducive to their safety and comfort; adheres to established Hospital and departmental policies and procedures. Assists personnel with restraining patients.
• Reports equipment in need of repair or replacement to Patient Transport Supervisor.
• When assigned as Clerk Dispatcher: Receives all requests for patient transportation; and, orderly needs and establishes priorities for response to calls within the framework of Nursing Administration policies. Maintains transportation and orderly logs, as indicated and records all problems or delays, reports problems to immediate supervisor and notifies department involved. Coordinates all calls for direct patient care services