Patient Transport Specialist — Hospital Support

WVU Medicine; Morgantown (WV); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

WVUH West Virginia University Hospitals seeks a Transport Associate to support the patient care team and handle specific patient transport needs. You will move patients and items between departments and facilities, ensuring safety and proper equipment handling, including oxygen management.

During shifts, you will greet patients, monitor devices, report concerns to RNs, and assist with discharge transport. This role requires adherence to safety protocols and the ability to operate dispatch

Qualifications

• Must obtain HeartSaver First Aid certification within 30 days of hire.
• WV background check required; federal check if DHHR BMS area.

Responsibilities

• Escort patients or items to appropriate departments across WVUH campuses.
• Greet patients, identify self, and assist in preparing for transport.
• Monitor patients' monitoring and invasive devices during transport and intervene if needed.
• Transport patients with oxygen and manage oxygen storage.
• Observe and report patient concerns to the RN during transport.
• Communicate patient return to the RN promptly.
• Disinfect wheelchairs and stretchers after use.
• Assist with transport to discharge vehicles and transfer patient possessions.
• Move patients and items to all WVUH campus areas safely and promptly.
• Operate the patient transport dispatch system per department guidelines.
• Maintain oxygen tank levels on each unit daily.
• Position wheelchairs and stretchers back to their origin.

Job description

WVUH West Virginia University Hospitals seeks a Transport Associate to support the patient care team and handle specific patient transport needs. You will move patients and items between departments and facilities, ensuring safety and proper equipment handling, including oxygen management.

During shifts, you will greet patients, monitor devices, report concerns to RNs, and assist with discharge transport. This role requires adherence to safety protocols and the ability to operate dispatch