Patient Transport Specialist- PRN/Variable Shift- Kalamazoo

20 Bronson Methodist Hospital; Kalamazoo (MI); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Bronson Health in Kalamazoo is hiring a Patient Transport Specialist for PRN/Variable shifts. You will move patients using wheelchairs and gurneys, assist families, and coordinate transport across campus. The role requires strong communication, basic computer skills, and physical stamina.

Candidates should have a high school diploma or GED and be able to obtain BLS certification within 90 days. Join a dedicated team focused on patient-centered care and safety.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED and 6 months related customer service work experience required.
• BLS certification is required within first 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients and families navigating throughout the campus.
• Transfer patients from one surface or location to another.
• Assist patients in walking, sitting up and moving from one support device to another.
• Push and pull beds, stretchers, wheelchairs and rental beds.
• Operate patient transport tracking system and radio/phone communications.

Skills

Independent work

Communication

Mobility/Strength

Customer service

Math skills

Computer skills

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or GED

BLS Certification (within 90 days)

Tools

TeleTracking system

Spectra telephones

Job description

Location

Kalamazoo-601 John St.-Bronson Methodist Hospital South Campus (South Pavilion)

Title

Patient Transport Specialist- PRN/Variable Shift- Kalamazoo

Love Where You Work! Team Bronson is compassionate, resilient and strong. We are driven by Positivity which inspires us to be our best and to go above and beyond for our patients, for one another, and for our community. If you’re ready for a rewarding new career, join Team Bronson and be part of the experience.

The Patient Transport Specialist provides a comprehensive array of patient focused services. This position is responsible for lifting, standing, and pushing patients in wheelchairs and on gurneys. Employees providing direct patient care must demonstrate competencies specific to the population served.

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and 6 months related customer service work experience required.

BLS certification is required within first 90 days

• Must have the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.


• Proficiency in the use of Teletracking and Spectra telephones is necessary.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and proven organization skills essential.


• Must have sound math, counting and analytical skills.


• Must be able to move quickly throughout the hospital on stat calls (zero pages).


• Must be friendly, positive, and professional when working with patients.


• Must be able to adapt to situations when transporting patients of all ages including children, adolescent, adult, and geriatric.


• Must possess basic computer skills for dispatching and 2-way radio communications.


• Work which produces very high levels of mental/visual fatigue, e.g. CRT work between 70 and 90 percent of the time, and work involving extremely close tolerances and considerable hand/eye coordination for sustained periods of time.


• Job definitely requires high levels of strength and/or stamina to regularly lift weights up to 100 pounds and occasionally assisting with heavier tasks or expending the equivalent effort in pushing, pulling, or otherwise handling material, equipment, and other objects.


• Assist patients/family and visitors in navigating throughout the campus.


• Able to navigate patients throughout the campus efficiently and safely.


• Transfer patients from one surface or location to another.


• Assist patients in walking, sitting up and moving from one support device to another.


• Able to push and pull beds, stretchers, wheelchairs and rental beds while occupied and unoccupied across different surfaces.


• Lift, pull or operate heavy equipment including beds, IV poles, IV pumps, oxygen tanks, morgue carts, electric carts, wheel chairs.


• Knowledge of unit locations and procedures areas.


• Knowledge of Bronson policies.


• Knowledge of situation when assistance is required.


• Location of charts


• Knowledge of supply room locations


• Ability to contact nursing and support staff for information and assistance


• Ability to appropriately utilize equipment such as slider boards, oxygen tanks, computers, etc.


• Ability to use patient transport tracking system and P.E.M. phone system


• Able to handle and transfer medical equipment including Foley catheters with collection bags, chest tubes, monitors, etc.


• Effectively cleans equipment after patient use


• Documentation of activities in log book


• Maintain customer service standards


• Able to explain activities to patients and families


• Verify patient identification


• Retrieve needed supplies or linens from supply rooms


• Transport visitors between campuses


• Transfer expired patients to morgue


• Release bodies to funeral home directors


• Prepare and retrieve bodies for family viewing


• Respond to code zero pages

Shift Variable Time Type Part time Scheduled Weekly Hours 10 Cost Center 1710 Patient Transport (BMH)

Agency Use Policy and Agency Submittal Disclaimer

Bronson Healthcare Group and its affiliates ("Bronson") strictly prohibit the acceptance of unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies ("Recruiters") in response to job postings or word of mouth. Unsolicited resumes sent to any employee of Bronson by Recruiters, without both a valid written agreement with Bronson and a direct written request from the Bronson Talent Acquisition Department for a specific job position, will be considered the property of Bronson. Furthermore, no fees will be owed or paid to Recruiters who submit resumes for unsolicited candidates, even if those candidates are hired. This policy applies regardless of whether the Recruiter has a pre-existing agreement with Bronson. Only candidates submitted through a specific written agreement with the Bronson Talent Acquisition Department for a named position are eligible for fee consideration.

Bronson Healthcare is a community-owned, not-for-profit health system that has been serving southwest Michigan since 1900. Today, with a workforce of 9,000 people and 1,500 medical staff members, it is the area’s largest employer and leading healthcare system. Bronson provides care in virtually every specialty and offers a full range of services from primary care to critical care at more than 100 locations. Bronson’s exceptionally high quality standards enable us to do what’s right for our patients and their families. We are empowered as individuals and as teams, to apply our skills and experience so that every patient receives safe, timely and effective treatment.

By putting each patient and their family at the center of our work, we demonstrate the dignity and respect we have for each individual we serve. This unwavering commitment to serving others combined with our unique healing environment helps make the patient experience here an exceptional one.

The excellence and Positivity of our employees and medical staff has contributed to Bronson Healthcare being ranked by Forbes as one of America’s Best-In-State Employers (2022-23), by Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023) and by the National Association for Business Resources as one of the 2023 Top 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For.