Patient Transport Specialist – Safe, Caring Service

Mercy Medical Center Merced; Merced (CA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercy Medical Center Merced is seeking a Patient Transporter to provide essential patient transport across the campus, ensuring a courteous and safe experience.

You will promptly move inpatients and outpatients between areas, confirm patient identities, and assist with transfers while reporting any concerns to clinical staff. Maintaining equipment, rooms, and supplies, you will support teamwork with professionalism and patient-centered care.

Qualifications

• CPR certification required at hire.
• High School Diploma or GED and healthcare environment experience preferred.
• Experience with computers and safe patient handling devices preferred.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients to and from designated areas, ensuring patient identification and safety.
• Obtain patient charts for procedures and communicate potential issues using SBAR.
• Prepare procedure rooms and assist technologists during imaging to expedite care.
• Maintain clean, organized work areas and report equipment malfunctions.
• Contribute to department productivity and support staff in a respectful, timely manner.

Skills

AIDET communication

SBAR handoff

Patient transfer

Customer service

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Mercy Medical Center Merced is seeking a Patient Transporter to provide essential patient transport across the campus, ensuring a courteous and safe experience.

You will promptly move inpatients and outpatients between areas, confirm patient identities, and assist with transfers while reporting any concerns to clinical staff. Maintaining equipment, rooms, and supplies, you will support teamwork with professionalism and patient-centered care.