Patient Transport Technician

Mission Health; Asheville (NC); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & Vision

401(k) match

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Mission Hospital, part of Mission Health, seeks a Patient Transport Technician to safely move patients and charts throughout the hospital campus in Asheville, NC. The role emphasizes safe patient handling and adherence to hospital transport protocols.

Required qualifications include a High School Diploma and BLS certification, with a preference for candidates with customer service experience. This position supports the hospital’s commitment to patient safety and quality care.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required
• BLS certification required
• Preferred experience in customer service

Responsibilities

• Move patients, equipment, and charts safely between locations in the hospital.
• Assist with transfers from beds to wheelchairs or stretchers using safe patient techniques.
• Maintain safe handling practices during transport and document movements as needed

Skills

Customer service

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a Patient Transport Technician with Mission Hospital you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Job Summary And Qualifications

Responsible for the safe movement of patients, related equipment and charts from one location to another throughout the hospital. Ensures a safe movement of patients to and from beds to wheelchairs or stretchers by using appropriate safe patient techniques.
What qualifications you will need:

• Preferred Experience: Some experience in a customer service capacity
• Required Education: High School Diploma
• Required Certification: BLS

Benefits

Mission Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn More About Employee Benefits

Mission Hospital, a member of Mission Health, an operating division of HCA Healthcare, located in Asheville, North Carolina, serves as the regional tertiary and quaternary care center in Western North Carolina and the adjoining region. Mission Hospital is licensed for 853 beds and is the region’s only trauma center, comprehensive stroke center, Level III neonatal intensive care unit, and includes the only children’s hospital in Western North Carolina. Mission Hospital is also a Magnet designated hospital for nursing excellence.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
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