Patient Transport & Valet Specialist

LMH; Lawrence (KS); On-site; USD 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

LMH Health in Lawrence, KS seeks a Patient Transporter to move patients and equipment throughout the hospital, assist with wheelchair and bed transport, and support parking and valet services.

You will work with clinical staff to ensure safe, timely patient movement, maintain equipment, and follow infection prevention protocols. A high school diploma or GED and completion of basic skills training (including oxygen transport, customer service, equipment maintenance, and code blue) are preferred.

Qualifications

• Successful completion of skills training as designated by the department including but not limited to oxygen transport, customer service, equipment maintenance, and code blue.
• Fully competent in 2 of 3 main patient and guest service areas: Patient Transport, Car Side and Valet. If providing Valet patient transport service, must have and maintain a valid Kansas driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service to persons entering our facility who need wheelchair assistance.
• Provide safe and timely transport to customers supporting the clinical staff by providing efficient flow of people within LMH Health clinics, hospital and Departments.
• Provide safe and timely parking and retrieval of guest vehicles.
• Safely transfer patients from wheelchair to car, car to wheelchair at both the entrance and car side as requested.
• Move equipment like beds and patient related equipment and supplies as requested by clinical staff.
• Transport specimens.
• Be able to respond to assignments promptly and learn to utilize technology to support the efficiency of operations.
• Ability to provide consistent and clear verbal communication with skills to interact and greet patients, families, doctors, and clinical staff.

Skills

Oxygen transport

Customer service

Equipment maintenance

Code blue

Education

High school diploma or GED

BLS course completed

Job description

LMH Health in Lawrence, KS seeks a Patient Transporter to move patients and equipment throughout the hospital, assist with wheelchair and bed transport, and support parking and valet services.

You will work with clinical staff to ensure safe, timely patient movement, maintain equipment, and follow infection prevention protocols. A high school diploma or GED and completion of basic skills training (including oxygen transport, customer service, equipment maintenance, and code blue) are preferred.