Patient Transporter

Indiana University Health; Carmel (AR); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Indiana University Health in Carmel, Indiana is seeking a part-time Patient Transport team member to move patients to and from admissions, discharges and ancillary service areas onsite at North Hospital.

The role requires a high school graduate or equivalent, ability to lift up to 50 lbs, stand and walk frequently, and training in oxygen equipment handling. No prior experience is required, and comprehensive on-the-job training will be provided to ensure safe, respectful patient transport.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent experience to acquire job knowledge.
• Requires training in competencies including patient oxygen equipment and monitoring.
• Must follow oxygen transport policy and monitor oxygen tank levels.
• Ability to stand and walk frequently.
• Lift up to 50 lbs and bend, stoop, twist while handling weights.
• Ability to perform repetitive motions such as grasping and fine manipulation.
• Basic patient lifting training provided.
• No experience required.

Responsibilities

• Transports patients to and from the point of service, including admissions, discharges, and other service areas, and handles related equipment.

Skills

Standing/walking

Lifting 50 lbs

Repetitive motions

Oxygen equipment training

No experience required

Education

High school diploma

Transition-to-work program

Job description

Schedule: Part Time Rotating Shift (supplemental hours 0-24 hours weekly)

Work Location: North Hospital (Onsite)

Department Supported: Patient Transport

Primary Responsibilities:

Transports patients to and from the point of service, including admissions, discharges, ancillary and other service areas and perform varied patient/equipment handling duties.

Candidate Requirements:

• High school graduate or an equivalent combination of education experience from which comparable job knowledge can be acquired; to include graduates from an approved IU Health transition-to-work program.
• Requires training in all assigned competencies such as but not limited to patient oxygen equipment and monitoring of levels and amounts, patient lifting and transfers, and infection control policies.
• Requires the ability to follow oxygen transport policy and procedures, including attaching and monitoring of oxygen tank levels during transport.
• Must have the ability to frequently work in a standing position and do large amounts of walking.
• Must have the ability to lift up to 50 lbs. and be able to stoop, bend and twist while handling these weights.
• Must have the ability to use repetitive motions such as grasping, fine manipulating, medium dexterity, forearm/wrist rotation movement area used daily.
• Must have the ability to perform the basic patient lifting through in-service for proper technique.
• No experience required.

• Indiana University Health has nearly 40,000 team members, including more than 3,600 physicians and 1,200 advanced practice providers, and we’re home to the largest nursing network in Indiana with more than 9,000 nursing team members at over 800 sites of care.
• IU Health is ranked No. 1 in Indiana by U.S. News & World Report, Riley Children's Health is ranked among the top children's hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report.
• A unique partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine - one of the nation’s largest medical schools - gives patients access to groundbreaking research and innovative treatments, and it offers team members access to the latest science and the very best training - advancing healthcare for all.
• With 15 hospitals, including seven with Magnet designation and eight with Pathways to Excellence designation, our team members are leading the way through excellence.
• At Indiana University Health, your personal and professional growth is a top priority. You will have access to many diverse opportunities to learn and develop in meaningful ways that matter most to you, as advanced clinical training, leadership development, promotion opportunities and cross training development.
• Indiana University Health is invested in the lives of Hoosiers, leading the transformation of healthcare to make Indiana one of the nation’s healthiest states.