Patient Transporter

IU Health; Carmel (IN); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

IU Health is seeking a part-time Patient Transport teammate to shuttle patients within North Hospital onsite. The role supports admissions, discharges, and transfers, and involves handling equipment with attention to safety protocols.

Candidates should be a high school graduate or equivalent, capable of standing and walking for long periods, and able to lift up to 50 pounds. Training provided for oxygen equipment and infection control; no prior experience required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Training in competencies including oxygen equipment handling and infection control.
• Must be able to follow oxygen transport policy.
• Frequent standing and walking.
• Able to lift up to 50 lbs and perform lifting techniques.
• Repetitive grasping, dexterity, and wrist movements.
• Basic patient lifting techniques taught in-service.
• No prior experience required.

Responsibilities

• Transports patients to and from the point of service, including admissions and discharges, and moves equipment as needed.

Skills

High school diploma

Standing and walking

Lifting up to 50 lbs

Oxygen equipment handling

Infection control

Oxygen transport policy

Basic patient lifting technique

No experience required

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Overview

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.