Patient Transporter

Charleston Area Medical Center; Charleston (WV); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Charleston Area Medical Center in Memorial Hospital Charleston seeks a dedicated Patient Transporter to move patients safely across units and assist with patient care as needed.

You will triage transport requests, document absences, and maintain equipment while upholding compassionate communication with patients and staff. A high school diploma or GED is required; Basic Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of hire.

Qualifications

• Must have basic communication skills and courteous interaction with patients and staff.
• Demonstrate understanding of patient needs and safety.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients within the division and to admissions/discharge areas.
• Document patient absences from nursing units.
• Communicate politely with patients, staff and visitors.
• Maintain wheelchairs, carriers, oxygen tanks and other transport equipment.
• Assist patients entering hospital and physician offices.
• Maintain CPR certification and meet annual education requirements.
• Assist with transfers, lifting, and up-chair activities on units.
• Assist with orientation of new Patient Transporters.
• Follow policies including overtime and shift scheduling.

Skills

Communication skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED (Required)

Job description

Job Summary

Provision of safe and efficient transportation of patients throughout the assigned area. Provision of assistance to nursing units with patient care when needed. Prioritize, triage, and dispatch transport requests.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients to and from nursing units, outpatient areas, and admitting/discharge areas within the assigned division.
• Document patients' absences from the nursing unit.
• Basic communication and telephone skills. Use polite and courteous manner with patients, hospital personnel and visitors.
• Maintain the department's wheelchairs, carriers, oxygen tanks, morgue carrier, and other transport equipment.
• Render assistance to patients entering the hospital and physician offices in the assigned division.
• Maintain CPR certification, departmental education, and accrediting body requirements as specified.
• Assist in the movement of patients on the nursing unit, including transfers, lifting, turning, and up-chair activities.
• Assist with orientation of new Patient Transporters.
• Should possess physical ability to lift and maneuver patients safely to and from all transport equipment and hospital beds.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Patient Group Knowledge (Only applies to positions with direct patient contact) The employee must possess/obtain (by the end of the orientation period) and demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide developmentally appropriate assessment, treatment or care as defined by the department’s identified patient ages. Specifically the employee must be able to demonstrate competency in: 1) ability to obtain and interpret information in terms of patient needs; 2) knowledge of growth and development; and 3) understanding of the range of treatment needed by the patients.

Common Duties and Responsibilities

1. Maintain and document all applicable required education.
2. Demonstrate positive customer service and co-worker relations.
3. Comply with the company's attendance policy.
4. Participate in the continuous, quality improvement activities of the department and institution.
5. Perform work in a cost effective manner.
6. Perform work in accordance with all departmental pay practices and scheduling policies, including but not limited to, overtime, various shift work, and on-call situations.
7. Perform work in alignment with the overall mission and strategic plan of the organization.
8. Follow organizational and departmental policies and procedures, as applicable.
9. Perform related duties as assigned.

Education

High School Diploma or GED (Required) Experience: None

Credentials

Basic Life Support (Required) Within 30 days of hireWithin 30 days of hire

Work Schedule

Varies

Status

Full Time Regular 1.0

Location

Memorial Hospital

Location of Job

US:WV:Charleston

Category

Nursing Support

Employment Type

Employee

Post Date

10/15/2026

Salary

Negotiable

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Lisa J. Craft [e-mail]