Patient Transporter

IU Health; Fishers (IN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

IU Health in Indianapolis area is seeking a dedicated Patient Transport teammate to move patients between departments and service areas, ensuring safety and comfort during transfers. This role is onsite at North Hospital with rotating shifts.

Responsibilities include transporting patients to and from the point of service, assisting with admissions and discharges, and supporting oxygen equipment handling as trained.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• No prior experience required.
• Training in oxygen equipment and infection control policies.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and walk frequently.

Responsibilities

• Transports patients to and from the point of service.
• Assists with admissions, discharges, and transfers.

Skills

Mobility

Lifting up to 50 lbs

Safety awareness

Infection control

Education

High school diploma

IU Health transition-to-work program

Job description

Schedule: Full Time Rotating Shifts

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.