Patient Transporter

Indiana University Health; Fishers (IN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Indiana University Health's North Hospital is hiring a Full Time Patient Transport team member to shuttle patients to admissions, discharges, and service areas. You will perform varied patient and equipment handling duties on a rotating shift schedule.

Candidates must have a high school diploma or equivalent; training on oxygen equipment, patient lifting, infection control; ability to stand, walk long distances, lift up to 50 lbs; no prior experience required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required or equivalent education/experience.
• Training in oxygen equipment and monitoring levels and amounts.
• Follow oxygen transport policy and procedures during transport.
• Ability to stand and walk frequently and lift up to 50 lbs.
• Must be able to perform basic patient lifting techniques.

Responsibilities

• Transports patients to and from the point of service, including admissions and discharges.
• Handles patient and equipment transfer duties across service areas.

Skills

Standing/walking

Lift up to 50 lbs

Oxygen equipment monitoring

Infection control policies

Procedural compliance

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

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.

• 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, such 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.