Patient Transporter

Frankfort Regional Medical Center; Frankfort (KY); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) with employer match

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Frankfort Regional Medical Center in Kentucky is seeking a Patient Transporter to support the smooth operation of the medical center by coordinating and executing patient movements between departments. You will help move patients with appropriate equipment and communicate with patients and families about transport needs.

The role requires adherence to safety standards and the ability to transfer patients using bed, stretcher, or wheelchair with support from clinical staff.

Qualifications

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

Responsibilities

• Assist with patient movement requests between departments
• Communicate with patients and families about transport needs
• Move patients using appropriate mode of transport and manage care equipment (IV poles, oxygen lines)
• Transfer patients to and from bed, stretcher, or wheelchair with/without staff assistance
• Maintain cleanliness of stretchers, wheelchairs, oxygen cylinders, and related equipment

Skills

Patient transport

Communication with patient

Equipment handling

Mobility assistance

Job description

Full-Time, Mixed Shifts

Do you have the career opportunities as a(an) Patient Transporter you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Frankfort Regional Medical Center which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Job Summary And Qualifications

You will assist the smooth running of the Medical Center by efficiently responding to requests for patient movement from one department to another.

What you will do in this role:

• You will participate in direct patient care by communicating with the patient and family, the need for the transport, moving the patient to the required mode of travel and appropriately transitioning care equipment (IV poles, Oxygen lines, cardiac monitoring) from stationary to mobile for the move.
• You will transfer patients to and from bed, stretcher, or wheelchair with or without assistance from clinical staff based upon patient needs
• You will be responsible for department upkeep and cleanliness of stretchers, wheelchairs, oxygen cylinders, and ancillary equipment.

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

No Travel Required

Benefits

No experience Required Years of Experience

Frankfort Regional Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn More About Employee Benefits

Frankfort Regional Medical Center

Frankfort Regional Medical Center has provided quality healthcare services for over 40 years. We give patient's access to trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 170+ bed hospital is one of the region's leading acute care facilities in Central Kentucky. Frankfort Regional has built an excellent reputation for outstanding subspecialty services. In addition, we have an exceptional network of quality primary care physicians in both family practice and internal medicine. We are consistently named as one of the Best Places to Work in Kentucky.

At Frankfort Regional Medical Center, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Patient Transporter opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.

Unlock the possibilities and apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.