Patient Transporter

Northwell Health; Manhasset (NY); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health is seeking an on-site Transport Assistant to move patients and materials across hospital areas. You will operate transport equipment, follow established policies, and provide clear hand-offs to clinical staff while ensuring safety and infection control standards are met.

The role emphasizes attention to patient readiness, equipment readiness, and reporting any changes in status during transport, with duties including morgue transfers as required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience in patient transport or related role preferred.

Responsibilities

• Escort or transport patients within the facility following hospital procedures.
• Operate transport equipment and elevators; record movements in tracking system.
• Assist clinical staff with patient transfers and equipment handling as needed.
• Ensure oxygen tanks are secured and transport equipment is cleaned per infection control.
• Provide hand-offs and report any changes in patient status during transport.
• Transfer deceased patients to morgue following policy and procedures.

Job description

Job Description

Escorts or transports patients within facility. Records patient movement in transport tracking system. Picks-up and delivers materials and equipment. Assists in performing duties related to specialty areas of assignment.

Job Responsibility

• Cleans, maintains, and operates transport equipment and operates elevators to move or escort patients/visitors to and from various hospital areas, as directed, following established operating policies and procedures.
• Receives formal instruction/direction upon pick-up and provides formal hand-off report at destination, when not required to stay with patient; reports any changes in patient status/condition during transport.
• Removes and reports defective equipment to supervisor; assists clinical staff with lifting and moving patients for transfer and transport.
• Ensures oxygen tanks required for transport contain sufficient oxygen and are safely secured for transport; cleans transportation equipment according to Infection Control protocols.
• Confirms patient readiness for transport and need for appropriate equipment and ensures that equipment is ready and available.
• Recognizes cardio-pulmonary distress symptoms, sends for code team and provides interim basic life support for airway management and cardiac arrests until code team arrives.
• Uses patient transport tracking system to receive patient information; accept, track and close assignments.
• Picks-up and delivers materials and equipment, as directed, to various offices and departments within the Hospital according to related operating policies and procedures.
• Transfers deceased patients to the hospital morgue in accordance operating policy and procedures.
• Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience, required.

*Additional Salary Detail The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).