Patient Transporter

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

401(k) plan with match

Tuition assistance

Adoption assistance

Job summary

Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, GA is seeking a reliable Patient Transporter to join the evening shift in a full-time role. The transporter will move patients safely throughout the hospital and support transfers with professionalism and compassion.

The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma (GED accepted), strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to handle a fast-paced environment. BLS certification is preferred or obtained after hire.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Previous customer service/healthcare experience preferred.
• Ability to push, pull, lift and maneuver patients and equipment safely.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and maintain a positive attitude.
• BLS certification preferred or obtained within designated timeframe after hire.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients safely via wheelchair, stretcher, or hospital bed throughout the facility.
• Assist with patient transfers while following established safety protocols.
• Communicate professionally with patients, families, nurses, physicians, and other healthcare team members.
• Respond promptly to transport requests and prioritize assignments appropriately.
• Maintain patient dignity, comfort, and confidentiality at all times.
• Transport medical equipment, specimens, and supplies as needed.
• Follow infection prevention and patient safety guidelines.
• Accurately document transport activities according to department procedures.

Skills

Customer service

Interpersonal communication

Safety protocols

Mobility assistance

Team coordination

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a Patient Transporter with Memorial Health University Medical Center you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Job Summary and Qualifications

Memorial Health is seeking a reliable, compassionate, and customer service-focused Patient Transporter to join our team on the evening shift in a full-time role. In this role, you will safely transport patients throughout the hospital while providing exceptional care and support. The Patient Transporter plays an important role in ensuring patients arrive at appointments, procedures, and treatments safely, efficiently, and comfortably.

What you will do in this role:

• Transport patients safely via wheelchair, stretcher, or hospital bed throughout the facility
• Assist with patient transfers while following established safety protocols.
• Communicate professionally with patients, families, nurses, physicians, and other healthcare team members.
• Respond promptly to transport requests and prioritize assignments appropriately.
• Maintain patient dignity, comfort, and confidentiality at all times.
• Transport medical equipment, specimens, and supplies as needed.
• Follow infection prevention and patient safety guidelines.
• Accurately document transport activities according to department procedures.

What Qualifications you will need:

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Previous customer service, healthcare, hospitality, or patient-facing experience preferred.
• Ability to push, pull, lift, and maneuver patients and equipment safely.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and maintain a positive attitude.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification preferred or obtained within designated timeframe after hire.

Benefits

Memorial Health University 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 benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from workprograms for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings & 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 supportthrough tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor 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

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Memorial Health University Medical Center has provided quality healthcare services since 1955, giving patients access to highly-trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 600+ bed hospital is one of the regions leading acute care facilities that serves 35 counties across southeast Georgia and southern South Carolina. Located in Savannah, Georgia, we are a regional referral center for heart care, cancer care, trauma care, childrens care, high‑risk pregnancies and high‑risk newborn care. Our hospital includes the regions only Level I trauma center and childrens hospital, as well as the Savannah campus of Mercer University School of Medicine.

At Memorial Health, 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.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."
- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Patient Transporter opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

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.