Patient Transporter

Northwell Health; Town of Huntington (NY); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Talentify invites applications for a Per Diem Patient Transport Specialist to support our hospital operations in New York. The role involves escorting and transporting patients, documenting movements, and assisting with materials and equipment as directed.

You will work variable days and shifts, follow safety policies, and collaborate with clinical staff to ensure smooth patient flow and timely transfers. A high school diploma and 1–3 years of relevant experience are required, with on‑the‑job

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience in patient transport or healthcare support required.

Responsibilities

• Cleans, maintains, and operates transport equipment and uses elevators to move patients and visitors.
• Receives instructions and provides hand-off reports; communicates changes in patient status during transport.
• Assists clinical staff with lifting and moving patients for transfer.
• Ensures oxygen tanks are secured and transport equipment is cleaned per Infection Control protocols.
• Confirms patient readiness and ensures equipment is available.
• Recognizes distress signs and alerts the code team; provides basic life support as needed.
• Uses transport tracking system to manage patient information and assignments.
• Transfers deceased patients to morgue per policy.

Skills

Patient transport coordination

Interpersonal communication

Team collaboration

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Shift: Per Diem, variable days and shifts.

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).