Patient Transporter

TMH The Miriam Hospital; United States; On-site; USD 22,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

The Miriam Hospital in Providence, RI, is seeking a Transport Assistant to move patients and materials across the hospital campus, primarily in outpatient areas such as Fain Health Center. Under the supervision of the Central Transport Manager, you will ensure patient safety and accurate handling.

Responsibilities include transporting patients by wheelchair or bed, assisting clinical staff, delivering items, and adhering to safety and infection-control procedures.

Qualifications

• Ability to follow written and oral instructions in English.
• Secondary school level education typically attained.
• Effective interpersonal communication skills.
• Physical ability to perform essential duties and patient handling.

Responsibilities

• Transports patients and materials within the hospital, to and from outside facilities.
• Transports patients via wheelchair, bed, or stretcher to clinical and ancillary areas.
• Assists clinical staff in transferring patients between beds, chairs, wheelchairs, and stretchers.
• Supports department areas as directed by the dispatcher.
• Delivers items and ensures proper handling of specimens, cultures, orders, and requisitions.

Skills

Written and oral instructions

Interpersonal communication

Physical ability

Patient identification procedures

Education

Secondary school level education

Job description

SUMMARY: Under general supervision of Central Transport Manager transports patients and patient related materials throughout the hospital campus. Works primarily in outpatient clinical areas, such as the Fain Health Center (FHC). All essential functions performed in this position reflect the age specific needs of the patients. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another. In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include: Instill Trust and Value Differences Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Transports patients and materials within the hospital, and to and from outside facilities.
• Transports patients via wheelchair, bed or stretcher to and from clinical and ancillary.
• Assists clinical personnel in transferring patients to or from beds, chairs, wheelchairs, and/or stretchers.
• Supports department areas as directed by the dispatcher.
• Collects and signs off specimens, cultures, orders, and requisitions, and delivers items to appropriate destinations.
• Delivers audiovisual equipment.
• Maintains established department policies and procedures related to quality assurance, safety, environmental and infection control. For example, cleans and stores equipment upon job completion.
• Performs other related duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

BASIC KNOWLEDGE

• Requires the ability to follow written and oral instructions in English.
• The level of education normally attained in courses at secondary school levels.
• Effective interpersonal communication skills.
• Physical ability to perform essential duties.
• Demonstrate knowledge, visual acuity, and skills necessary to provide correct Patient identification (check names on patient bracelets, pager and ticket to ride).

EXPERIENCE

• Entry level.
• Customer service experience preferred.
• Between 2-4 weeks of on the job training will be provided.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Healthcare environment such as acute care hospitals, physicians' offices and ancillary healthcare enterprises. Works with transport equipment and has direct patient contact; takes standard precautions and proper PPE as directed by Nursing personnel when transporting barrier patients. Uniforms provided must be worn. Any potential hazards are minimized or nullified by adherence to established safety procedures and precautions including use safety equipment and protective clothing.

Pay Range: $18.00-$25.82

EEO Statement: Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

Location: The Miriam Hospital - 164 Summit Ave Providence, Rhode Island 02906

Work Type: 7am-3:30pm rotating weeknds and holidays

Work Shift: Day

Daily Hours: 8 hours

Driving Required: No

As Rhode Island's largest health system and private employer, Brown University Health is the state's premier provider of health services and includes the only Level I Trauma Center for southeastern New England. Today, more than 20,000 people work at Brown University Health and bring their unique skills, experiences, and compassion to their jobs every day. Formed in 1994, Brown University Health is a not-for-profit health system based in Providence, RI comprising three teaching hospitals of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University: Rhode Island Hospital and its Hasbro Children; The Miriam Hospital; and Bradley Hospital, the nation’s first psychiatric hospital for children; Newport Hospital, Saint Anne's Hospital and Morton Hospital, community hospitals offering a broad range of health services; Gateway Healthcare, the state's largest provider of community behavioral health care; and Brown Health Medical Group, the largest multi-specialty practice in Rhode Island.

Brown University Health is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity of cultural background, race, gender, age, religion, identity, ability, and perspectives - we are actively committed to a diverse workforce that represents the patients and community that we serve. We are invested in creating a respectful, inclusive, and equitable environment that supports the holistic well-being of our employees and their families. Join us and help build a healthier future for our patients - and for yourself.

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