Patient Transporter, Baptist South

BHS; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health in Jacksonville, FL is seeking a Patient Transporter to join our Patient Escort Services Department at Baptist South. This full-time position provides safe and efficient transport of patients within the hospital, using wheelchair, stretcher, or bed.

You will work closely with nursing staff to ensure continuity of care and must meet mandatory education and health requirements, including High School Diploma and Basic Life Support (BLS).

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required.

Responsibilities

• Accept patient move assignments from the Dispatcher.
• Provide a safe and efficient transport of the patient.
• Transport using a wheelchair, stretcher, or bed with safety and speed.
• Work closely with the nursing staff to ensure continuity of patient care.
• Be compliant with mandatory education and health requirements.

Skills

Patient transport

Safety awareness

Team collaboration

Education

High School Diploma

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Job description

About Baptist Health
Recognized as a top place to work in health care, Baptist Health cares for more patients in Northeast Florida than any other provider, ranking as “most preferred” for more than 30 years. We’re Jacksonville’s only locally governed, faith-based, not-for-profit health system and provide a full spectrum of preventive and specialty care through 200+ locations and six hospitals. Our centers of excellence include Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baptist Heart Hospital, Baptist Neurological Institute and Wolfson Children’s Hospital.

Baptist Medical Center is hiring a Patient Transporter in our Patient Escort Services Department at Baptist South. This is a full-time opportunity.

Transporter, Job Responsibilities:

• Accept patient move assignments from the Dispatcher.
• To provide a safe and efficient transport of the patient.
• This may be done utilizing a wheelchair, stretcher, or bed and must always be done in a quick yet safe manner.
• Work closely with the nursing staff to ensure that continuity of patient care is maintained at all times.
• Be compliant with mandatory education and health requirements.

Education &CredentialRequirements:

• High School DiplomaRequired

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Required

Primary Location:

South - Main Building14550 Old St Augustine RdJacksonville, FL 32258United States of America