Patient Transporter - Day Shift

Indiana University Health System; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Indiana University Health System seeks a Patient Transporter to move patients within IU Health University Hospital. You will transport patients to admissions, discharges, and various service areas, using beds, stretchers, or wheelchairs.

Shift is 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM with rotating weekends and holidays; the role requires standing, walking, and lifting up to 50 lbs while following infection control policies and patient-safety guidelines.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or equivalent.
• Training in patient oxygen equipment and infection control policies.
• Ability to stand and walk frequently and lift up to 50 lbs.
• No prior experience required.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients to and from service points within the facility.
• Monitor patient status during transport and report any changes.
• Coordinate with nursing staff and other healthcare professionals to facilitate transfers.
• Adhere to safety protocols and infection control policies during transportation.

Skills

Standing/walking

Lifting up to 50 lbs

Infection control adherence

Oxygen equipment handling (training)

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Position Details:

Status: Full-Time, 40 hours per week.

Schedule: Rotating weekends and holidays required.

Shift Hours: 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Location: IU Health University Hospital

Position Summary:

The Patient Transporter plays a crucial role in ensuring the safe and efficient movement of patients. Patient Transporters are responsible for transporting patients to and from points of service, including admissions, discharges, ancillary areas, and other service locations within the healthcare facility. Duties include safe handling of patients and equipment during transport. Patients may be transported via bed, stretcher, or wheelchair. Monitoring and reporting any changes in a patient's condition during transportation. Collaborating with nursing staff and other healthcare professionals to coordinate patient transfers. Adhering to all safety protocols and guidelines, including infection control policies. Ensuring timely transport of patients to minimize delays in care.

Position Requirements:

• High school graduate or an equivalent combination of education experience from which comparable job knowledge can be acquired; to include graduates from an approved IU Health transition-to-work program.
• Requires training in all assigned competencies such as but not limited to patient oxygen equipment and monitoring of levels and amounts, patient lifting and transfers, and infection control policies.
• Requires the ability to follow oxygen transport policy and procedures, including attaching and monitoring of oxygen tank levels during transport.
• Must have the ability to frequently work in a standing position and do large amounts of walking.
• Must have the ability to lift up to 50 lbs. and be able to stoop, bend and twist while handling these weights.
• Must have the ability to use repetitive motions such as grasping, fine manipulating, medium dexterity, forearm/wrist rotation movement area used daily.
• Must have the ability to perform the basic patient lifting through in-service for proper technique.
• No experience required.