Patient Transporter - Day Shift

IU Health; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift pay differentials

Job summary

IU Health University Hospital in Indianapolis is seeking a Patient Transporter to move patients safely between admissions, discharges, and service locations. This full-time day-shift role involves transporting patients by bed, stretcher, or wheelchair, and coordinating with nursing staff.

Candidates must be a high school graduate; no experience required. Training provided on oxygen equipment, infection control, lifting techniques, and safety policies.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent; IU Health transition-to-work program graduates included.
• Training in competencies such as oxygen equipment use, monitoring, lifting and transfers, and infection control.
• Ability to follow oxygen transport policy and monitor tank levels during transport.
• Frequent standing and walking during shifts.
• Lift up to 50 lbs and perform repetitive motions daily.
• Basic patient lifting technique taught in-service.
• No prior experience required.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients to and from admissions, discharges, and service locations within the hospital.
• Safely handle patients and equipment during movement, using beds, stretchers, or wheelchairs.
• Monitor and report changes in a patient’s condition during transportation.
• Collaborate with nursing staff and other healthcare professionals to coordinate transfers.
• Adhere to safety policies and infection control guidelines to minimize delays in care.

Skills

Patient transport

Standing/walking

Lifting up to 50 lbs

Infection control

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Overview

This position is full-time, day shift. The hours are 7:00am until 3:30pm. Team member will be required to work every other weekend and holiday. This position is eligible for shift pay differentials.

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.