Patient Transporter - FT (8:00am-4:00pm) OMC

Atlantic Health; Summit (NJ); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center in Summit, NJ is hiring a Full-Time Patient Transporter for 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM shifts, including every other weekend. The starting rate is $18.50 per hour.

As a transporter, you will guide patients, assist with mobility, carry luggage, deliver items, and transport patients within the facility while maintaining safety and patient comfort. Applicants should have a high school diploma or GED, strong English skills, and the ability to lift up to 50 pounds; CPR

Qualifications

• Must have HS Diploma or GED or equivalent.
• Ability to read, write and speak English.
• Ability to work under time constraints.
• Exposure to extreme cold/heat; stands long periods; lifts up to 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Ascertains patient name, destination, mode of travel, time and other data.
• Guides or escorts patients from admitting office to designated area.
• Carries patient's luggage.
• Assists patient in walking or transports non-ambulatory patients using wheelchair.
• Transports patients within facility during stay, alone or with assistance.
• Delivers messages, mail, medical records and other items.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

English proficiency

Education

HS Diploma or GED/Equivalent

Job description

Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center is seeking a Full-Time Patient Transporter. Required hours 8:00AM-4:00PM including every other weekend. Starting rate $18.50/hr.

Essential Function/Responsibilities:

• Ascertains patient name, destination, mode of travel, time, and other data, following written or verbal instructions.
• Guides or escorts incoming patients from admitting office or reception desk to designated area.
• Carries patient's luggage.
• Assists patient in walking to prevent accidents by falling, or transports non-ambulatory patient, using wheelchair.
• Transports patient, alone or with assistance, in bed, wheeled cart, or wheelchair to designated areas within facility during patient stay.
• Delivers messages, mail, medical records, and other items.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• HS Diploma or GED/Equivalent required.
• To provide a safe environment to our patients, we require that all candidates must be able to read, write and speak English.
• Ability to work well under time constraints.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to extreme cold and extreme heat and stands for long periods of time, bends, lifts, pushes and pulls up to 50 lbs.

Relevant Experience:

• CPR certification preferred.