PATIENT TRANSPORTER (FULL TIME)

Crothall Healthcare; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement Plan

Health & Wellness

Discount Marketplace

Identity Theft Protection

Pet Insurance

Critical Illness Insurance

Legal Services

Auto & Home

Job summary

Crothall Healthcare is hiring a Patient Transporter at Ochsner Baptist Hospital in New Orleans. This full-time role involves safely moving patients and equipment across the hospital, with flexible start times.

Prior customer service experience is required, and open availability is needed for various shifts. You will use wheelchairs and rolling stock, coordinate with nursing staff, and ensure patient comfort while maintaining safety and privacy standards.

Qualifications

• Prior customer service experience required.

Responsibilities

• Safely transports patients and secures IVs, drainage tubes, etc.
• Uses wheelchairs and other rolling stock as needed.
• Demonstrates competency across all age groups.
• Transports patients timely and safely using proper equipment.
• Communicates with nursing staff, clinicians, and dispatch.
• Ensures patient comfort and modesty, offers blankets and appropriate conversation.
• Alerts staff to distress or equipment malfunction.
• Maintains equipment and reports needed repairs.
• Complies with regulatory standards including HIPAA.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Customer service experience

Job description

• We are hiring immediately for full time PATIENT TRANSPORTER positions.
• Location: Ochsner Baptist Hospital - 2700 Napoleon Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70115. Note: online applications accepted only.
• Schedule: Full time schedule; days and hours may vary. Staggered start times may be part of the schedule. Open availability required. More details upon interview.
• Requirement: Prior customer service experience is required.
• Fixed Pay Rate: $15.00 per hour.

Crothall Healthcare

Make a difference in the lives of people, your community, and yourself.

At Crothall Healthcare, a Compass Healthcare company, you’ll join a culture built on caring for people and creating a true sense of belonging. Our careers are filled with purpose and empower you to transform healthcare experiences while building lasting relationships.

Crothall provides specialized, high-quality, innovative support services exclusively to the healthcare industry. As the market leader in Environmental Services (EVS), we support nearly 1,300 accounts, many of which are ranked among the nation’s top hospitals. With nearly 30,000 team members, we hold ourselves to high standards of detail, safety, and excellence. We empower and uplift each other by working together, take responsibility for doing the right thing, and believe there is no limit to our potential when we grow together across Environmental Services, Patient Transportation, Patient Observation, Facilities Management, Healthcare Technology Solutions, Ambulatory Services, and Sterile Processing.

Job Summary

Patient Transporter

Facilitating Internal Hospital Patient Moves

Summary:

Responsible for the safe, timely and accurate transport of patients, medical equipment and patient-related items to their destinations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Properly and safely transports patients, secures IVs, drainage tubes, etc., and secures patient.
• In accordance with the transportation of patients, uses wheelchairs and other approved rolling stock to carry out the essential duties of the position.
• Demonstrates competency in transporting all specific age groups.
• Ensures the safe, timely and accurate transport of patients to their destination using the proper requested equipment.
• Communicates effectively with nursing personnel, clinicians, technicians or reception and dispatch.
• Ensures the comfort of the patient by being attentive. Offers blankets, checks modesty and only engages in appropriate conversation involving patients. Never transports patients in severe pain.
• Alerts nursing staff immediately to any signs of patient distress or equipment malfunction.
• Maintains equipment and reports equipment needing repairs.
• Complies with regulatory agency standards, including federal, state and JCAHO.
• Adheres to facility confidentiality and patient’s rights policy as outlined in the facilities HIPPA policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits For Our Team Members

• Full-time and part-time positions are offered the following benefits: Retirement Plan, Associate Shopping Program, Health and Wellness Programs, Discount Marketplace, Identify Theft Protection, Pet Insurance, and other voluntary benefits including Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Services, and Choice Auto and Home Program
• Full-time positions also offer the following benefits to associates: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance/AD, Disability Insurance, Commuter Benefits, Employee Assistance Program, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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Crothall is a member of Compass Group. Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity.

Certain positions may require Florida Level 2 background screening. Details: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Application Deadline: applications are accepted ongoing until all openings are filled for this position. If an applicant is declined due to the position being filled, they may still be considered for future opportunities and are always welcome to reapply.

Crothall maintains a drug-free workplace.