PATIENT TRANSPORTER (FULL TIME AND PART TIME)

Crothall Healthcare; Harvey (IL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement Plan

Health and Wellness Programs

Discount Marketplace

Job summary

Crothall Healthcare, operating at Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey, IL, seeks a Patient Transporter to safely move patients and related items within the facility. This role supports inpatient care by coordinating with nursing and clinical staff to ensure timely, respectful patient flow throughout the hospital.

Full-time and part-time schedules are available. Prior patient care experience is preferred, and the pay rate is $15.45 per hour.

Qualifications

• Prior patient care and healthcare experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Properly and safely transports patients and secures IVs and drainage tubes.
• Uses wheelchairs and rolling stock to carry out duties.
• Demonstrates competency in transporting patients of all ages.
• Ensures safe, timely transport to destinations with appropriate equipment.
• Communicates effectively with nursing staff and clinicians.
• Maintains patient comfort and privacy; adheres to HIPAA policies.
• Alerts staff to distress or equipment malfunction.
• Maintains equipment and reports repairs.
• Complies with regulatory standards.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Patient transport

Job description

• We are hiring immediately for full time and part time PATIENT TRANSPORTER positions.
• Location: Ingalls Memorial Hospital - 1 Ingalls Drive, Harvey, IL 60426. Note: online applications accepted only.
• Schedule: Full time and part time schedules; all shifts available. Hours and days may vary, including rotating weekends. Further details upon interview.
• Requirement: Prior patient care and healthcare experience preferred.
• Fixed Pay Rate: $15.45 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.

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

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.

Crothall maintains a drug-free workplace.