Patient Transporter Full Time Days

Baptist Health; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Patient Transporter to join their team in Louisville. This role is perfect for those looking to kickstart their career in the medical field, offering valuable experience in patient care and transport. You will develop essential skills while working in a dynamic environment that operates 24/7. The position provides flexible shifts to accommodate various schedules, making it ideal for students or those with other commitments. Join a supportive team focused on clinical excellence and patient safety, and take the first step towards a rewarding career in healthcare.

Qualifications

• Must complete BCLS within 90 days of hire.
• Previous hospital/transport experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients to and from diagnostic testing and room transfers.
• Serve patients, visitors, and nursing units effectively.

Skills

Patient Handling Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Professionalism

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Tools

EPIC Transport Tracking

Job description

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Patient Transporter Full Time Days

Apply locations Louisville, KY time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id R25086448

Job Description:

Patient Transport is an excellent opportunity to begin your career at Baptist Health Louisville. As a Transporter, you will develop the interpersonal, professional, and safe patient handling skills necessary for your success in any career in the medical field. Patient Transport services nearly every area of the hospital, providing students interested in a healthcare career a first-hand look at nursing and diagnostic fields. Using EPIC transport tracking and the latest in patient movement technology, you will be able to utilize your own abilities to assist in patient care. With opportunities for learning and growth in dispatching, training and leadership, Transportation is an excellent team to join.

The Transport Team provides service to the hospital 24 hours a day 7 days a week. We offer a variety of shifts to fit your school, social or pre-professional schedule. Day Shift positions start between 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., Mid Shift positions start at 3:00 p.m., and Night Shift positions start at 8:30 p.m.

• Full-time and part-time positions are available with an every third weekend requirement.

• PRN positions are available with an every other weekend requirement.

Responsibilities

Performs activities related to transportation of patients to and from diagnostic testing, room to room transfers, discharge, and admission as directed by nursing and ancillary departments. Serves the customer base in the facility such as: patients, visitors, physician offices, ancillary departments and nursing units.

Qualifications

A. High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
B. Previous hospital/transport experience desirable.
C. Must complete BCLS within 90 days of h

If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

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Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics.

Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama.

Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states.

Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet or Pathway to Excellence designation for nursing excellence.

Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

EEO Statement: Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing.

Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call800.648.6056.