PATIENT TRANSPORTER (PART TIME)

Compass Group Canada; Waterbury (CT); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare services provider is hiring for the position of Patient Transporter at Waterbury Hospital. The successful candidate will be responsible for safely transporting patients and medical equipment within the facility. This is a part-time role offering a flexible schedule. Candidates with patient transport experience and good communication skills are preferred. The position provides competitive pay and varied benefits for employees.

Benefits

Retirement Plan

Health and Wellness Programs

Pet Insurance

Qualifications

• Ability to safely transport patients and medical equipment.
• Competency in handling patients of all age groups.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients and secure their medical devices.
• Communicate effectively with healthcare staff.
• Ensure patient comfort and address their concerns.

Skills

Patient transport experience

Effective communication skills

Job description

We are hiring immediately for part-time PATIENT TRANSPORTER positions.

Location: Waterbury Hospital - 64 Robbins Street, Waterbury, CT 06515. Note: online applications accepted only.

Schedule: Part-time schedule. 18 hours a week. Days and hours may vary, including rotating weekends and holidays. More information upon interview.

Requirement: Patient transport experience is a plus.

Pay Rate: $22.16 per hour.

Make a difference in the lives of people, your community, and yourself. Join a culture of opportunity with Crothall Healthcare. Our careers are filled with purpose and empower you to transform healthcare experiences.

Crothall Healthcare is a Compass One Healthcare sector that provides specialized, high-quality, innovative, and responsive support services exclusively to the healthcare industry. Crothall is the market leader in Environmental Services (EVS), and many of the almost 1,300 accounts it serves are recognized as U.S. News & World Report ranked Top Hospitals and Health Systems.

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.

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.