PATIENT TRANSPORTER (PART TIME AND ON CALL)

Crothall Healthcare; Matthews (NC); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement Plan

Health and Wellness Programs

Dental Insurance

Job summary

Crothall Healthcare at Novant Health Matthews Medical Center is hiring a Patient Transporter to move patients, equipment and items safely and promptly. You will work in a fast-paced hospital environment.

Part-time and on-call schedules with open availability; prior customer service experience required; pay is $17 per hour. Benefits and onboarding support provided. Join a team dedicated to compassionate care and patient safety.

Qualifications

• Prior customer service experience is required.
• Knowledge of basic body mechanics and safe patient handling techniques.
• Ability to work part-time and on-call shifts with flexible schedules.

Responsibilities

• Safely transport patients and equipment to destination as assigned.
• Use wheelchairs and other transport devices as required.
• Communicate effectively with nursing and dispatch staff.
• Maintain patient comfort and privacy during transport.

Skills

Customer service

Body mechanics

Safe patient handling

Job description

• We are hiring immediately for part time and on call PATIENT TRANSPORTER positions.
• Location: Novant Health Matthews Medical Center - 1500 Matthews Township Pkwy. Matthews, NC 28105. Note: online applications accepted only.
• Schedule: Part time and on call schedules; Days and hours may vary. Open availability is required; flexible schedules. More details upon interview.
• Requirement: Prior Customer service experience, knowledge of basic body mechanics, and safe patient handling techniques, is required.
• Fixed Pay Rate: $17.00 per hour to $17.00 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.

For positions in Washington State, Maryland, or to be performed Remotely, click here or copy/paste the link below for paid time off benefits information.

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Crothall is a member of Compass Group.

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.

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.