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Job Summary
The Patient Transporter 1 transports patients, patients belongings, medical records, hospital equipment safely, and in a kind, courteous, and timely manner via wheelchairs, stretchers, beds, and carts.
Essential Functions Of The Role
- Safely transports patients and their belongings, medical records, charts, and equipment to various areas.
- Maintains friendly, efficient, positive customer service attitude toward customers, clients and co-workers.
- Safely moves patients with traction, IVs, drainage apparatus, oxygen and other encumbrances.
- Provides emergency assistance to patients who become ill during transport process until proper staff can be notified and assistance arrives.
- Verifies the proper patient identity by visually checking patient identification or verifying with nursing staff.
- When transporting a cardiac-monitored patient, RN will accompany patient unless patient meets criteria for nurse driven removal of Cardiac monitoring for Inpatient Transport. Stays with patient unless a licensed nurse takes over monitoring; watches for changes in patterns; calls for help when needed.
- Notifies dispatcher of status of assigned duties and proceeds as instructed.
- Champions overall safety in the department. Reports possible safety issues and recommends appropriate changes. Complies with OSHA, and other local, state, and federal regulations.
- Dresses in designated uniform and adheres to proper hygiene when reporting to work and performing job duties.
- Transports bodies to the morgue and ensures that proper documentation is completed.
Key Success Factors
- Ability to use appropriate communication equipment, operate wheelchairs, hospital beds and stretchers.
- Must be able to communicate thoughts clearly; both verbally and in writing.
- Able to provide consistently excellent customer service with empathy, patience and confidence.
- Able to understand the customer’s point of view and take ownership of creating a solution to their issues.
- Interpersonal skills required to interact effectively with patients and staff.
- Basic computer skills, including but not limited to: typing, information security, electronic medical documentation, hand held scanning and email.
Benefits
- Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits
- 401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5%
- Tuition Reimbursement
- PTO accrual beginning Day 1
Note: Benefits may vary based upon position type and/or level
Qualifications
- Education – H.S. Diploma/GED Equivalent
- Experience – Less than 1 Year of Experience
- Certification/Licensure – Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of hire or transfer
Seniority Level
Entry level
Employment Type
Full-time
Job Function
Health Care Provider
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care