Patient Transporter - PT (4:00pm-12:00am) OMC

Atlantic Health System; Summit (NJ); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center is seeking a Part-Time Patient Transporter. The position runs 4:00 PM–12:00 AM with every-other weekend, starting rate $18.50 per hour. You will assist moving patients, deliver items, and help ensure patient safety.

HS diploma or GED required; must read, write and speak English; ability to work under time constraints and lift up to 50 lbs. CPR certification preferred.

Qualifications

• HS Diploma or GED or equivalent.
• Must read, write and speak English.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and stand for long periods.

Responsibilities

• Ascertain patient name, destination, mode of travel, time and data.
• Escort patients from admitting desk to designated area.
• Carry patient's luggage.
• Assist patient in walking or use wheelchair for non-ambulatory patients.
• Transport patient within facility using bed, cart or wheelchair.
• Deliver messages, mail, medical records and other items.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

English proficiency

Time management

Communication

Education

HS Diploma or GED

Job description

Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center is seeking a Part-Time Patient Transporter . Required hours are 4:00PM-12:00AM including every other weekend. Starting rate $18.50/hr .

Essential Function/Responsibilities:

1. 1. Ascertains patient name, destination, mode of travel, time, and other data, following written or verbal instructions.
2. 2. Guides or escorts incoming patients from admitting office or reception desk to designated area.
3. 3. Carries patient's luggage.
4. 4. Assists patient in walking to prevent accidents by falling, or transports non-ambulatory patient, using wheelchair.
5. 5. Transports patient, alone or with assistance, in bed, wheeled cart, or wheelchair to designated areas within facility during patient stay.
6. 6. Delivers messages, mail, medical records, and other items.
7. 7. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• HS Diploma or GED/Equivalent required.
• To provide a safe environment to our patients, we require that all candidates must be able to read, write and speak English.
• Ability to work well under time constraints.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to extreme cold and extreme heat and stands for long periods of time, bends, lifts, pushes and pulls up to 50 lbs.

Relevant Experience:

• CPR certification preferred.