Patient Transporter - PT (7:30am-7:30pm) MMC

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

Job summary

Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center is seeking a part-time Patient Transporter. The role requires working 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM with every other weekend schedule and starts at $18.50 per hour.

Responsibilities include guiding patients, transporting them within the facility, and delivering items as needed. The position calls for a high school diploma or GED, ability to read, write and speak English, and the ability to stand for long periods and lift up to 50 lbs.

Qualifications

• HS Diploma or GED/Equivalent required.
• Must read, write and speak English.
• Ability to work well under time constraints.
• Stand for long periods; bends, lifts, pushes and pulls up to 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Ascertain patient name, destination, mode of travel, time, and other data.
• Guide or escort incoming patients from admitting office or reception desk to designated area.
• Carry patient's luggage.
• Assist patient in walking to prevent accidents or transport non-ambulatory patients using a wheelchair.
• Transport patient, alone or with assistance, within the facility during stay.
• Deliver messages, mail, medical records, and other items.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

English proficiency

Education

HS Diploma or GED

Job description

Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center is seeking a Part-Time Patient Transporter. Required hours are 7:30AM-7:30PM including every other weekend. Starting rate $18.50/hr.

Essential Function/Responsibilities:

• Ascertains patient name, destination, mode of travel, time, and other data, following written or verbal instructions.


• Guides or escorts incoming patients from admitting office or reception desk to designated area.


• Carries patient's luggage.


• Assists patient in walking to prevent accidents by falling, or transports non-ambulatory patient, using wheelchair.


• Transports patient, alone or with assistance, in bed, wheeled cart, or wheelchair to designated areas within facility during patient stay.


• Delivers messages, mail, medical records, and other items.


• 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.