Patient Transporter - Riley - Full Time Days

Riley Children's Health; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Riley Childrens Health in Indianapolis is seeking a dedicated OR Transport Associate to support the operating room and hospital-wide patient movement. This role emphasizes safety, efficiency, and compassionate care while transporting patients and equipment.

Work hours are 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 6:30 am3 3:00 pm. You will handle oxygen equipment training, patient transfers, and duties like morgue runs as needed, with emphasis on lifting up to 50 lbs.

Qualifications

• Must have basic patient handling and equipment handling knowledge.
• Training in oxygen equipment and monitoring is required.
• No prior experience required.

Responsibilities

• Answer calls and complete transport runs quickly.
• Maintain safety and efficiency during transports.
• Handle patients and equipment with care and professionalism.
• Provide comfort to patients during transport.
• Transport materials and supplies as needed.

Skills

Patient handling

Equipment handling

Safety awareness

Patient comfort

Transport logistics

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Overview

Hours: 40 hrs/wk Monday-Friday 6:30am-3pm

Location: Riley Operating Room

This role is primarily dedicated to Operating Room (OR) transport operations, providing seamless, safe, and efficient movement of surgical patients and materials. In addition to core OR duties, the team member will provide hospital-wide transport support, handle specialized duties including morgue runs, and ensure critical patient-handling equipment such as transport wagons and wheelchairs is properly maintained, gathered, and staged throughout the facility.

Key Responsibilities

• Answer calls and complete runs quickly
• Safety and Efficient
• Patient and Equipment Handling
• Comfort for Patient
• Transport materials and supplies
• Must have the ability to push patients in bed or wheelchair and stand for long periods of time

Requirements

High school graduate or an equivalent combination of education experience from which comparable job knowledge can be acquired; to include graduates from an approved IU Health transition-to-work program.

• Requires training in all assigned competencies such as but not limited to patient oxygen equipment and monitoring of levels and amounts, patient lifting and transfers, and infection control policies.
• Requires the ability to follow oxygen transport policy and procedures, including attaching and monitoring of oxygen tank levels during transport.
• Must have the ability to frequently work in a standing position and do large amounts of walking.
• Must have the ability to lift up to 50 lbs. and be able to stoop, bend and twist while handling these weights.
• Must have the ability to use repetitive motions such as grasping, fine manipulating, medium dexterity, forearm/wrist rotation movement area used daily.
• Must have the ability to perform the basic patient lifting through in-service for proper technique.
• No experience required.

We are an equal opportunity employer. IU Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, national origin, gender identity and/or expression, marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.