Patient Transporter - Riley - Full Time Evenings

Riley Children's Health; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Riley Children’s Health is seeking personnel for operating room transport and hospital-wide support. The role focuses on moving surgical patients and materials safely and efficiently, with duties including morgue runs and equipment maintenance as needed.

The position requires standing for long periods, lifting up to 50 lbs, and following established oxygen transport policies. Equal opportunity employer; accommodations available upon request.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent to gain comparable job knowledge.
• Training in assigned competencies such as oxygen equipment and monitoring is required.
• Ability to follow oxygen transport policy and monitor tank levels during transport.
• Frequent standing and long walking are required.
• Lifting up to 50 lbs and handling weights with bending and twisting.
• Repetitive motions like grasping and dexterity are used daily.
• Basic patient lifting techniques taught in-service.
• No experience required.

Responsibilities

• Patient transport for OR and ED as primary duty.
• Answer calls and complete runs quickly.
• Ensure safety and efficiency in transport.
• Handle patient and equipment with care.
• Provide comfort to patients during transport.
• Transport materials and supplies as needed.
• Must be able to push patients in bed or wheelchair and stand for long periods.

Skills

Stamina

Safety awareness

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Overview

Hours: 40 hrs/wk Monday-Friday 2pm-10:30pm

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 are patient transport for OR and ED:

• 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.