Patient Transporter - Riley - Full Time Evenings

IU Health; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 19,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

IU Health in Indianapolis seeks a dedicated Transport Associate to support the Operating Room and Emergency Department by moving patients and supplies safely. The role covers OR transport, morgue runs, and equipment staging, ensuring cleanliness and readiness of transport wagons and wheelchairs.

Requires a high school diploma, ability to lift up to 50 lbs, stand and walk for long periods, and the capacity to push patients in beds or wheelchairs. No prior experience required; training provided.

Qualifications

• HS diploma or equivalent education/experience
• No prior experience required; training provided
• Ability to stand, walk long periods, and lift up to 50 lbs

Responsibilities

• Answer calls and complete transport runs quickly
• Safety and efficiency in patient movement
• Handle patient and equipment transfer
• Ensure patient comfort during transport
• Move supplies and materials as needed
• Assist with morgue runs and OR/ED transport as assigned

Skills

Patient transport

Mobility assistance

Safety awareness

Equipment handling

Education

High school diploma

Job description

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.