Transport Part Time

Baptist Health; Elizabethtown (KY); On-site; USD 14,000 - 20,000; Part time

Job summary

Baptist Health in Kentucky is seeking a Part-time Transporter to move patients safely between clinical and support areas, using wheelchairs or movable beds and handling oxygen tanks, IV pumps, and other equipment.

Shifts are 8 hours, vary between first and second, with occasional weekend requirements; the role includes assisting with mobility, ensuring patient comfort, and reporting any distress or equipment issues.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) preferred upon hire and required within six weeks of hire.
• Six months experience in a hospital or long-term care facility preferred.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients safely and efficiently to and from clinical, ancillary, and support areas via wheelchair or movable bed, including patients with oxygen tanks, intravenous pumps, and drips.
• Provide distribution services of requested items between departments as needed per procedures.
• Assist patients with mobility, including transfers to beds, wheelchairs, stretchers, and other transport devices.
• Assist with patient handling using safety equipment and adhere to infection control protocols.
• Remain alert to patient condition and communicate distress or equipment malfunction to appropriate personnel.
• Validate patient identity based on department protocol.

Skills

Patient mobility assistance

Safety protocols

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Job Description

Transporter - Transport

Part-time (20 weekly hours)

8-hour shifts, schedule varies (mix of first and second shift)

Occasional weekends required

Transport patients safely and efficiently to and from clinical, ancillary, and support areas via wheelchair or movable bed, to include transport of patients with oxygen tanks, intravenous pumps, drips, and special equipment.

• Provide distribution services of requested items between various departments as needed in accordance with established procedures.
• Assist patients with mobility needs, including transferring patients to and from beds, wheelchairs, stretchers, and other transportation devices.
• Assists with patient handling and lifting using appropriate patient safety equipment (including side rails, restraints, and falls protocol) and appropriate safety procedures.
• Ensure patient comfort and safety during transportation, utilizing proper lifting and transfer techniques and adhering to infection control protocols.
• Remains alert to patient condition and promptly communicate any sign of patient distress or equipment malfunction to appropriate personnel.
• Validate patient identity based on established department protocol.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) preferred upon hire and required within six weeks of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• Six months experience in a hospital or long-term care facility preferred.

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.