Transport Tech 2

Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic; United States; On-site; USD 23,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Trinity Health is seeking a Transport Technician to safely and efficiently move patients, medical equipment, and related items within the medical center. The role emphasizes courteous service, timely transfers, and strict adherence to privacy guidelines.

Evening shift, full-time employment, with compensation described as hourly pay. The position requires a GED/High School Diploma and a commitment to safety and quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Preferred: GED/High School Diploma.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients to and from testing areas and nursing units by operating designated elevators, ensuring courteous, safe and timely transfers.
• Communicate transport status to dispatcher and staff, report delays or issues affecting customer satisfaction.
• Immediately report unsafe equipment and follow safe practices to protect patients, visitors, and coworkers.
• Attend required in-services and staff meetings, follow department and hospital policies, and maintain productivity.
• Stock surgical supplies, assist in room turnover and check surgical case carts while maintaining patient privacy.

Education

GED/High School Diploma

Job description

Employment Type: Full time

Shift: Evening

Description: The Transport Tech is responsible for the safe, timely, and accurate transport of patients, medical equipment, and patient-related items to and from the various testing areas and nursing units within the medical center

What You Will Do

• Transport Technician will assist in the transporting patients to and from the various testing areas and nursing units within the medical center, by operating designated elevators to ensure patients are transported in a courteous, safe and timely manner.
• Communication: Effectively communicates all stages of transport to designated dispatcher. Communicates effectively and courteously with ancillary areas, nursing, department personnel, patients, and guests. Reports all issues pertaining to the inability of efficiently transporting patient to designated dispatcher (delay management). Immediately communicates to management regarding issues involving customer satisfaction.
• Safety: Immediately reports all unsafe equipment to management. Uses safe practices to take action when necessary to protect the health and well‑being of patients, visitors, or coworkers. Reports any and all unsafe practices to management. Practices safe and effective use of all transport equipment. Continuously acts in a manner in which the safety of the patient is the top priority.
• Accountability: Transports all patients in a timely manner. Attends all required in‑services and staff meetings. Abides by all department and hospital policies and procedures. Receives direction from lead, supervisor/coordinator and director. Demonstrates initiative and creativity to continuously improves services, departmental and interdepartmental processes, and any other activities that affect quality. Works effectively with members of the transport team, and delivers care that is customer‑oriented and cost‑effective. Maintains defined levels of productivity.
• Privacy: Understands and follows all hospital HIPAA policies and procedures. Maintains patient and guest privacy at all times while transporting. Stocks surgical supplies, assist in room turnover and the checking of surgical case carts.

Preferred Education

Preferred: GED/High School Diploma

Compensation

Salary Range: $16.94 - $19.28 per hour

Actual compensation will fall within the range but may vary based on factors such as experience, qualifications, education, location, licensure, certification requirements, and comparisons to colleagues in similar roles.

Benefits

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Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person‑centered care.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Trinity Health is one of the largest not‑for‑profit, faith‑based health care systems in the nation. Together, we’re 121,000 colleagues and nearly 36,500 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 27 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, our system includes 101 hospitals, 126 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 136 urgent care locations, and many other health and well‑being services. Based in Livonia, Michigan, in fiscal year 2023, we invested $1.5 billion in our communities through charity care and other community benefit programs.

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