Transportation Aide

Spectrum Health; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 19,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-demand pay

Discounts directory

Identity protection

Retirement options with company match

Job summary

Corewell Health in Dearborn, MI, is seeking a dedicated transport team member to move patients safely to tests and procedures. You will collaborate with nursing staff, other departments, and patients to support high-quality care while maintaining confidentiality and accurate records.

As part of a growing health system, you will help ensure timely transportation, maintain equipment, and uphold safety standards across shifts with a typical full-time schedule in a hospital environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Ensures safety initiatives and completes required competencies.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Transports patients to tests and procedures safely and promptly.
• Collaborates with nursing staff, other departments, patients and providers to ensure quality care.
• Completes department records and transport forms.
• Maintains equipment and follows safety guidelines during transports.
• Keeps patient information confidential and communicates delays or changes to dispatch.

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Summary

Transports patients throughout the hospital in a timely, safe and efficient manner. Communicates with the dispatcher on runs, delays, etc. Maintains transportation equipment and completes department records and transportation forms.

Essential Functions

Transports patients to their tests and procedures in a safe and timely manner. Collaborates with the nursing staff, ancillary departments, the patient, and other health care providers in providing quality patient care. Completes assigned tasks in a timely manner. Completes departmental records and transport forms. Meets the department’s standard of 18+ (18-24) runs in an 8-hr. shift. Returns equipment to their appropriate locations. (i.e. wheelchairs, stretchers, oxygen tanks). Demonstrates safe and appropriate use of equipment. Maintains patient confidentiality. Provides information and gives updates within specified time intervals. Keeps the dispatchers informed of any delays, changing of equipment, etc. Appropriately interacts with other departments when giving or receiving patient information. Maintains 'positive' interactions with co-workers, patients, visitors, and staff.

Range of Pay

Pay starting at $16.49.

Qualifications

High School Diploma or equivalent Actively participates in safety initiatives and risk mitigating measures where appropriate and completes all position and unit safety related competencies and requirements on a timely basis. Performs other duties as assigned.

About Corewell Health

As a team member at Corewell Health, you will play an essential role in delivering personalized health care to our patients, members and our communities. We are committed to cultivating and investing in YOU. Our top-notch teams are comprised of collaborators, leaders and innovators that continue to build on one shared mission statement - to improve health, instill humanity and inspire hope. Join a nationally recognized health system with an ambitious vision of continued advancement and excellence.

Corewell Health cares for you

Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals.

• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv
• Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!
• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings
• Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status

Primary Location

SITE - Dearborn Hospital - 18101 Oakwood Blvd - Dearborn

Department Name Employment Type Full time Shift Variable (United States of America) Weekly Scheduled Hours 40 Hours of Work Days Worked Weekend Frequency

Drug-Free Workplace

We require a drug-free workplace and require team members to comply with the MMR, Varicella, Tdap, and Influenza vaccine requirement if in an on-site or hybrid workplace category.

Reasonable Accommodations

We are committed to supporting prospective team members who require reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application process, to perform the essential functions of a job, or to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment due to a disability, pregnancy, or sincerely held religious belief.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Corewell Health grants equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, genetic information, marital status, height, weight, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected category.

Culture and Inclusion

An interconnected, collaborative culture where all are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work, is vital to the health of our organization. As a health system, we advocate for equity as we care for our patients, our communities, and each other. From workshops that develop cultural intelligence, to our inclusion resource groups for people to find community and empowerment at work, we are dedicated to ongoing resources that advance our values of diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do.

We invite those that share in our commitment to join our team.

Company Overview

People are at the heart of everything we do, and the inspiration for our legacy of outstanding outcomes, innovation, strong community partnerships, philanthropy and transparency. Corewell Health is a not-for-profit health system that provides health care and coverage with an exceptional team of 60,000+ dedicated people—including more than 11,500 physicians and advanced practice providers and more than 15,000 nurses providing care and services in 22 hospitals, 300+ outpatient locations and several post-acute facilities—and Priority Health, a provider-sponsored health plan serving more than 1.2 million members. Through experience and collaboration, we are reimagining a better, more equitable model of health and wellness.