Transportation Assistant PRN

Moffitt; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida, is seeking a Transportation Assistant PRN to provide safe and efficient patient transportation throughout the hospital. You will assist with patient discharges, transfer patients and specimens, and respond to Code Blue and RRT events while maintaining infection control standards.

In this role, you will disinfect wheelchairs and stretchers between patients, coordinate with nursing staff, and help ensure patient safety and comfort during transport.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients, deceased patients, and specimens.
• Respond to Code Blue and Rapid Response Team (RRT) events.
• Assist with patient discharges and escort patients to exits or vehicles.
• Maintain, organize, clean, and transport equipment; ensure infection control.
• Communicate changes in patient condition to nursing staff during or after transport.

Job description

Transportation Assistant PRN - Moffitt Cancer Center### Transportation Assistant PRNApply: Onsite: Magnolia Hospital: Moffitt McKinley Hospital: PRN: Posted Yesterday: R-5205### Working at Moffitt is both a career and a mission: to contribute to the prevention and cure of cancer.### As the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center based in Florida, Moffitt employs some of the best and brightest minds from around the world. Join a dedicated team of nearly 11,000 who are shaping the future we envision. Moffitt has been recognized as a Best and Brightest Company to Work For in the Nation and is continually named one of the Tampa Bay Times’ Top Workplaces.**Summary**Provides safe and efficient patient transportation throughout the hospital while maintaining patient safety, comfort, and effective communication with clinical staff. Responsibilities include transporting patients, deceased patients, and specimens; responding to Code Blue and Rapid Response Team (RRT) events; assisting with patient discharges; and communicating changes in patient condition to nursing staff. Maintains, organizes, cleans, and transports equipment for repair as needed while following infection control and isolation precautions. Ensures wheelchairs and stretchers are properly disinfected and prepared between patients. Demonstrates professional communication and service when interacting with patients, families, medical staff, and coworkers.* Transports patients in a safe manner and seek assistance when needed or required utilizing appropriate body mechanics at all times.* Transports deceased patients to the morgue.* Transports specimens from clinics to the lab department* Informs nurse when taking patient off unit/returning patient to the unit. Informs nursing staff of all pertinent information and observed changes in patient's condition during or after transport.* Responds to code blues and RRTs in the outpatient/inpatient areas and provides patient transport as needed.* Assists in the discharge of the patients from the inpatient/outpatient units by escorting patients via wheelchair to the exit area and assisting the patient into the vehicle as needed.* Manages inventory of equipment throughout the hospital; assuring equipment is stored in designated areas during the shift.* Assists with the maintenance of equipment and deliver equipment needing repair to the appropriate department as requested.* Follows infection control policies related but not limited to standard and isolation precautions.* Thoroughly cleans wheelchairs and stretchers between patients with a disinfectant spray and setup linen.* Communicates in a professional manner to medical staff, patients, families and coworkers.**Salary Range**$18.25 - $18.25*Salary ranges posted for this position represent the expected base pay range for the role. Actual compensation may vary based on location and a variety of job-related factors, including experience, skills, education, and internal equity among Team Members in similar positions.*