Transporter

bmc; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

BMC in Boston is seeking a part-time Transporter to move patients, equipment, and related items safely and efficiently between departments and care areas. You will support physicians, nurses, and technicians by ensuring timely transports and adherence to safety policies.

The role requires attention to patient dignity, proper identification, equipment sanitization, and collaboration with hospital staff to meet service level targets.

Qualifications

• Education: High diploma or GED preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responds to transport requests with urgency to meet delivery goals and KPIs.
• Ensures patient safety by following procedures and using approved rolling equipment.
• Transports patients between departments and care areas using wheelchair, stretcher, bed, or ambulation as requested.
• Verifies patient identity and chart information before transport and maintains confidentiality.
• Disinfects and cleans transport equipment before and after use; reports equipment needing repairs.
• Adheres to hospital protocols and regulatory standards and follows isolation and radiation precautions.

Education

High diploma or GED

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

Responsible for the safe, timely and accurate transport of patients, medical equipment and patient-related items to their destinations enabling physicians, nurses, technicians, and therapists to perform their duties in an effective manner. Ensures positive patient and customer satisfaction, proper utilization of body mechanics, adherence to policies, procedures and standards established by the Hospital, Department and Regulatory Agencies. Acts as a positive role model and team player demonstrating HHC mission and values. Must be sensitive and attentive to all patient/guest needs.

Position: Transporter

Department: Patient-Equip Transport NP

Schedule: Part Time (Part-Time, Weekends)

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBLITIES

• Responds to transport requests with a sense of urgency, meeting time delivery goals and key performance indicators.
• Ensures patient safety by following established procedures and using only approved rolling equipment.
• Ensures proper transport of patients with specific needs, for example: those requiring oxygen tanks, cardiac cath patients, young children or elderly patients, IV's, drainage tubes, etc.
• Ensures oxygen tanks are not empty/tank has enough oxygen for entire transport.
• Ensures the comfort of the patient throughout entire request by being attentive; offers blankets, checks modesty, and only engages in appropriate conversation involving the patient.
• Follows department protocols using dispatch system appropriately.
• Utilizes ticket-to-ride documentation before leaving the unit with a patient.
• Transport patients between departments and to and from patient care areas as well as to and from inpatient and o utpatient areas for the purpose of prescheduled and unscheduled procedures; via wheelchair, stretcher, bed and other transport equipment, or ambulation as requested.
• Notifies nursing personnel, clinician, technician and/or reception upon arrival for patient.
• Verifies correct patient identification, comparing information from pager/phone to patient wristband; obtains correct chart, verifies proper mode of transportation and confirms standard precautions.
• Maintains patient's chart during transport and ensures confidentiality of patient information at all times.
• Performs other duties as assigned and when required.
• Collects and returns wheelchairs and stretchers and various equipment to their proper locations.
• Disinfects and cleans transport equipment before and after each patient use and as required.
• Maintains equipment and reports equipment needing repairs.
• Patient Transport Services may include a service line for managing hospital equipment.
• Must follow all cleaning guidelines and special procedures for gathering, cleaning, maintaining and distributing hospital equipment such as IV pumps, IV poles, beds, stretchers, wheelchairs, wound vacs, CVVH machines, compression pumps, etc.
• Must perform frequent rounding and stocking to maintain PAR levels.
• Responsible for proper tag out procedures on all broken equipment.
• Follows hospital department protocols for checking in patients and verifying their identity and following specific precautions identified.
• Ensures comfort of the patient in all cases.
• Alerts caregivers immediately to any signs of patient distress or equipment malfunction.
• Assists hospital staff when needed in moving patients.
• Works closely with hospital staff and openly communicates and problem solves to ensure client and patient needs are met.
• Considers needs of family members and visitors of patients when necessary.
• Meets all performance related standards including response, active and completion times.
• Ensures timely response to all patient and patient-related transportation requests and logs into dispatching system immediately in accordance with established guidelines.
• Adheres to all policies, procedures and standards established by all regulatory agencies including but not limited to Federal, State, JCAHO, OSHA, and CDC.
• Maintains a patient/customer focus fostering a teamwork environment.
• Follows hospital specific protocols, for example: isolation and radiation precautions.
• Adheres to standard universal and disease-specific precautions and the OSHA blood borne pathogen standard.
• Uses safe lifting procedures and practices when transferring patients to and from wheelchairs, stretchers, beds, e tc.
• Strives for professional and personal growth.
• Actively Participates in orientation, training, meetings and daily huddles.
• Adheres to all Human Resource policies and procedures including those listed in the Employee Handbook, HHC Code of Conduct, departmental guidelines, standard work documents and new initiatives.
• Performs other duties as needed.

(The above statements in this job description are intended to depict the general nature and level of work assigned to the employee(s) in this job. The above is not intended to represent an exhaustive list of accountable duties and responsibilities required).

JOB REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION: High diploma or GED preferred

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