Transporter

HCA Houston Healthcare; Webster (TX); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Time away from work

401(k) Plan with match

Education support

Fertility and family building

Job summary

HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake is hiring a Transporter to move patients to and from departments safely and efficiently, delivering high quality patient care across neonatal to geriatric patients. You will be part of a team that values compassion and patient-centered support.

This on-site role is based in Webster, Texas, emphasizing safety, courteous interaction, and adherence to hospital protocols. Join a busy team where patient experience and precise handling of equipment, IVs, and monitors

Qualifications

• One year of patient care experience preferred.
• One year of transporter experience preferred.
• American Heart Association or American Red Cross BLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients by ambulation, wheelchair, or stretcher as directed.
• Maintain IV tubing and Foley catheter safely during transport.
• Inventory transportation equipment at end of each shift.
• Instruct patients concerning gown or apparel for radiographic procedures.
• Move patient support devices and manage lines, leads, etc.
• Collaborate with transport team to meet patient needs.

Skills

Patient care experience

Transporter experience

BLS certification

Education

BLS certification

Job description

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a(an) Transporter today with HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake.

Job Summary and Qualifications

As the Transporter, you will transport patients to and from departments throughout the facility in a safe and efficient manner. You will assure the highest degree of quality performance and patient care is delivered to neonatal, pediatric, adult and geriatric patients according to their physical needs and limitations. We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other, and we are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do.

What You Will Do In This Role:

• You will transport patients by ambulation, wheelchair, or stretcher as directed and dependent upon condition of patient.
• You will maintain IV tubing and /or Foley catheter, in a safe position during transport.
• You will inventory all transportation equipment at the end of each shift.
• You will instruct and assist (as needed) patients concerning proper gown or apparel for radiographic procedures they are to receive.
• You will manage moving of patient support devices such as IVAC pumps, oxygen, etc. and maintains integrity of the above as well as all lines, leads, etc. attached to the patient.
• You will work as a team player and meet the needs of the transport team.

What Qualifications You Will Need:

• One-year previous patient care experience is preferred.
• One-year previous patient Transporter experience is preferred.
• American Heart Association or American Red Cross BLS certification is required

Benefits

HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from workprograms for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education supportthrough tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake is a 530+ bed hospital where sophisticated, world-class medicine meets the comfort, care and convenience of a community hospital. For more than 40 years, we have proudly been providing high quality, cost-effective, comprehensive healthcare to the Houston Bay Area. We opened our doors in 1972 and now employ 2,000+ staff members and 900+ physicians in a wide range of specialties. Our specialists offer more talent and experience than any other hospital in the region. We are a Level II Trauma Center and the only exclusive heart hospital south of Houston. Our accredited center provides nationally-recognized care in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and recovery of cardiovascular diseases. HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake offers a variety of other services, including Woman Services, Pediatric Care, Breast Diagnostic Center, ACR-accredited Imaging Center, Wound Care Treatment Center featuring Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, and much more. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient-centered care you need close to home.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated 3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patients family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual." - Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.