Transporter/Cardiac

Life in Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits

Pleasant work environment

Friendly team

Job summary

Magee - Women's Hospital of UPMC is hiring a Casual Transporter/Cardiac to support patient care by transporting patients, supplies and specimens across units. The position requires variable shifts, including weekends and holidays, to align with hospital hours of operation.

Key duties include operating the EKG to obtain readings, delivering equipment and medications, and ensuring a safe, courteous handoff to nursing staff.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of lab terminology and CRT terminals is helpful.
• Ability to rotate shifts providing 24/7 coverage.
• Ability to accurately identify anatomical landmarks for EKG leads.
• Good judgment in prioritization of work.

Responsibilities

• Interact with electrocardiographic systems to manage charges and retrieve EKGs.
• Attach electrodes and operate the EKG machine to obtain readings.
• Prioritize STAT electrocardiograms and coordinate with unit staff.
• Deliver supplies, equipment, medications, and other materials safely and timely.
• Safely transfer patients between units and treatment centers.
• Acquire electrocardiograms and resolve cart errors.

Skills

Lab terminology

CRT terminals

Prioritization

Communication

Tools

EKG machine

Electrocardiographic management system

Job description

Join our team of Life Changers!

Magee - Women's Hospital of UPMC is hiring a Casual Transporter/Cardiac.

This position will work variable shifts. Weekend and holiday availability is required to support the hours of operation.

Excellent benefits, a pleasant work environment, and friendly team are just a few of our perks.

Purpose

Under general supervision, conducts electrocardiographic tests on patients of the UPMC Health System for diagnostic purposes. Performs support functions required to complete the testing and report procedures. Delivers medical supplies, equipment and materials to various areas within UPMC. Transports/sends specimen samples from designated patient care units and clinics to various laboratories.

Responsibilities

• Interact with electrocardiographic management, Clinicpac and Medipac systems via terminal to cancel/complete patient charges as appropriate, verify and/or correct patient demographic information and retrieve EKGs for staff members as requested.
• Attach electrodes to the patient's chests, arms and legs, connect electrodes to leads from the electrocardiogram (EKG) machine and operate the EKG machine to obtain a reading.
• Prioritize the scheduling of several STAT electrocardiograms when requested proximately. If appropriate, the employee should discuss condition/situation of the patients with the unit staff in determining prioritization of the STAT requests.
• Delivers supplies, equipment, medication and other materials to the patient units, and other designated areas in a safe, timely, and accurate manner. Ensures that a handoff of medication occurs with the nurse.
• Safely transfer patients in and out of hospital bed.
• Maintain a positive attitude characterized by caring, concern and support for patients, visitors, medical staff and coworkers. Demonstrate, on a consistent basis, the behaviors which comprise The Basics of Service Excellence.
• Transport patients, adjunct equipment, supplies, specimens and morgue patients via prescribed vehicles between the patient units, treatment centers, and other designated areas in a safe, timely and accurate manner.
• Acquire electrocardiograms in a manner compatible with the electrocardiographic management system for the nursing units. Recognizes and resolves computer error messages generated by the electrocardiographic carts. Assists other departments/units and satellite areas in this regard as well.
• Keep the patient physically and emotionally relaxed during the recording of the electrocardiogram. Conduct all patient relationships in a courteous, tactful and professional manner.
• Adjust equipment and controls according to the physician's orders to established protocol.

Knowledge of lab terminology and CRT terminals is helpful. Must be able to rotate shifts that provide 24 hour/day, seven days per week coverage. Knowledge of office systems and procedures. Ability to accurately identify anatomical landmarks for the correct placement of the electrocardiographic leads. Ability to accurately follow departmental procedures. Basic knowledge of the operation and maintenance of the electrocardiographic management system required. Ability to exercise good judgment in the prioritization of work. Effective organization skills. May in the course of their duties be in rooms where medications are stored or may transport medications when they transport patients. Transportation of medication is limited from one department to another.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances

Valid PA driver's license preferred. CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire

• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Act 34 with renewal

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran