Transporter - Full Time Nights

PRINCETON BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare organization seeks a dedicated Transporter for full-time night shifts. This role is vital to ensuring safe and efficient patient transport throughout the facility. The ideal candidate will demonstrate excellent communication skills and a commitment to patient care, working collaboratively with various departments. With a focus on safety and customer service, you will play a crucial part in maintaining high standards of care. Join a team that values your contributions and offers a supportive environment for personal and professional growth.

Benefits

Career-growing education programs

Flexible work schedules

Health and well-being services

Qualifications

• Ability to read and write simple correspondence.
• Must complete required mandatory educational training.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe transport of patients to all areas of the hospital.
• Communicate vital patient information with team members.
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitary condition of transportation equipment.

Skills

Patient Care

Communication

Customer Service

HIPAA Compliance

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Tools

Allscripts Transport System

TeleTracking Programs

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Position Summary

At Orlando Health, we are ordinary people with extraordinary individuality, working together to bring help, healing and hope to those we serve. By daily embodying our over 100-year legacy, we reinforce our reputation as a trusted and respected healthcare organization that delivers professional and compassionate care to our patients, families and communities. Through our award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities, our 27,000+ team members serve communities that span Florida’s east to west coasts and beyond.

Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible so that you can be present for your passions. “Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you.

This self-motivated Team Member must possess the ability to work independently as well as in a team setting with others in multiple departments and disciplines. Team member must possess ability to communicate with patients, visitors and internal customers using appropriate designated scripting and engagement techniques.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Provide safe and efficient transport of patients to all areas of the hospital. Assess patient to determine the most effective method for transport.
• Communicate vital patient information with the department manager, group leads and other appropriate team members.
• Responsible and accountable for reaching individual productivity standards established by the department.
• Transport charts and specimens in an efficient and confidential manner.
• Maintain all transportation equipment and assure its cleanliness and sanitary condition.
• Demonstrates ability to log into and manipulate Allscripts Transport Tracking systems effectively and efficiently.
• Understand and demonstrate outstanding customer service behavior and attitude, which will support and facilitate the mission, vision, and values of Orlando Health.
• Aid in informing customers, nursing units, and diagnostic departments of delays.
• Proactively seeks prevention of fire and safety hazards by storing equipment in designated areas.
• Possess the ability to adjust the liter flow and determine PSI in an oxygen tank as well as the ability to transfer an oxygen regulator from one oxygen tank to another.
• Has the knowledge and ability to safely remove a telemetry unit from a patient.
• Follows hospital and departmental policies with special attention to safety, dress, attendance, punctuality and display of ID badge.
• Handles work related information in a confidential manner to maintain HIPAA compliance.
• Cooperates effectively and efficiently with team members to consistently meet the changing needs of the patient, department, and/or hospital.
• Assist in the distribution and retrieval of clinical equipment throughout the facility.
• Assist in cleaning equipment and restocks standby storage areas or returns it to the equipment room.
• Assist in the distribution, retrieval, and maintenance of orthopedic equipment such as CPM, hot/cold therapy machines, trapeze bed frames, patient lifts, and traction weights and pulleys.
• Transports and delivers items, equipment, and medications (excluding controlled substances and IV chemotherapy drugs) throughout the facility.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
  
  

Other Related Functions

• Adheres to all Standards of Precaution, MSDS and Hand Hygiene directives.
• Must complete all mandatory training as designated and required. Participates in departmental quality assurance and improvement activities as appropriate.
• Demonstrate initiative and creativity to continuously improve services, departmental and interdepartmental processes, and any other activities that affect quality.
  
  

Qualifications

Education/Training

• Ability to read and recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers.
• Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers.
• Must be capable of accessing and using all department related computer systems such as but not limited to the TeleTracking programs that include Bed Tracking and Service Response where applicable, Outlook Email, Allscripts Transport system.
• Must be able to complete required mandatory educational training.
  
  

Licensure/Certification

• If required for area, must complete and be certified in:
• BLS/HealthCare Provider certification by the American Heart Association – renewed every two years.
  

Experience

• Demonstrated experience in a patient care setting or a customer service role.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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