Transporter - Gettysburg Transport Team - Day/Evenings

WellSpan Health; Gettysburg (Adams County); On-site; USD 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

WellSpan Health seeks a full-time Transportation Aide in Gettysburg to support patient transport within various departments. Key responsibilities include assisting clinical staff with patient transfers and ensuring compliance with safety guidelines. The position also requires effective communication and teamwork, providing high-quality service to patients and staff.

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits

Flexible spending and health savings accounts

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off (PTO)

Short-term disability

Education assistance

Financial education and support, including DailyPay

Wellness and Wellbeing programs

Caregiver support via Wellthy

Childcare referral service via Wellthy

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Less than 1 year of relevant experience required.
• Heartsaver CPR/AED upon hire required.

Responsibilities

• Transports patients to and from clinical, ancillary, and support department areas.
• Assists with transferring patients using appropriate body mechanics.
• Performs dispatching duties for transport requests and maintains documentation.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Full Time (72 hours/Biweekly)

Shift: Day/Evenings

Every 3rd Weekend Required

General Summary

Performs activities related to transportation of patients. Follows established safety guidelines and uses appropriate devices when transporting patients. Provides messenger services on request

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Transports patients to and from clinical, ancillary and support department areas as directed.
• Assists clinical personnel in transferring patients to or from beds, chairs, wheelchairs or stretchers using appropriate body mechanics to perform patient lifts.
• Assists with care and maintenance of department equipment and supplies.

Common Expectations:

• Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
• Participates in educational programs and inservice meetings.
• Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.
• Performs dispatching duties such as receiving transport requests, dispatching available transporters based on established priorities, coordinating transports to minimize delays and maintaining appropriate documentation.

Qualifications

Minimum Education:

• High School Diploma or GED Required

Work Experience:

• Less than 1 year Relevant experience. Required

Licenses:

• Heartsaver CPR/AED Upon Hire Required

Benefits Offered:

• Comprehensive health benefits
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Short-term disability
• Education assistance
• Financial education and support, including DailyPay
• Wellness and Wellbeing programs
• Caregiver support via Wellthy
• Childcare referral service via Wellthy