Transporter Messenger-Per Diem

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Beverly (MA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health in Beverly, MA is seeking a patient transport associate to move patients, transport specimens and medications, and support clinical teams.

You will log transport data, record EPIC entries, perform oxygen rounds, replace tanks, and report equipment issues. No prior experience required; high school diploma or equivalent and BLS within 90 days are required.

This on-site role offers base pay of $17.00–$22.88 per hour.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Basic Life Support certification required within 90 days of hire.
• No prior experience required.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients to destinations using required equipment and update arrival/departure logs.
• Record patient transport data in departmental logs and on nursing units.
• Log Radiology patient arrivals in EPIC as required.
• Perform oxygen rounds and replace tanks per supervisor directions.
• Transport specimens and medications safely and log deliveries.
• Report defective equipment and ensure cleaning per policy.
• Move wheelchairs and stretchers to assigned locations; conduct inventory rounds.
• Handle dispatch calls and document call details.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.

Job Description

Essential Role Responsibilities

• Transports patients to specified destinations, using required equipment, obtain 'ticket to ride' notifying department staff of all patient arrivals and departures, within the service standards established, and returning equipment to assigned storage area upon completion of each run.
• Records all appropriate patient transportation data completely and accurately in departmental logs and on nursing and testing units.
• Records arrival and delivery information of all Radiology patients in EPIC, as required.
• Performs oxygen rounds as directed by Supervisor using pre-established levels for oxygen tanks, replacing all empty tanks (1/4 full or less), and reporting any damage to tanks to Cardiopulmonary services.
• Transports all specimens, medications, etc., as assigned in a safe and timely manner, recording all delivery information in departmental logs, and wearing personal protective equipment, as needed.
• Report, tag and remove all defective equipment in need of repair or cleaning, notifying Supervisor of location and problem, and delivering such equipment to Plant Operations as directed by Supervisor. All equipment to be cleaned must be wiped down with appropriate cleaner within two hours of return to department.
• Wheelchairs and stretchers will be replaced to specified locations after use, and inventory rounds will be conducted twice per day as assigned.
• Perform dispatch functions as required by Supervisor, using the pre-established departmental priority list, and recording all incoming calls with the time call received, name of patient, time of pick-up, mode of transport, location of call and destination of call.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

• Attending or graduate of high school (or equivalent)

Experience

• No experience necessary

Certification/License

• Basic Life Support certification required within 90 days of hire

Pay Range

$17.00 - $22.88

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled