Transporter PD - Evenings

Torrance Memorial; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Torrance Memorial in Torrance, CA is seeking a Transporter to move patients between units under RN supervision. The role includes assisting with EKGs, supporting unit secretary duties, and maintaining patient privacy and safety during transfers.

You will work on Central Tower units, respond to calls, and participate in code situations while upholding infection control standards. Prior experience in acute care and BCLS/ACLS certification preferred.

Qualifications

• Transports patients between care areas, verifying identity and privacy.
• Assists with EKGs and unit secretary responsibilities as needed.
• Maintains patient privacy and chart integrity during transfers.

Responsibilities

• Transfers patients between care areas and ensures timely transport.
• Assists with EKGs and performs unit secretary tasks when not transporting.
• Responds to patient calls and relays information to RN promptly.
• Maintains infection control and isolation practices per policy.
• Participates in code situations and supports team during emergencies.
• Supports new staff by orienting to unit equipment and routines.

Skills

Patient transport

EKG support

Unit secretary duties

Infection control

Code response

Team collaboration

Education

BCLS or ACLS Certification

Job description

Description

Under the direction of a RN, the Transporter transfers patients between patient care areas and works cooperatively with team members to ensure timely transporting, EKG and secretary services. The transporter is stationed on one of the units in Central Tower and supports the unit secretary responsibilities when not actively transporting or performing EKGs.

Description

Under the direction of a RN, the Transporter transfers patients between patient care areas and works cooperatively with team members to ensure timely transporting, EKG and secretary services. The transporter is stationed on one of the units in Central Tower and supports the unit secretary responsibilities when not actively transporting or performing EKGs.

Core Competencies

• Transfers patients: identifies patients using identity band to verify the name, birth date, and admission number, assists with moving patients onto/off of the gurney, raises side rails of gurney to secure patients, ensures patients privacy by seeing that patients are appropriately covered, ensures patients charts accompany patients transferring.
• Provides health care services in own job category to the following age groups as applicable to job functions: Infancy: birth - 1 year Toddler: 1 year - 3 years Pre-School: 3 years - 6 years School Age: 6 years - 12 years Adolescent: 12 years - 18 years Adulthood: 19 years - 64 years Middle Adult: 45 years - 59 years Late Adult: 60 years - 79 years Older Adult: 65 years >
• Cleans and maintains gurney after each use.
• Transports equipment and beds as requested.
• Reports any noted changes in patients condition to RN.
• Does errands within the hospital as requested.
• Adheres to all policies and procedures relating to infection control and isolation practices.
• Initiates appropriate emergency measures for cardiac/respiratory arrest.
• Maintains medication security to authorized personnel only.
• Answers the telephone promptly and courteously and relays calls/messages to the appropriate person in a timely manner.
• Participates in code situations as directed, eg Code Blue, Orange, Green, Gray, Pink, and Red.
• Orients new personnel to unit, equipment, and routines.
• Assists other team members by offering assistance to distribute the workload.

Department Specific Competencies

• Performs EKGs on in-patients when the EKG technician is not available. Refers reading of the EKG to the primary RN or Rapid Response Nurse.
• Notifies RN of the EKG and any alert regarding critical results.
• Performs role and responsibility of Unit Secretary for order entry, assembly of patient records and nursing support to obtain needed documents
• Answers patients call lights via intercom system and alerts appropriate personnel to patient’s needs. Reports matters requiring nursing intervention immediately requests hospital services for patients by placing calls to appropriate areas attends to call lights and ensures appropriate notification and follow through to personnel with pagers or voice mail
• Participates in organizing, filing and or scanning all information in the patient’s medical chart.
• Ensures that necessary forms, consults and test results are available to the physician(s) as needed. Assists scanning forms into patients records.
• Accepts and screens telephone calls on the main office line and routes calls appropriately.
• Acknowledges patients and family members as they come to front station.
• Acts as a resource for patients and family/visitors

Number of Years Experience

Type of Experience

1Acute or skilled nursing environment providing direct patient care

License / Certification Requirements

BCLS or ACLS Certification

Compensation Range:

$25.00 / Hour