Patient Transport- 32 Hours

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Newburyport (MA); On-site; USD 23,419 - 31,519; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health is seeking a Unit Support Aide to join their team in Newburyport. This role focuses on safely transporting patients and supporting the clinical staff in various tasks. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills and the ability to lift and assist patients while ensuring safety at all times.

The position offers a pay range of $17.00 - $22.88 per hour, depending on experience and other factors. Candidates must possess a high school diploma and maintain appropriate health care certifications.

Qualifications

• Ability to transport patients safely including those with medical devices.
• Effective communication with health care professionals and families.
• Must be able to perform physical tasks including lifting and moving patients.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients to clinical areas.
• Collect specimens and deliver them to the appropriate location.
• Monitor and report unsafe situations.

Skills

Verbal communication skills

Written communication skills

Patient transportation

Safety monitoring

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Personal protective equipment

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.

The Unit Support Aide is an active participant of the health care team who is responsible for a variety of activities related to the transportation of patients, equipment and supplies. Performs interdepartmental errands and other related duties as needed within the Materials Management Department.

Job Description

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Transports patients to and from clinical, ancillary and support areas via wheelchair, stretcher and patient bed. This includes the transport of patients with oxygen tanks, intravenous pumps, drips and special equipment. Assists clinical staff with the transferring of patients to/from beds, stretchers, and wheelchairs safely.
• Collects specimens, orders, requisitions and equipment and delivers items to appropriate destination.
• Maintains equipment and reports malfunctions immediately to the appropriate person.
• Monitors surrounding environment for unsafe situations and equipment and reports issues to the appropriate person.
• Prioritizes duties by demonstrating self‑motivation, flexibility, and cooperation with changes in work volume, emergencies and staffing needs.
• Works closely with the clinical staff to assure positive patient outcomes.
• Maintains strict patient confidentiality.
• Monitors usage of supplies for precaution carts on a daily basis and restocks to maintain accurate par levels for all supplies.
• Transports patients for admission, testing, transfers and discharges.
• Retrieves equipment, delivers and maintains stretchers, wheelchairs, infusion pumps and precaution carts.
• Delivers medications from the pharmacy as routinely scheduled.
• Performs the duties of a storeroom clerk as needed: answering phones, delivering supplies, processing incoming stock and coverage for after business hours, including holidays.
• Brings environmental safety concerns to attention of appropriate individuals.

Other Duties as Assigned

• Completes other duties as assigned.

Leadership Capabilities

• At times and when directed, may provide guidance and support to others while acting as a resource, trainer and/or preceptor.

Job Requirements

Required Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable the individual to perform the essential functions.

Communication

Must possess verbal and written skills to communicate effectively and courteously with a diverse group of professional and non‑professional members of the health care team, patients and family/significant others.

Minimum Education

High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

Required Licenses

• Other
• Maintains AHA Heartsaver AED or BLS.

FUNCTIONAL DEMANDS

Physical Demands

Provide care to patients, including lifting, moving, and assisting. Regular standing, bending, walking and lifting.

Work Environment

Unit Support Aides are exposed to both biological and chemical hazards. Proper use of personal protective equipment is required.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled