Nursing Department Assistant II - Patient Transport

Cleveland Clinic Health System

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Job Title

Nursing Department Assistant II - Patient Transporter

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Lutheran Hospital

Department

Nursing Support Svcs-Lutheran Hospital

Shift

Days

Schedule

11:00am-7:30pm

Job Summary

The Nursing Department Assistant II (NDAII) is responsible for providing and maintaining a safe and clean environment; maintaining established levels of supplies; maintaining proper equipment function; and transportation of patients and errands as directed.

Job Details

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for transporting visitors and patients via wheelchair, cart or bed.
• Practices injury prevention.
• Ensures safety of self and patient when transporting / transferring patient.
• Performs other transportation functions as required including but not limited to delivery of patient specimens, medical records and patient care equipment.
• Collaborates with members of health care team to promote the delivery of patient care and overall functioning of unit.
• Maintains, cleans and adjusts department's equipment including wheelchairs as needed.
• Observes and reports changes in the patient condition.
• Performs other related duties as may be assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED.

Certifications:

• None required.

Complexity of Work:

• Requires critical thinking, customer service, teamwork, multi-tasking skills and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment.
• Demonstrates a positive, concerned and sensitive response in the work place.
• Interacts with patient, visitors and all personnel in a courteous, helpful manner; and constructively resolves conflict.
• Maintains confidentiality regarding patients, families and co-workers.
• Demonstrates respect for individual cultural and social differences.

Work Experience:

• Health care experience preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion including handling and frequent patient lifting, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires frequent standing, walking, bending/stooping, kneeling, reaching and squatting.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.
• Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

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