Relief Patient Transporter (multiple openings & shifts)

Patient Transporter

Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, Stanford Health Care's (SHC) mission is to heal humanity through science and compassion, one patient at a time. Patient Transport provides exceptional, compassionate patient care, ensuring patient comfort and safety by assisting in their movement within the hospital while being a friendly, helpful connection to the patient during their time of need.

This role assists the hospital in provision of care by performing transporting duties in the following areas: Inpatient Nursing Units, Emergency Department, Outpatient Clinics, Admitting and other departments as directed. The Transporter recognizes and addresses age-appropriate needs when caring for patients. This role performs equipment cleaning functions as assigned.

Responsibilities include:

• Adhering to the standards, policies and procedures of the Hospital, following safety guidelines for self, patients, visitors and other employees
• Communicating effectively in a clear, concise manner
• Meeting work agreements and responsibilities
• Responding to paging from the Transport Tracking or other designated system executes system tasking from the in accordance with prescribed procedures to ensure the efficient, safe and timely delivery of patients throughout the facility
• Transporting patients safely in a manner that complies with established Hospital guidelines

Education Qualifications:

• None required

Experience Qualifications:

• None required

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability and willingness to follow instructions, and to accept and use constructive criticism
• Ability to be flexible in assignment and able to work different shifts if required
• Ability to demonstrate customer service skills in interactions with all patients, families and staff, including high volume and stressful situations
• Ability to maintain professional behavior and appearance
• Ability to maneuver beds, wheelchairs, stretchers, and other equipment as needed
• Ability to problem-solve tasking effectively using appropriate resources while maintaining workflow productivity
• Ability to provide appropriate care based on the needs of the individual patients taking into consideration age, developmental stage, culture, and developmental issues
• Ability to provide care as needed and as described in department policies and procedures
• Ability to speak, read, write, and understand English effectively at a level appropriate for the job
• Knowledge of facility layout, clinic locations and room numbering system for efficient transport
• Knowledge of hospital and safety code measures during the transport of patients
• Physical requirements as needed to perform the job functions

These principles apply to ALL employees: SHC Commitment to Providing an Exceptional Patient & Family Experience Stanford Health Care sets a high standard for delivering value and an exceptional experience for our patients and families. Candidates for employment and existing employees must adopt and execute C-I-CARE standards for all of patients, families and towards each other. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford's patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions. Simply put, we do what it takes to enable and empower patients and families to focus on health, healing and recovery. You will do this by executing against our three experience pillars, from the patient and family's perspective:

• Know Me: Anticipate my needs and status to deliver effective care
• Show Me the Way: Guide and prompt my actions to arrive at better outcomes and better health
• Coordinate for Me: Own the complexity of my care through coordination

Equal Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in all of its policies and practices, including the area of employment. Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above. People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and the job requirements.

Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $33.66 - $37.63 per hour

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training. This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage.