Patient Transporter - Part -Time Evening Shift (Stony Brook Southampton Hospital)

Patient Transporter - Part-Time Evening Shift (Stony Brook Southampton Hospital)

The Patient Transport Aide is an integral part of the team, the Environmental Services Transport Aide is responsible for activities that support patient-focused care within the hospital.

Maintaining patient safety and privacy at all times during travel times. Patient, equipment, specimen transportation. Transporting patients throughout the hospital, in stretchers or wheelchairs. Responds to patients' transport requests throughout the hospital with a sense of urgency, meeting their delivery goals. Must be able to lift up to 75 lbs. Perform clean-up of stretchers, beds, and wheelchairs according to established procedures. Be able to perform moving patients from stretchers, beds, and wheelchairs to hospital beds and vice versa with the assistance of a Nursing Assistant, in accordance with proper body mechanics and proper safe patient handling procedures. Transport patients on stretchers, beds or wheelchairs. Transport specimens, equipment, collect dirty equipment, i.e., I.V pumps, case carts and patient belongings in accordance to established procedures. To actively participate in orientation and training activities and adhere to hospital departmental policies and procedures. Assist with patient discharges as needed to ensure patient flow. Assist with Environmental Services duties as needed. Monitors reports and corrects when necessary any unsafe of dysfunctional conditions. Initiate and follow up on requisitions for maintenance and/or repairs. Adhere to all policies, procedures and standards established by all regulatory agencies including but not limited to Federal State, JCAHO, OSHA, and CDC. To ensure patient safety, required to follow National Patient Safety Goals. Required to ask for two patient identifiers at all times. Utilizing armband for patient name and date of birth (DOB). Obtain patient charts and test order requests according to established procedures. Understand the proper chemical/disinfectant/sanitizing procedures and comply with all infection prevention policies. Other duties as assigned by Management. Must be able to speak, read, and write English to communicate and understand department in-services and literature. Must be able to communicate with dispatchers and understand requests. Excellent customer service skills and work with minimal supervision. Additionally, must work well in a team environment.

High School or GED diploma. Current BLS provider certification from the American Heart Association within 30 days of hire. CPR certification. Excellent verbal/communication, listening and customer service skills Ability to service/quality-focused to meet a wide range of needs. Must be able to prioritize tasks and work at a fast pace. Ability to display a neat, professional appearance with a smile. Must be able to work in a team environment. Must be able to speak, read, and write English in order to comprehend in-services and department literature. Heavy physical effort must be able to lift/carry/push/pull up to 75lbs. Prolonged, extensive & considerable standing/walking, reaching, stooping, bending, and kneeling.

Experience in a health care facility.

Stony Brook Southampton Hospital as part of Stony Brook Medicine provides direct access to the highest level of academic-based medical care. Located in the heart of the village of Southampton, two hours from New York City, the hospital provides healthcare services to a diverse community of year-round residents, second homeowners and vacationers. The population, about 75,000 in the winter months, increases sharply to more than 300,000 in the summer. Stony Brook Southampton Hospital has been recognized as a Long Island Top Workplace by Newsday among large employers (defined as having 500+ employees).