Patient Transportation Aide

Patient Transportation Aide

Join us at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital where we have been providing world-class care to our community for over 100 years. Here, we strive for patient-centered care and comfort with our collaborative team of healthcare professionals. We are committed to serving the community and treating our patients as family.

As a Patient Transportation Aide, you will be responsible for the timely, comfortable, and accurate transference of patients, medical equipment, and other related items. In this position, you play a critical role in ensuring patients have access to the attention and treatment they need, offering a unique opportunity to make a difference in their lives every day. You can also benefit from the numerous professional and educational development resources provided by the Cleveland Clinic system.

A caregiver in this position works evenings from 3:00PM 8:00PM, including every other weekend and holiday.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Transport patients and their personal property using wheelchairs, carts, and beds through the admission, discharge, and transfer procedures.
• Transport patients with/without IVs and oxygen to and from Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Radiology, Radiation Oncology, Physiology, and other departments, including the morgue as necessary.
• Clean, sanitize, and account for transportation equipment, wheelchairs, and patient carts and store in designated areas.
• Provide wheelchairs for ACC, other areas, and visitors, restock portable oxygen tanks, and respond to all transport requests with a sense of urgency.
• Activate and complete tasks at the start or end location via phone system.
• Notify nursing caregivers, clinicians, technicians, or reception upon arrival of the patient.
• Complete required logs and forms, including Critical Information.
• Verify correct patient identification through appropriate means (i.e., armband, chart, pager, DOB, etc.) for proper mode of transportation and standard precautions.
• Assist nursing caregivers in bedding or moving patients from bed into wheelchair or onto stretcher.
• Consult with nursing caregivers before lifting and transferring patients and obtain assistance when necessary.
• Complete transports quickly and efficiently and notify dispatchers when assignments are initiated, completed, or when delays/cancellations are encountered.
• Understand and apply knowledge of basic patient transport concepts, infection control practices, and proper body mechanics for lifting and moving patients.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Demonstrated interest and aptitude
• Expressed genuine concern and care for patient welfare

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift and transfer patients requiring much assistance with minimal help.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug-free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers, and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

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