Transporter

Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Patient Transporter, you will provide essential assistance and transportation for patients and related items across our campus, ensuring a highly customer-sensitive and seamless experience. Every day you will promptly and safely transport inpatients and outpatients to and from various hospital areas. You will meticulously confirm patient identification, greet and assist in transferring patients, and make conscious observations of patient condition during transport, reporting any issues to appropriate personnel. You will also maintain a clean and organized work area and report any malfunctioning equipment. To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate a strong commitment to patient safety and exceptional customer service for all individuals within our facility. You will be attentive, observant, and capable of performing duties efficiently while upholding the highest standards of care and professionalism. Observation of equipment condition, cleanliness, and repair needs of equipment. Immediately report any repair needs to appropriate leadership. Demonstrates the ability to work with other department staff to prioritize service requests. Maintains strong working relationships with other units and departments to ensures a cohesive team effort exists at all times. Utilizes all security practices to maintain the safety of the patient. Maintains a careful understanding of transporting through any areas under construction, detours, wet or broken pavement, or other patient movement that may be affected by weather. Job Requirements Required: High School Graduate General Studies or equivalent technical training., upon hire or High School GED General Studies or equivalent technical training., upon hire and Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire Preferred Previous Patient Transport or Guest Services experience and Two years Patient Transport experience Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire. This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements. Where You'll Work Founded in 1956, Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital is a 385-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Bakersfield, California. Serving nearly 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, maternity care, and orthopedics. Additionally, Memorial Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and its Lauren Small Children’s Center is the first comprehensive pediatric program in Kern County. [One Community. One Mission. One California ]( Pay Range $25.00 - $25.14 /hour #J-18808-Ljbffr CommonSpirit Health