Transporter - Nursing Pool - Vineland

divh2Job Description/h2pThis position is responsible for transporting patients under the direction of the registered nurse throughout the hospital. Provides supplies and equipment required for patient care. Participates in the monitoring of equipment safety, maintenance and cleanliness./ph3Education Experience:/h3ulliHigh School education or equivalent required./liliCompleted EMT course preferred, or previous successful experience verified by reference check./li/ulh3Certification/Licensure:/h3ulliAmerican Heart Association BLS required./li/ulh3Knowledge Skills:/h3ulliAbility to exercise initiative within scope of practice and benefit from constructive criticism./liliKnowledgeable about role and responds to Emergency Codes./li/ulh3Position Responsibilities/h3pstrongPatient Care Safety:/strong/pulliTransports patients to other departments via stretcher and wheelchair./liliAmbulates and transfers patients with assistance as necessary./liliTransports portable oxygen tanks./liliChanges oxygen regulators./liliMonitors oxygen tank pressure including crash cart tanks, each shift, on each unit./liliMonitors oxygen key/wrench each shift./liliReports problems with unsafe/broken equipment./liliSets up traction equipment for patient use./liliLift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers./li/ulpstrongCommunication:/strong/pulliInforms nurse of patients taken for tests and after their return, utilizing Transport-tracking./liliAlerts nurse to patient changes, problems as necessary./liliUtilizes Transport- tracking./liliMaintains confidentiality regarding patient information./liliAssist in orientation of new personnel./liliClean equipment, such as wheelchairs, hospital beds, or portable medical equipment, documenting needed repairs or maintenance./liliRespond to emergency situations, such as emergency medical calls, security calls, or fire alarms./liliRestrain patients to prevent violence or injury or to assist physicians or nurses to administer treatments./liliTransport portable medical equipment or medical supplies between rooms or departments./liliAssist in postmortem care and transport bodies to the morgue./liliAssist funeral directors with retrieval of bodies from the morgue according to policy./liliTransports medications to and from clinical areas following proper procedure./liliAssist with application of Clinicare and specialty mattresses./liliObtain patient weight document./liliTransfer to and from bed chair./liliSpecimen delivery to the Laboratory including blood pick up./liliObtains needed equipment and supplies./liliDelivers courtesy trays when requested./liliAssist with discharging of patients./li/ul/div