Health Technician (Patient Transport)

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Provides emergency support, including patient transfers, sitter duties, infection control, patient education, documentation, and maintaining a safe, clean clinical environment.

Transports patients, supplies, and equipment throughout the facility and assists with admissions, discharges, room preparation, and safe patient movement using proper body mechanics.

Obtains and documents vital signs, EKGs, specimens, intake/output, and immunization needs; performs waived testing and noninvasive monitoring, identifies abnormal findings, and promptly reports concerns to professional staff.

Operates ambulances and government vehicles for inter-facility, airport, and patient transports; ensures passenger safety and comfort, follows traffic and safety regulations, navigates reservation roads and off-highway routes, and provides appropriate patient assistance during transport.

Performs vehicle safety inspections and preventive maintenance, reports malfunctions, refuels vehicles, maintains mileage and transport records, and completes required accident, service, repair, and patient transport documentation.