Patient Transport Associate - PT -Nights (11:00pm-7:30am)- Jefferson Abington

Patient Transporter

Primary Responsibilities:

Transports patients to their inpatient beds and/or to other areas such as surgery, therapy, or radiology in a safe and timely manner. Maintains and cleans equipment. Complies with established PPE requirements necessary for protection against exposure to blood and other potentially infectious body fluids, chemical disinfectants, radiation, and other hazardous substances. Abides by all Infection Control Policies i.e. Hand Hygiene, Equipment Decontamination.

Essential Functions:

Transport of patient: includes lifting and moving patient, movement to designation with appropriate equipment. Monitor patient's status enroute and respond to changes in patient condition. Decontaminates equipment after each transport in compliance with the Equipment Contamination Policy Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the core values of the Hospital.

Job Description

Educational / Training Requirements:

High school graduate or G.E.D. equivalent required

BLS - Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association required

Work Shift

Workday Night (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Abington Memorial Hospital

Primary Location Address

1200 Old York Road, Abington, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.