Patient Transporter

Description

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Summary:

Provides safe transportation for patients between nursing units and to and from diagnostic and treatment areas. Additional responsibilities include other indirect patient care activities such as maintaining a clean, well-stocked work environment in the assigned area. Work is performed under the close supervision of a hospital supply technician or a member of the nursing staff.

Responsibilities:

1. Assists health professionals as appropriate to assigned work area

2. Ensures that medical equipment necessary for patient transport is clean, functional and operational. Reports any equipment malfunctions to supervisor.

3. Helps maintain a clean and safe work environment.

4. Procures, processes, and/or delivers equipment, supplies, nourishments, and other resources to the assigned area on a routine basis and during emergency situations

5. Transports patients (whose conditions range from stable to highly complex with special equipment needs) to other nursing units, to diagnostic and treatment areas, and for discharge from the Hospitals.

Other Information

Other information:

Education Requirements:

● None required.

Licensure/Certification Requirements:

● Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification required within thirty (30) days of hire.

Professional Experience Requirements:

● No prior experience required.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

● Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos, and the ability to write simple correspondence.

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC REX Healthcare

Organization Unit: Rex Central Patient Transport

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00

Salary Range: $18.00 - $24.66 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Variable

Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

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Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.