PATIENT TRANSPORTER - CASUAL

Patient Transporter - Casual

Hospital-wide, as a member of a Transport TEAM, provides timely individual patient transport via wheelchair or cart, primarily for designated inpatients and occasional outpatients, transporting patients for designated testing, therapy, treatment, pre or post-operative care or admission/discharge. Shift assignment of patient transporter employees is pre-set by the Patient Transporter, Supervisor, who also performs dispatching duties throughout the day-shift (peak transport times) via cell phone to each TEAM patient transporter. Responsible to coordinate patient transport with assigned charge nurse (inpatient) or technician and then safely and efficiently transport the patient, IV equipment, monitoring equipment, the medical record and oxygen equipment as required with any assigned transport. In addition, job assignments may include stock maintenance/distribution of oxygen tanks and regulators to assigned departments in the hospital.

Essential Job Functions

• Introduces self to patient and explains transport plan and destination.
• Provides for appropriate mode of transportation considering the patient's condition, comfort, and any safety factors.
• Transfers patient to/from cart, wheelchair, or other transport vehicle according to procedure and is knowledgeable and effectively operates transport equipment.
• Identifies patient prior to transport.
• Completes tasks as assigned through capacity management.
• Uses appropriate isolation techniques and complies with universal precautions.
• Stores and cleans transport equipment appropriately throughout the day.
• Assists in coordinating patient trips.
• Other duties as assigned.

Specialty Functions

• Communication with patients/family/department coworkers/ancillary departments and supervisors essential for the function of successful performance of this job.
• Safely transport of patients within the hospital for testing, procedures, surgery, treatment or admission/discharge.
• Safely transports assigned equipment or specimens, as necessary and time allows, with patient transport being the hospital priority.
• Provides in-house direction and customer service support for organizational excellence.

Required Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age.
• Strong leadership ability, good organizational skills, independent and critical thinking skills, sound judgment.
• Strong ability to communicate complex and/or controversial topics and concepts to a wide and diverse audience.
• Basic working knowledge of computers and office equipment

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience working with patients.

License, Certification & Clearances

• Basic Life Support (BLS) approved curriculum of the American Heart Association (CPR and AED) program Required
• Act 33 with renewal
• Act 34 with renewal
• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities, but does serve as a coach and mentor for other positions in the department.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

• Incumbent will be scheduled based on operational need (rotate shifts, standby, on-call, etc.).
• Travel may be expected locally between Independence Health locations.

AAP/EEO

• Independence Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of Independence Health to prohibit discrimination of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, non-job related disability, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other protected class. Independence Health will conform to the spirit as well as the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.
• Ability to perform the Essential Functions listed on the Physical Conditions and ability to perform the Essential Functions on the Working Condition chart below.

Work Environment

Effective March 2020 or during pandemic: goggles, face shield and mask are required according to CDC guidelines

When lift requirement is in excess of 50#, lift assistance (2 person) and/or transfer device is required.

Physical Demands

When lift requirement is in excess of 50#, lift assistance (2 person) and/or transfer device is required.

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