Patient Transporter

This role is responsible for transporting patients, focusing on quality, safety, and customer service, while providing care and compassion to patients, families, visitors, and staff.

Schedule: Part-time, various shifts, flexible scheduling required.

Essential Functions:

• Transport patients safely and efficiently.
• Use approved transport pathways to maintain confidentiality.
• Utilise suitable travel methods and equipment as directed.
• Employ Safe Patient Handling equipment as needed.
• Adhere to isolation precautions and standard precautions.
• Place soiled linen in designated areas and dress carts and wheelchairs with linen according to procedure.
• Clean transport equipment before and after each patient and return to storage areas.
• Know the location of fire extinguishers and fire pull boxes.
• Notify patient nurses and test site staff of patient movements.
• Complete written Patient Handoff Forms and sign them immediately after transport.
• Write test locations on whiteboards in patient rooms.
• Report any problems during transport to patient nurses or test site staff.
• Respond promptly to pagers and communication devices.
• Communicate openly with operators and staff members.
• Inform test sites and operators of delays and clear transports upon completion.
• Assist with patient admits and discharges.
• Perform wheelchair and bed rounding and restocking.
• May involve cross-training in other care site areas.

Skills:

• Patient care
• Customer service orientation
• Teamwork
• Computer literacy
• Communication
• Safe patient handling
• Personal hygiene

Minimum Qualifications:

• Current BLS certification or obtain within 60 days of hire.
• At least 18 years old for Radiology areas.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Two years of customer service experience.
• One year of medical experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent.

Physical Requirements:

• Visual acuity to read information and assess patient needs.
• Frequent verbal communication and hearing.
• Manual dexterity for equipment manipulation.
• Ability to lift and transfer patients.
• Walking and assisting with transporting patients and obtaining supplies.

Salary: $18.40 - $23.92 per hour.