Full job description
Job Description:This position is responsible for transporting patients, focusing on quality, safety, and customer service, while providing care and compassion to patients, families, visitors and staff.
Shift- days/evenings with holidays and weekends- the shifts will vary
Benefits Eligible
Full-time
Pay Range- 19.29 – 24.37 USD Hourly *dependent on experience*
Essential Functions
- Transports patients in a safe and efficient manner.
- Uses appropriate and approved transport pathways to ensure confidentiality.
- Uses appropriate methods of travel and equipment as directed.
- Uses Safe Patient Handling equipment as indicated.
- Uses isolation precautions and/or standard precautions appropriately.
- Places soiled linen in designated areas. Dresses carts and wheelchairs with linen per procedure.
- Cleans transport equipment before and after every single patient and returns to appropriate storage areas.
- Knows location of fire extinguishers and fire pull boxes.
- Notifies patient nurse when taking or returning patient to/from room and notifies test site staff when patient arrives for test.
- Utilizes written Patient Handoff Form and ensures that handoff form is filled out prior to initiating transport and signs and turns in form immediately after completion of transport.
- Writes test location on the whiteboard in patient room when leaving with patient.
- Notifies patient nurse or test site staff of any problems that occurred during transport concerning patient condition or safety.
- Responds to pager or other communication device in a timely and effective manner.
- Communicates openly with operators and with other staff members.
- Informs test sites and operators of any delays and clears transports when completed.
- Assists with patient Admits & Discharges
- Performs wheelchair/bed rounding and restocking
- May include cross training for support in other care site areas, such as: Morgue, Kitchen, Supply Chain, EVS, Inventory, etc.
Skills
- Patient Care
- Customer Service Oriented
- Teamwork
- Computer Literacy
- Communication
- Safe Patient Handling
- Personal Hygiene

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