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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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