Transports patients safely and comfortably between hospital units using wheelchairs or stretchers, maintains and cleans transport equipment, notifies staff on arrival, reports changes in patient condition, and picks up or delivers materials as needed.
Job Description
Transports patients to and from various units as directed, safely and comfortably. Picks up and delivers materials and/or equipment as needed.
Job Responsibility
- * Transports patients in wheel chairs or on stretchers to and from various units as directed.
- Responds to page promptly.
- Uses proper body mechanics during transfer and transport.
- Transports patients using wheelchairs or stretchers, as directed.
- Notifies staff upon arrival of patients.
- Reports any changes of patient's condition during transport to charge nurse.
- Ensures proper height is kept on I.V set-up when transporting patient.
- * Promotes and maintains cleanliness and effective functioning of transport equipment.
- Reports defective wheelchairs and stretchers to Supervisor.
- Cleans transportation equipment.
- * Picks up and delivers materials as directed within the Hospital promptly and accurately.
- Performs related duties as required.
*ADA Essential Functions
Job Qualification
- High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
- Minimum of one (1) year experience in a medical setting, preferred.
- Good communication skills-fluent in English.
- Physical demand are constant walking, standing, stooping, bending, turning, lifting; Frequent stretching, pulling, pushing; Occasional sitting.
*Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).
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