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Patient Transporter

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The University of Kansas Health System

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United States , Kansas City

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Job Description:

Transports patients by assisting patients in and out of taxis, ambulances, cars, and helicopters; lifting patients on and off beds; moving them to and from special service and treatment areas, and operating rooms; using wheelchairs or moveable beds. This posting is for needs on our 2nd shift, which is from 3pm-11:30pm.

Job Responsibility:

  • Transports patients by assisting patients in and out of taxis, ambulances, cars, and helicopters
  • lifting patients on and off beds
  • moving them to and from special service and treatment areas, and operating rooms
  • using wheelchairs or moveable beds
  • Demonstrates competence in the areas of critical thinking, interpersonal relationships, and technical skills
  • Demonstrates ability to provide care/service safely and efficiently for the care of each patient
  • Presents a neat and clean appearance, appropriate for a professional health care environment
  • Takes initiative, stays productive, looks for patients to transport
  • Keeps CTD radio on and wears earpiece, at all times while at hospital
  • Uses appropriate radio etiquette at all times
  • Properly identifies patient that is to be transported
  • Acknowledges and maintains the right to privacy and confidentiality
  • Notifies nursing staff of patient transports prior to leaving the floor and after the return of each patient
  • Signs patient in and out of each patient care area
  • Attends to patient’s comfort and safety during transport
  • Assists other members of the Central Transportation Department as needed
  • Informs receiving departments in person of a patient’s arrival
  • Informs nursing and/or technician whenever there is a change of status in transporting a patient
  • Informs receiving department and the CTD Dispatcher of any delays, cancellations, and changes in mode of transportation
  • Assumes responsibility for the transportation (patient and non-patient) activities and other tasks that contribute to the patient’s care
  • Maintains a patient-centered focus and strives to support the mission, goals and values of the hospital, department and division
  • Assists nursing personnel to position patients for all types of transports and provide proper immobilization of patient as required
  • Handles patient and non-patient moves with the same sense of urgency
  • Removes transportation equipment from the patient care areas and returns them to the proper locations
  • Performs daily work assignments in an efficient, organized manner and with an optimum degree of accuracy
  • Interacts with physicians and other technical staff to provide quality, safe and efficient care for the patient
  • Reports equipment malfunctions promptly to Dispatcher, marks equipment appropriately and delivers equipment to Biomed
  • Attends annual refresher and as needed training for demonstrating competency of all equipment used during the transportation of patients
  • Answers pager in a timely and courteous fashion
  • Enters transportation data into CTD computer when assisting Dispatcher
  • Assists Supervisor with departmental training and orientation of new employees
  • Trains new employees on maintaining and collecting transportation data
  • Performs Patient Transporter functions as requested
  • Capability to effective operate the following equipment while safely transporting patients: (1)Wheelchair – Feet, Leg Rests, Arm Rests and Brakes. (2)Stretcher/Gurney – Raise, Lower, Raise Head Area, Steer Mode, Neutral and Brakes (3)TotaLift Chair – Raise, Lower, Raise as Chair, Foot Rests, Transfer Crank and Breaks. (4)Telemetry Monitor Removal – Leeds, Electrodes, Monitor (5)Slide-Board – Transfer of Patient. (6)Air-Pal – Motor, Mattress and Hose. (7)Gate Belt – Transport of Patient. (8)O2-Oxygen Tank – Tank, Regulator, Valves, O2 Carrier and exchange of tanks. (9)Video Chair – Raise, Lower, Raise as Chair, Foot Rests, Seat Belt and Brakes
  • Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department

Requirements:

  • High School Graduate or GED
  • Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) within 60 days of hire

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 20, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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