Patient Transporter

• Facilitate safe and timely movement of patients and materials within the hospital
• Maintain patient confidentiality and respect privacy
• Provide excellent customer service to patients, families, and hospital staff
• Operate transport and patient-handling equipment safely and efficiently
• Identify and report broken equipment to remove it from circulation
• Complete work assignments efficiently to meet patient and unit needs
• Accurately document transport activities for departmental reference and quality improvement

• High school diploma or GED or equivalent experience
• Recognize the needs and behaviors of various age groups of patients
• Good communication skills
• Ability to anticipate patient, employee, and unit needs
• Customer service skills
• Must be able to read, write and speak English
• Basic math skills
• Flexible, versatile, reliable, and a team player
• Utilize good judgment
• CPR certification should be obtained within the first 90 days after new hire orientation
• Ability to work weekends and holidays and different shifts
• Ability to perform lifting and transfer activities related to patients
• Safe body mechanics
• Ability to perform very heavy lifting (up to 100 pounds occasionally and over 50 pounds frequently, over 20 pounds constantly)
• Ability to maneuver and operate equipment used by the department
• Routinely works with potentially infectious specimens and patients
• Ability to assist in evacuating patients in emergencies
• Work environment includes exposure to adverse, hazardous conditions
• Continuous walking, pushing, pulling, stooping, bending, twisting throughout shift
• Prior experience with various patient age groups preferred
• Ability to safely operate hospital equipment
• Knowledge of safe body mechanics
• Team player mentality

Prior experience with various patient age groups preferred

• Health Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plan
• Life insurance
• Paid holidays
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program