As a Patient Transporter, you will be responsible of positioning, transferring and transporting patients to and from various departments or locations by wheelchair, bed, or gurney. You may also perform teaching and training functions, dispatching function, and limited clerical duties for the transport function. Other role requirements include:

• Equipment maintenance and cleaning or disinfection
• Deliver and pick-up specimens, blood, medical equipment, medical records, medications, and various other items
• Transport deceased patients to the morgue

This is a part-time "as needed" per diem position; schedule and working hours will vary. May convert to Career.

Salary Range: $26.44- $26.44 Hourly

Required:

• Must have a current and valid BLS certification directly from the American Heart Association or Red Cross.
• Ability to perform all physical requirements pertaining to the transport of patients in beds, gurneys, and wheelchairs as well as some heavy equipment.
• Able to lift, push, pull a minimum of 150 pounds.
• Skill in reading and writing in Standard English text such as call slips and miscellaneous clerical duties.
• Skill in speaking clearly and distinctly using appropriate vocabulary and grammar to obtain and convey information needed in the transport process of all patients and other items.
• Ability to understand medical terminology.
• Ability to operate medical equipment to perform certain job duties.
• Ability to transport patients in a safe, efficient, and professional manner appropriate to good public and patient relations.
• Ability to accept new responsibilities and work harmoniously with all hospital staff.

Preferred:

• Previous experience on a transport or lift team.
• Acute care hospital experience and of patient care needs in a hospital setting.