Patient Transporter

Job Overview:

In this key role, the Transporter moves patients within the hospital network in wheelchairs and stretchers from time of admission until discharge.

Qualifications:

Preferred:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Hospital patient transport experience preferred

Certifications and Licenses Required:

• Basic Life Support (BLS) required

Scheduling Requirements:

• Rotating weekend and holiday shifts
• Per diem

Essential Functions:

• Assists nursing personnel in moving patients into chair or onto stretcher
• Cleans and sanitizes transport equipment
• Demonstrates and performs lateral lifting in a safe manner
• Demonstrates the ability to identify what the patients educational needs are
• Follows appropriate patient identification procedure to assure transport of proper patient
• Moves equipment and furniture into and out of patient s room to permit transport equipment to be moved within patient s room
• Notifies dispatcher of completion of assignment to receive further instruction
• Notifies responsible personnel of patient s arrival and delivers patients medical chart to appropriate area within the receiving unit
• Reports and identifies any suspected transport equipment malfunction for needed repairs to supervisor to ensure patient safety
• Responds to various request for wheelchairs and stretchers by locating equipment and delivering it to the requesting unit
• Responsible for monitoring of O2 flow meter to ensure adequate O2 flow during patient transport
• Returns transport equipment to proper area to ensure fire and safety regulations