Patient Escort - Casual - Rotating

Why work for Nebraska Methodist Health System
At Nebraska Methodist Health System we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. Its helping families grow by making each delivery special conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch going above and beyond for a patients needs or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.

Job Summary:

Responsibilities:

Essential Job Functions

Transports patients to and from clinical ancillary and support areas by following established departmental policies and procedures following Standard Safety Precautions procedures and using exceptional customer service to ensure delivery of services within an established time frame.

Communicates with appropriate personnel regarding transportation of patients when the patient is leaving or returning to the unit to ensure the safe transition of care for the patient according to hospital policy.

Transfers patients to and from beds wheelchairs or stretchers by following departmental policies and procedures and Standard Safety Precautions to ensure the safe transition of care for the patient according to hospital policy.

Transports patients to their vehicles upon hospital discharge by assisting the patients into their vehicles and loading their belongings into the vehicle to ensure the safe transition of care for the patient according to hospital policy.

Provides accurate and detailed documentation of all transport activity by using the patient tracking system or dispatch to ensure patient information is current and correct.

Picks up and delivers specimens and films by following departmental policies and procedures to ensure timely and accurate delivery to assigned locations.

Schedule:

This is a casual position.

Job Description:

Job Requirements

Education

• High School diploma or General Educational Development (G.E.D. preferred.

Experience

• Previous patient care contact preferred.

License/Certifications

• N/A

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Excellent customer service skills required.
• Skilled in critical thinking problem solving and sound judgment.
• Strong verbal communication skills for positive interaction with staff and customers required.
• Able to read write and comprehend various written reports and documents required.

Physical Requirements

Weight Demands

• Not necessary for the position 0:
  • Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force. Sitting most of the time. Walking and standing are required only occasionally.
• Occasionally Performed 133:
  • Very Heavy Work: Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force
• Constantly Performed 67100:
  • Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force.
  • Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.
  • Heavy Work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force.

Physical Activity

• Not necessary for the position 0:
  • Climbing
  • Crawling
  • Keyboarding/typing
  • Repetitive Motions
  • Sitting
• Frequently Performed 3466:
  • Carrying
  • Crouching
  • Grasping
  • Kneeling
  • Speaking/talking
  • Standing
  • Stooping/bending
  • Twisting
  • Fingering/Touching
• Constantly Performed 67100:
  • Balancing
  • Hearing
  • Lifting
  • Pulling/Pushing
  • Reaching
  • Seeing/Visual
  • Speaking/talking
  • Walking

Job Hazards

• Not Related:
  • Electrical Shock/Static
  • Radiation NonIonizing (Ultraviolet visible light infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)
• Rare 133:
  • Radiation Alpha Beta and Gamma (particles such as XRay Cat Scan Gamma Knife etc)
• Occasionally 3466:
  • Physical hazards (noise temperature lighting wet floors outdoors sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)
  • Equipment/Machinery/Tools
  • Explosives (pressurized gas)
• Frequent 67100
  • Chemical agents (Toxic Corrosive Flammable Latex)
  • Biological agents (primary air born & blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) Blood or Body Fluid (BBF)

About Methodist:

Nebraska Methodist Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa more than 30 clinic locations a nursing and allied health college and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. From the day Methodist Hospital was chartered in 1891 service to our communities has been a top priority. Financial assistance health education outreach to our diverse communities and populations and other community benefit activities have always been central to our mission.

Nebraska Methodist Health System is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex age national origin disability veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or any other classification protected by Federal state or local law.