Transporter - PACU - Full-Time - AVALA Hospital - RH331

Summary

The transporter is responsible for providing exceptional hospitality services in an attentive friendly and efficient manner to all guests during their entire stay. The transporter is also responsible for transfer and transport of all patients within the hospital environment by wheelchair stretcher or bed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists RN in transport of patients to inpatient unit.
• Transports patients by assisting patients in and out of cars lifting patients on and off beds moving them to and from special service and treatment area and operating rooms using wheelchairs or moveable beds.
• Comforts patients and their families by offering support and encouragement; being punctual and attentive to procedure schedules; demonstrating caring and cultural sensitivity.
• Transports equipment and supplies by pickingup requisitioned orders; delivering them to assigned treatment area and patient care areas.
• Communicates with Admit/PACU Manager regarding issues or conflicts including operational occurrences in the department.

Advanced Orthopedic and Spine Certification Requirements

(CR.1c) As part of the Advanced Orthopedic and Spine Certification at a minimum the Program directcare staff must have eight 8 hours of education specific to the Program scope initially and at least annually thereafter.

(CR.1e) As part of the Advanced Orthopedic and Spine Certification staff possess adaptability to processes as related to up to date best practices collaboration between departments compliance with protocols/processes communication cooperation and exceptional customer service.

Within 90 days of hire or if currently employed within 90 days of signing the job description must adhere to:

• Orientation of Advanced Orthopedic and Spine Certification
• In compliance with the Program education requirements
• Completed department specific competencies

Core Competencies

Action Orientation Targets and achieves results overcomes obstacles accepts responsibility establishes standards and responsibilities creates a resultsoriented environment and follows through on actions.

Communications Communicates well both verbally and in writing. Effectively conveys and shares information and ideas with others. Listens carefully and understands various viewpoints. Presents ideas clearly and concisely and understands relevant detail in presented information.

Creativity/Innovation Generates novel ideas and develops or improves existing and new systems that challenge the status quo takes risks and encourages innovation.

Critical Judgment Possesses the ability to define issues and focus on achieving workable solutions. Consistently does the right thing by performing with reliability.

Customer Orientation Listens to customers builds customer confidence increases customer satisfaction ensures commitments are met sets appropriate customer expectations and responds to customer needs.

Interpersonal Skills Effectively and productively engages with others and establishes trust credibility and confidence with others.

Leadership Motivates empowers inspires collaborates with and encourages others. Builds consensus when appropriate. Focuses team members on common goals.

Teamwork Knows when and how to attract develop reward and utilize teams to optimize results. Acts to build trust inspire enthusiasm encourage others and help resolve conflicts and develop consensus in creating highperformance teams.

Professional Requirements

• Meets dress code standards and adheres to policy.
• Completes annual education requirements.
• Maintains regulatory requirements.
• Maintains patient confidentiality at all times.
• Reports to work on time and as scheduled completes work within designated time.
• Wears identification while on duty uses computerized punch time system correctly.
• Attends annual review and department inservices in a timely manner.
• Attends staff meetings annually reads and returns all monthly staff meeting minutes.
• Represents the organization in a positive and professional manner.
• Actively participates in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities.
• Complies with all organizational policies regarding ethical business practices.
• Communicates the mission ethics and goals of the hospital as well as the focus statement of the department.
• Promotes professional growth of subordinates by sharing knowledge and/or directing them to sources if information appropriate to given situation. Utilizes journals books etc. to learn and/or improve new techniques and equipment.
• Assists other staff members in performing any duty that enhances the delivery of patient care.

Regulatory Requirements

• High school diploma.
• Must have and maintain a valid drivers license and clean driving record.
• BLS Certification Preferred

Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively in English both verbally and in writing.
• Basic computer knowledge.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires repetitive motions standing walking bending kneeling and stooping all day. The employee must frequently lift or move items weighing up to 100 pounds.