Patient Transporter - Patient Transport - St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital
Patient Transporter - Patient Transport - St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital
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Job Description
Thank you for considering a career at Mercy Health!
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40Work Shift:
All (United States of America)Summary of Primary Function/General Purpose of Position
Transports patients from their room throughout hospital as needed to ancillary departments; adheres to schedules and notifies departments of schedule changes in a timely manner. Transports patients in a safe and efficient manner including use of AIDET.
Essential Job Functions
- Transports patients and patient related items to and from various hospital locations to ancillary departments utilizing appropriate resources to ensure safe patient transport.
- Ensures patient is covered for comfort and/or privacy. Stays with patient at all times. Gives Hand-off communication to the receiving nurse.
- Verifies patient information using two forms of verification and makes sure the patient has proper identification bracelet.
- Notifies appropriate department within five minutes of patient delay for scheduled procedure or therapy sessions.
- Maintains daily transportation logs which includes departure and arrival times name of patient and/or equipment transported.
- May provide life saving care during emergency codes.
- Monitors and inspects patient care equipment prior to and during transports.
- Cleans and maintains hospital transport equipment/wheel chairs and uses hospital monitor program to monitor transport as per schedule and disinfects surfaces between transports.
- Reviews equipment/orientation checklist at least annually to ensure competent use of equipment.
Employment Qualifications
Preferred Minimum Education:
High School Diploma or GED
Licensure/Certification Required:
BLS upon hire or obtained within the employees department orientation period.
Other Knowledge Skills and Abilities Preferred:
Healthcare and/or transport experience preferred
SHIFT/SCHEDULE
Full time - 40 hours per week
Shift Time - This position works a Variable work shift Schedule
This position will have scheduled shifts every other weekend
MercyHealth is an equal opportunity employer.
Many of our opportunities reward* your hard work with:
- Comprehensive affordable medical dental and vision plans
- Prescription drug coverage
- Flexible spending accounts
- Life insurance w/AD&D
- Employer contributions to retirement savings plan when eligible
- Paid time off
- Educational Assistance
- And much more
*Benefits offerings vary according to employment status.
Department:
Patient Transport - St. ElizabethIt is our policy to abide by all Federal and State laws as well as the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a) 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). Accordingly all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color national origin religion sex sexual orientation gender identity age genetic information or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. If youd like to view a copy of the affirmative action plan or policy statement for Mercy Health Youngstown Ohio or Bon Secours Franklin Virginia; Petersburg Virginia; and Emporia Virginia which are Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer please email . If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process please contact The Talent Acquisition Team at .
Employment Type
Full-Time
