Patient Transporter

Job Description

Transports patients to and from scheduled treatment appointments by the use of stretchers, wheelchairs, beds, ambulation.

• Transport patients in a timely manner according to department guidelines and national benchmarks.
• Assist patients to and from wheelchairs, stretchers, or beds with technical staff and nursing assistance as needed.
• Transport assignments are dispatched electronically and received via phones and pagers.

• Maintains safety standards and uses proper body mechanics while assisting patients in transfer to and from beds, stretchers, wheelchairs, and ambulating.
• Follow patient identification policy during each transport.
• Ensure safety precautions, such as side rails, are always in place during transportation.
• Assist with patient care activities such as positioning, lifting, turning, restraining combative patients, and assisting patients out of bed during the transport process.
• Properly handle oxygen tanks, infusion pumps, IVs, and other medical equipment.
• Utilize universal precautions at all times when transporting or handling patients.
• Hold all patient information in confidence.
• Use and maintain equipment according to vendor protocol and departmental standards.
• Perform related duties based on departmental needs.

• Serves as a positive role model and maintains a positive attitude.
• Responds to scheduling responsibilities with timeliness.
• Utilizes the time and attendance system appropriately.
• Participates in development, implementation, and evaluation of Plan initiatives in collaboration with the Clinical Manager to improve outcomes.
• Understands and advocates for the principles of High Reliability in both patient care and operational efficiencies.
• Utilizes data to drive improvement.
• Maintains exemplary customer service standards for patient experience.
• Maintains HIPAA compliance with all patient information.
• Attends in-services and unit meetings.
• Maintains the integrity of unit equipment; cleans all equipment after each use.
• Completes all unit assignments as assigned.
• Assists visitors to designated areas as needed.
• Performs other duties as required or directed.
• Performs duties in other units or departments depending on hospital needs.

• Associate transports newborn, infant, adult, adolescent, and geriatric patients via wheelchair, beds, or stretcher to departments/units.
• Evidence exists that the employee has obtained age‑specific education and training.

• Assigned specific areas to monitor by lead transporter.
• Expected to clear unwanted equipment such as wheelchairs, oxygen tanks, stretchers, and beds.

• Follows time and attendance policy; reports to work on time, logs into EPIC, maintains a good attendance record, has a badge to clock in and out, requests time off with advance notice.
• Attends required in-services, demonstrates proficiency in CPR, completes yearly education/competency review per department guidelines.

• Education:
  
  High School Graduate or GED.
• Years of
  
  Experience:
  
  N/A.
• Licenses &
  
  Certifications:
  
  None.