Patient Services Transporter - Patient Services - Norwalk, CT

At Nuvance Health, we enjoy the benefits of a two-state system as we cultivate an inclusive culture where everyone feels welcomed, respected and supported. Together, we are a team of 15,000+ strong hearts and open minds. If you share our values of connected, personal, agile and imaginative, we invite you to discover what’s possible for you and your career.

When you join our growing, multi-specialty medical practice, you can enjoy the advantages of being a part of a large health system while working in a more intimate setting than a hospital. You can build relationships with patients over time as you take advantage of opportunities for more team building, socialization and work-life balance.

We offer a range of outpatient practices, including primary care, oncology, neurology, gastroenterology, endocrinology, OB/GYN, bariatric, surgical, cardiology and infectious diseases. Join the Nuvance Health medical practice and be part of a collaborative team in an environment of open communication and unwavering compassion.

The patient transporter brings patients to and from their designated testing centers, delivers equipment to the nursing floors, and removes/delivers blood products or sterile supplies.

• Transports designated in-patients and out-patients.
• Assists in maintaining a safe and orderly work environment.
• Participates in setting and attaining department goals.
• Maintains confidentiality of all aspects of patients and their families at all times.
• Utilizes communication skills effectively with patients, families, visitors, medical staff and hospital personnel.
• Keeps current regarding job related duties through required inservice education and staff meetings.
• Formulates and uses effective working relationships with all health care staff, patients & significant others.
• Assertively seeks guidance and direction as needed.
• Provides coverage for Code 99's.
• Serves as dispatcher as needed.
• Applies basic trapeze set ups and retrieves equipment for other traction sets.
• Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

HS GRAD/EQUIVALENT

High School Diploma or GED required.

Must understand and speak conversational English and possess listening and comprehension skills. Must be able to work with young, elderly, sick and physically challenged people.

Bilingual desired.

• Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity
• Occupational:
  Significant occupational risk
• Physical Effort:
  Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force
• Physical Environment:
  Significant exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.

$17.00 - $24.91 Hourly

With strong hearts and open minds, we’re pushing past boundaries and challenging the expected, all in the name of possibility. We are neighbors caring for neighbors, working together as partners in health to improve the lives of the people we serve. If you share our passion for the health of our communities, advance your career with Nuvance Health!