Transporter
- Not specified
Posted 2 months ago
About the role
About this Job: General Summary of Position
The Transporter supports the Manager and staff by performing the following duties; Responsible for the timely courteous and competent transportation of patients throughout MedStar National Rehabilitation Network (MNRN) and MedStar Washington Hospital Center (MWHC) complexes via wheelchair stretcher or bed. He/she will also perform a variety of other support services functions as needed to provide service excellence to patients visitors and hospital team members.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Transports patient his/her personal possessions medical records and attached clinical devices (IV's and oxygen) by wheelchair stretcher bed etc. to and from various hospital locations and to the hospital entrance upon discharge.
- Ensures the safety of the patient during transport and alerts nursing staff immediately to any signs of patient distress or unfavorable symptoms.
- Ensures the comfort of the patient by being attentive offering blankets checks modesty and engagement of appropriate conversation with the patient/assists in the lifting positioning and transferring patient to and from examination tables wheelchairs stretchers and /or beds.
- Provides lift team support as assigned. Assures that patient is comfortable and securely fastened and provides gowns pillows/blankets to patients.
- Ensures that patient has hospital identification band corresponding with name and transportation record.
- Wears appropriate protective clothing as needed.
- Documents arrival and departure times and informs appropriate staff of patient destination location and or time of arrival
- Delivers and retrieves supplies equipment and records e.g. laboratory specimens results x-ray film unit supplies medical charts pharmacy products parcels and messages.
- Maintains associated transportation records including name of patient or material transported pickup site destination and departure/ arrival times and notes difficulties encountered and relays to supervisor.
- Inspects transportation equipment for damage and/or defects.
- Cleans transportation equipment by wiping surfaces with pre-mixed cleaning solutions. reports damaged or malfunctioning transport equipment as required to service manager and or logs work request and tags and removes equipment from service.
- Retrieves clean linen and dispose of soiled linen.
- Restrains patients as directed by holding or strapping with appropriate constraints.
- Completes transports quickly and efficiently; immediately notifies dispatcher when assignments are initiated completed and when paged by dispatcher.
Education
- High School Diploma or GED required
- Less than 1 year 6 months of experience transporting patients in a hospital setting. preferred
- CPR - Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation (includes BLS and NRP) for healthcare providers from either the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross within 90 Days required
- Additional unit/specialty certifications may vary by department or business unit.
- The ideal candidate will have a passion for customer service and maintain a professional and courteous manner at all times while interacting with patients family members/caregivers and hospital staff.
- The Incumbent must be detail oriented and be able to identify safety risks before during and after transport and be attentive and patient with the subject of transport.