Patient Transporter - Patient Transport - St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital

At Bon Secours Mercy Health, we are dedicated to continually improving health care quality, safety and cost effectiveness. Our hospitals, care sites and clinicians are recognized for clinical and operational excellence.

This position is represented by a collective bargaining agreement.

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 employee's department orientation period.

Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

Healthcare and/or transport experience preferred

SHIFT/SCHEDULE

Part time - 24 hours per week

Shift Time - This position works a Variable work shift Schedule.

This position will have scheduled shifts every other weekend.

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

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 you'd 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 Employers, 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 ~~~