Transporter/ Evenings/FT/ EOW

Penn Medicine

Full-time - Entry Level

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The Transporter position at Penn Medicine involves providing professional and safe transportation services for patients and visitors at Princeton Health. This role is essential in ensuring efficient patient transport while maintaining high standards of customer service and professionalism. The position requires working evening shifts, including weekends, and involves various responsibilities related to patient care and transportation logistics.

Responsibilities

• Performs patient transportation services using stretcher, wheelchair, wheeled-bed, or morgue stretcher following specific instructions of transportation dispatcher, nurse, or Administrative Coordinator.
• Responsible for pick-up and delivery of patient's chart to and from unit with each patient transport.
• Assists nursing staff in transferring patient from bed, wheelchair, or stretcher, and assists in patient ambulation upon request.
• Keeps log of daily assignments and accurately documents patient transport activity on the electronic medical record.
• Checks patient identification to assure transport of correct patients 100% of the time.
• Reports noted discrepancies to nurse in charge immediately, prior to transport.
• Reports any problems or difficulties encountered in the performance of their duties immediately to Transportation Dispatcher and documenting these difficulties.
• Reports any problems with patients to nurse, Staffing Office Supervisor, and/or Dispatcher.
• Responsible for properly cleaning transportation equipment following a patient transport.
• Responsible for maintaining patient transportation equipment and reporting defective equipment.
• Demonstrates effective communication with radio and/or phone to report transport status.
• Demonstrates caring and respect in daily interaction with staff, patients and families.
• Assists the Staffing Office Assistant in the orientation of new employees as requested.
• Uses safety measures such as; side rails raised, patient positioned properly, etc., while transporting patients.
• Maintains safety measures during all transports.
• Assists funeral directors with the removal of bodies from the morgue as requested.
• Assists with the movement, storage, and monitoring of oxygen tanks within the hospital and during patient transports.
• Supports customer service and performance improvement goals of the department; collaborates with other caregivers/staff both within and outside the Central Transport Department, to develop effective means of enhancing patient care and service.
• Maintains standards of privacy and confidentiality.
• Other duties and projects as assigned.

Requirements

• CPR Certification
• High school diploma or GED
• Communication skills
• Ability to read, write, and speak English
• Previous experience in a health care setting preferred.

Benefits

• Free parking
• Commuter assistance
• Health savings account
• Paid holidays
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Employee discount
• 403(b)
• Life insurance
• Prescription drug insurance
• Pet insurance