Hospital-wide, as a member of a Transport Team, provides timely individual patient transport via wheelchair or cart, primarily for designated inpatients and occasional outpatients, transporting patients for designated testing, therapy, treatment, pre or post-operative care or admission/discharge. Shift assignment of patient transporter employees is pre-set by the Patient Transporter, Supervisor, who also performs dispatching duties throughout the day-shift (peak transport times) via cell phone to each TEAM patient transporter. Responsible to coordinate patient transport with assigned charge nurse (inpatient) or technician and then safely and efficiently transport the patient, IV equipment, monitoring equipment, the medical record and oxygen equipment as required with any assigned transport. In addition, job assignments may include stock maintenance/distribution of oxygen tanks and regulators to assigned departments in the hospital.
Essential Job Functions include: introducing self to patient and explaining transport plan and destination; providing for appropriate mode of transportation considering the patients condition, comfort, and any safety factors; transferring patient to/from cart, wheelchair, or other transport vehicle according to procedure and is knowledgeable and effectively operates transport equipment; identifying patient prior to transport; completing tasks as assigned through capacity management; determining patient code status prior to transport; using appropriate isolation techniques and complying with universal precautions; storing and cleaning transport equipment appropriately throughout the day; assisting in coordinating patient trips; and other duties as assigned.
Specialty Functions include: communication with patients/family/department coworkers/ancillary departments and supervisors essential for the function of successful performance of this job; safely transporting of patients within the hospital for testing, procedures, surgery, treatment or admission/discharge; safely transporting assigned equipment or specimens, as necessary and time allows, with patient transport being the hospital priority; and providing in-house direction and customer service support for organizational excellence.
Required Qualifications include: being 18 years of age; strong leadership ability, good organizational skills, independent and critical thinking skills, sound judgment; strong ability to communicate complex and/or controversial topics and concepts to a wide and diverse audience; and basic working knowledge of computers and office equipment.
Preferred Qualifications include: prior experience working with patients.
License, Certification & Clearances include: Basic Life Support (BLS) approved curriculum of the American Heart Association (CPR and AED) program Required; Act 33 with renewal; Act 34 with renewal; and Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal.
Supervisory Responsibilities include: this position has no direct supervisory responsibilities, but does serve as a coach and mentor for other positions in the department.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work include: incumbent will be scheduled based on operational need (rotate shifts, standby, on-call, etc.); and travel may be expected locally between Excela Health locations.
LEAN includes: actively promotes a Lean work culture by performing team member duties to encourage consistent use of LEAN principles and processes, including continually seeking work process improvements.
AAP/EEO includes: Excela Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of Excela Health to prohibit discrimination of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, non-job related disability, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other protected class. Excela Health will conform to the spirit as well as the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.
Work Environment includes: effective March 2020 or during pandemic: goggles, face shield and mask are required according to CDC guidelines.
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