Position Overview
Job Summary
Transports patients and equipment throughout the Hospitals and Clinics via wheelchair or gurney.
Job Duties
+ Assists floor staff with patient transfers to and from mode of transport.
+ Transports patients, belongings and deceased to and from assigned departments.
+ Assists patients in and out of vehicles and transport equipment.
+ Lifts and maneuvers patients using proper body mechanics and equipment, as needed.
+ Transports specific patient care equipment, specialty carts, and beds to requesting departments.
+ Assists with equipment management by identifying those needing cleaning and repair.
+ Transports soiled equipment to the appropriate cleaning area and broken equipment to be biomed for repairs.
+ Cleans soiled patient care equipment and stages for redistribution.
+ Maintains wheelchair availability in assigned staging locations.
+ Maintains eye contact, acknowledges and greets patient, and communicates the transport destinat...