Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

SUMMARY:

• Transfer and transport patients safely and effectively from Patient Care Areas to and from diagnostic/ testing areas

• Transport stable, non-monitored patients from Patient Care Areas to and from diagnostic/ testing areas (such as CT, X-ray, Angio, Hemo) and to inpatient units for admissions.

• Able to effectively communicate with the patient, family, visitors, and the direct care providers.

• Transporters are to directly speak with the RN or the Healthcare Provider prior to a transport and when the patient returns to the unit.

• Transporters are to assist the patient with his/her restroom needs as necessary.

• Able to safely transfer patients using a transfer device such as a patient sling, slide board, or other hospital approved transfer devices.

• Cleans transport equipment between each patient use.

• Transport, locate, and redistribute equipment such as stretchers, wheelchairs, Airpals, Stryker Glides, oxygen, and other necessary equipment to perform transports.

• Replaces oxygen tanks as needed (less than 500 psi).

• Provides directions to families and/or visitors.

• Maintains current BLS certification.

• Attends and participates in departmental meetings and continuing educational activities.

• Maintains good rapport and cooperative relationships. Approaches conflict in a constructive manner. Helps to identify problems, offer solutions, and participates in their resolution.

• Maintains the confidentiality of information acquired pertaining to patient, physicians, employees, and visitors to Saint Joseph Mercy Health System. Discusses patient and hospital information only among appropriate personnel in appropriately private places.

• Assumes responsibility for performance of job duties in the safest possible manner, to assure personal safety and that of coworkers, and to report all preventable hazards and unsafe practices immediately to management.

• Behaves in accordance with the Mission, Vision and Values of Saint Joseph Mercy Health System.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Basic skills in reading, writing, and arithmetic.

• High school diploma or GED recommended.

• Basic cardiac life support required.

• Prior Healthcare experience is not required.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran