Patient TransporterReq #:0000168567

Category:Transport

Status:Per Diem

Shift:Day

Facility:Community Medical Center

Department:Patient Transport

Location:

CMC Support, 99 Highway 37 West, Toms River, NJ 08755

Job Overview:

In this key role, the Transporter moves patients within the hospital network in wheelchairs and stretchers from time of admission until discharge.

Qualifications:

Preferred:

• High School Diploma or equivalent

• Hospital patient transport experience preferred

Certifications and Licenses Required:

• Basic Life Support (BLS) required

Scheduling Requirements:

• Rotating weekend and holiday shifts

• Per diem

Essential Functions:

• Assists nursing personnel in moving patients into chair or onto stretcher

• Cleans and sanitizes transport equipment

• Demonstrates and performs lateral lifting in a safe manner

• Demonstrates the ability to identify what the patients educational needs are

• Follows appropriate patient identification procedure to assure transport of proper patient

• Moves equipment and furniture into and out of patient s room to permit transport equipment to be moved within patient s room

• Notifies dispatcher of completion of assignment to receive further instruction

• Notifies responsible personnel of patient s arrival and delivers patients medical chart to appropriate area within the receiving unit

• Reports and identifies any suspected transport equipment malfunction for needed repairs to supervisor to ensure patient safety

• Responds to various request for wheelchairs and stretchers by locating equipment and delivering it to the requesting unit

• Responsible for monitoring of O2 flow meter to ensure adequate O2 flow during patient transport

• Returns transport equipment to proper area to ensure fire and safety regulations

RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer