Patient Transporter - Evening Shift
On-siteIndianapolis, Indiana, United States
Job Summary
Transport patients to and from points of service, including admissions, discharges, ancillary areas, and other locations within the healthcare facility. Safely handle patients and equipment during transport via bed, stretcher, or wheelchair while monitoring and reporting any changes in a patient's condition. Collaborate with nursing staff and other healthcare professionals to coordinate patient transfers and adhere to all safety protocols, including infection control policies. Ensure timely transport of patients to minimize delays in care. This full-time evening shift position (2:00pm to 10:30pm) includes rotating weekends and holidays with shift pay differentials. No experience required.
Required Qualifications
- High school graduate or an equivalent combination of education experience from which comparable job knowledge can be acquired; to include graduates from an approved IU Health transition-to-work program.
- Requires training in all assigned competencies such as but not limited to patient oxygen equipment and monitoring of levels and amounts, patient lifting and transfers, and infection control policies.
- Requires the ability to follow oxygen transport policy and procedures, including attaching and monitoring of oxygen tank levels during transport.
- Must have the ability to frequently work in a standing position and do large amounts of walking.
- Must have the ability to lift up to 50 lbs. and be able to stoop, bend and twist while handling these weights.
- Must have the ability to use repetitive motions such as grasping, fine manipulating, medium dexterity, forearm/wrist rotation movement area used daily.
- Must have the ability to perform the basic patient lifting through in-service for proper technique.
- No experience required.
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