About this role
Join our team as a variable shift, part-time, Patient Transporter in Montclair, NJ.
Why Join Us?
Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better
- Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.
- People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.
- Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.
- Learn more about the benefits offered for this job.
Get to Know Your Team:
- Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center is an 820,000-square-foot facility that offers the latest medical programs, cutting-edge technology, and patient-focused care that includes 365 beds, 1,200+ employees, and a 27-bed Emergency Room/Fast Track Unit.
Responsibilities
- The Transporter will perform a variety of activities related to the transportation of patients, specimens, and equipment. They will greet as well as assist patients and visitors at hospitals and clinics as directed.
- Transport patients from their rooms to various locations.
- Retrieve the proper equipment needed for the transport of patients.
- Complete daily paperwork documenting activity.
- Maintain a safe, healthy working environment.
- Provide emotional support to patients and their families by listening to them and showing compassion.
- Perform all other duties assigned.
Qualifications
Job Requirements:
- Physically able to transport patients by wheelchairs, stretchers, and/or beds
- Ability to work independently utilizing a beeper
- Must be able to stand for long periods of time
- Heavy pulling, pushing, and lifting are required (50 lbs or more)
Preferred Job Requirements:
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
Rate of pay is determined based on experience and education, and may include other pay components such as differentials and call pay based on role.
Other facts
About Ardent Health Services
For nearly 100 years, Lovelace Health System has set new standards of care in New Mexico through revolutionary advances in medicine and surgery. Today, that legacy of accomplishment continues in our commitment to advanced technology and sensitive care. At Lovelace, we believe that each encounter with a patient or health care consumer offers an opportunity to make a difference in their health and well-being – and in our reputation for caring, customer service and positive outcomes. We've made investments in technology and programs to meet Albuquerque's evolving needs. With a network of acute care hospitals and Lovelace Medical Group clinics, we serve patients throughout the greater Albuquerque and Rio Rancho metropolitan area, as well as Roswell. We not only strive to be the provider of choice for patients, but employer of choice for health care professionals in New Mexico.
What you'll do
- The Transporter will perform activities related to the transportation of patients, specimens, and equipment. They will assist patients and visitors and maintain a safe working environment.
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