About this role
This position is responsible for transporting patients under the direction of the registered nurse throughout the hospital. Provides supplies and equipment required for patient care. Participates in the monitoring of equipment safety, maintenance and cleanliness.
Education & Experience:
- High School education or equivalent required.
- Completed EMT course preferred, or previous successful experience verified by reference check.
Certification/Licensure:
- American Heart Association BLS required.
Knowledge & Skills:
- Ability to exercise initiative within scope of practice and benefit from constructive criticism.
- Knowledgeable about role and responds to Emergency Codes.
Position Responsibilities
Patient Care Safety:
- Transports patients to other departments via stretcher and wheelchair.
- Ambulates and transfers patients with assistance as necessary.
- Transports portable oxygen tanks.
- Changes oxygen regulators.
- Monitors oxygen tank pressure including crash cart tanks, each shift, on each unit.
- Monitors oxygen key/wrench each shift.
- Reports problems with unsafe/broken equipment.
- Sets up traction equipment for patient use.
- Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers.
Communication:
- Informs nurse of patients taken for tests and after their return, utilizing Transport-tracking.
- Alerts nurse to patient changes, problems as necessary.
- Utilizes Transport- tracking.
- Maintains confidentiality regarding patient information.
Assist in orientation of new personnel.
Clean equipment, such as wheelchairs, hospital beds, or portable medical equipment, documenting needed repairs or maintenance.
Respond to emergency situations, such as emergency medical calls, security calls, or fire alarms.
Restrain patients to prevent violence or injury or to assist physicians or nurses to administer treatments.
Transport portable medical equipment or medical supplies between rooms or departments.
Assist in postmortem care and transport bodies to the morgue.
Assist funeral directors with retrieval of bodies from the morgue according to policy.
Transports medications to and from clinical areas following proper procedure.
Assist with application of Clinicare and specialty mattresses.
Obtain patient weight & document.
Transfer to and from bed chair.
Specimen delivery to the Laboratory including blood pick up.
Obtains needed equipment and supplies.
Delivers courtesy trays when requested.
Assist with discharging of patients.
| Physical Requirements: N: Never O: Occasionally (<20%) F: Frequently (20%-80%) C: Constantly (>80%) | |||||
| Lifting <20lbs | O | Standing | C | Sitting | O |
| Lifting 20-50lbs | F | Climbing | O | Kneeling | F |
| Lifting>50lbs | O | Crouching | O | Reaching | F |
| Carrying | F | Hearing | C | Walking | F |
| Pushing | F | Talking | F | Vision | C |
| Environmental Conditions: | |||||
| Noise | F | Varied Temperatures | O | Cleaning Agents | F |
| Noxious odors | O | Patient Exposure | F | Operative Equipment | F |
BENEFITS INFORMATION:
Other facts
About Inspira Health
Inspira Health is a charitable nonprofit health care organization serving communities across southern New Jersey. The system traces its roots to 1899 and comprises three hospitals, two comprehensive cancer centers, eight multi-specialty health centers, and locations throughout South Jersey. These include urgent care; outpatient imaging and rehabilitation; sleep medicine labs; cardiac testing facilities; behavioral health, digestive health and wound care centers; home care and hospice; and more than 35 primary and specialty physician practices in Gloucester, Cumberland, Salem, Camden and Atlantic counties.
Together with our medical staff of more than 1,200 physicians and other health care providers, we provide evidence-based care to help each patient achieve the best possible outcome. Our clinical and support staffs are focused on providing quality care in a safe environment for every patient. And we understand that to provide excellent care to our patients, we must also be sensitive to the needs of their families. The love and support of family can comfort and strengthen patients while aiding the healing process.
In support of our mission to improve the lives of all we serve, the leadership and staff of Inspira Health are dedicated to clinical and service excellence. However, as a leading regional health network, we are committed to doing more than just that. We believe our organization must become a source of inspiration, encouraging everyone to lead healthier lives. This can only be achieved by working together with our communities; by bringing vital services to the towns and neighborhoods we serve; and partnering with like-minded organizations to create a culture throughout our region that fosters good health for everyone.
What you'll do
- The Transporter is responsible for transporting patients throughout the hospital and providing necessary supplies and equipment for patient care. They also monitor equipment safety and cleanliness, and respond to emergency situations as needed.
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