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PATIENT TRANSPORTER

Independence Health System
Butler, PA Full Time
POSTED ON 2/25/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/25/2025
Responsible for transporting patients and miscellaneous supplies throughout the hospital. Equipment is to be kept clean and maintained.
 
Shift: rotating daylight shifts  
 
Education

Minimum:    Ability to read, write and follow oral and written instructions.
Preferred:     High School Diploma or equivalent
 
Registration/Certification/Licensure:
Act 33/73 clearances  

Preferred: Friends & Family CPR
 
Experience

Minimum
:     On the job training will be provided.
Preferred:      Some experience working with patients and transport.
 
Other Requirements:
Responsible to safely access, transport, and handle sharps, such as needles, suture kits, lancets, syringes, etc. Responsible to safely transport a single patient labeled oral contrast to appropriate nursing units.
 
Status:
Non-Exempt
 
Physical Requirements:
 
 
The following frequency definitions apply to all Physical Requirements unless otherwise noted:
Occasional: (0-1/3 of day , 0 - 2.5 hrs/day, 1 - 4 reps/hr)
Frequent: (1/3 -2/3 of day , 2.5 - 5.5 hrs/day, 5 -24 reps/hr)
Constant: (> 2/3rd of day , > 5.5 hrs/day, > 24 reps/hr)

  NOTE: An asterisk (*) indicates that the item is an essential function.

 
 
Non-Material Handling
 
Standing *- Remaining on one's feet in an upright position remaining stationary - CONSTANT
 
Walking *- Remaining upright on one's feet, and moving about - CONSTANT
 
Sitting - Body remains in a seated position - OCCASIONAL
 
Stooping - To bend the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist - OCCASIONAL
 
Bending *- To flex the upper body forward - OCCASIONAL
 
Twisting* - To rotate the upper body forward - OCCASIONAL
 
Climbing - To move the body in any direction on equipment or structures that do not include stairs or ladders - OCCASIONAL
 
Ladders - To ascend and descend ladders - N/A
 
Stairs - To ascend and descend stairs - OCCASIONAL
 
Kneeling - To move the body downwards and come to rest on both hands and both knees - N/A
 
Squatting* - To move the body downwards by bending both knees - OCCASIONAL
 
Crouching - To bend the body forward and downward by bending the spine and the legs - OCCASIONAL
 
Crawling - To move the body forward or backwards on hands and knees - N/A
 
Reaching Horizontal* - To extend the arms and hands outward, remaining under shoulder height - OCCASIONAL
 
Reaching Overhead - To extend the arms and hands up and out over shoulder height - OCCASIONAL
 
Grasping *- Using functional gripping of the hand to handle an object - CONSTANT
 
Finger Manipulation* - To manipulate objects with the use of fingers - FREQUENT
 
Seeing *- Using visual feedback to accomplish a task or activity - CONSTANT
 
Hearing* - Using sound feedback to accomplish a task or activity - CONSTANT
 
Repetitive Upper Extremity Use* - Using the arms and/or hands continuously or more than 2/3 of the total time - CONSTANT

Repetitive Lower Extremity Use - Using the legs and/or feet continuously or more than 2/3 of the total time - N/A
 
 
Material Handling 
 
Pushing* - To exert a force upon an object in order to move it in a certain direction Pushing refers to moving an object away from the person
 
●FREQUENT - 20# - 50#
 
●OCCASIONAL - 50# - 100#
 
Pulling* - To exert a force upon an object in order to move it in a certain direction Pulling refers to moving an object towards the person
 
●FREQUENT- 20# - 50#
 
●OCCASIONAL - 50# - 100#
 
Lift* - Floor to Waist
 
●OCCASIONAL
 
●Up to 20#
 
Lift *- Waist to shoulder
 
●OCCASIONAL
 
●Up to 20#
 
Lift *- Shoulder to overhead
 
●OCCASIONAL
 
●Up to 20#
 
Carrying* - To transport an object or article using the arms or hands (> 10 feet)
 
●OCCASIONAL
 
●Up to 20#
 
 
Environmental Factors
 
Working alone * - OCCASIONAL
 
Working in cramped quarters - OCCASIONAL
 
Constant interruptions - FREQUENT
 
Working with hands in water - OCCASIONAL
 
Use of power tools - N/A
 
Working on ladders/scaffolding - N/A
 
Exposure to vibration - OCCASIONAL
 
Exposure to dust - OCCASIONAL
 
Exposure to noise (constant) - FREQUENT
 
Exposure to electrical energy (outlets, etc) - OCCASIONAL
 
Exposure to temperature changes (heat, cold, humidity), that require special clothing* - OCCASIONAL
 
Exposure to slippery walking surfaces * - OCCASIONAL
 
Exposure to solvents, grease, oils - N/A
 
Exposure to radiant energy, ie computer terminal (more than 4 hours per shift) - N/A
 
Working with bloodborne pathogens *- OCCASIONAL
 
 
Cardiovascular Energy Requirements - Physical Demand 

Physical Demand

Met Level

Examples of similar activity intensity

Sedentary to Light 0 - 3.5 Light house cleaning, washing dishes, serving food, food shopping, sitting, standing, computer work.
Medium 3.6 - 6.3 House work (mopping, scrubbing), health club exercising, treadmill work, stretching, yoga, walk/run-play with children, aerobic class, dancing, carrying bucket/wood, auto body repair, shoveling snow, golf (carrying clubs).
Heavy to Very Heavy > 6.4 Calisthenics (push up, pull up, sit up, vigorous effort), carrying groceries upstairs, shoveling coal, bailing hay, fire fighting, sawing by hand, splitting wood.
 
 
As relates to this position:
 
●Sedentary to Light - OCCASIONAL
 
●Medium - CONSTANT
 
●Heavy to Very Heavy - N/A

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