What are the responsibilities and job description for the Patient Transporter - Riley Hospital (Evenings) position at Riley Children's Health?
Overview
Are you looking for a role that showcases your passion and excitement for helping others? Would you like to be part of a team that is celebrated for making a difference in the lives of patients? We are searching for individuals who are compassionate, serve with a purpose, seek excellence every day, and are dedicated to supporting their team!
Position Details:
Job Title: Patient Transporter
Company: IU Health
Department: Surgery Administration
Location: Riley Children’s Hospital
Schedule: Full Time, Evenings - 3:00pm-11:30pm Monday through Friday
This is a unique opportunity that will have a direct impact on our organization’s success and supports our vision of making Indiana one of the nation’s healthiest states. We hope this inspires you to apply and begin living our IU Health Values – Purpose, Excellence, Compassion and Team – every day.
What You Will Do:
Transport patients to and from the point of service, including admissions, discharges, ancillary and other service areas and perform varied patient/equipment handling duties.
What You Will Need:
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.
Are you looking for a role that showcases your passion and excitement for helping others? Would you like to be part of a team that is celebrated for making a difference in the lives of patients? We are searching for individuals who are compassionate, serve with a purpose, seek excellence every day, and are dedicated to supporting their team!
Position Details:
Job Title: Patient Transporter
Company: IU Health
Department: Surgery Administration
Location: Riley Children’s Hospital
Schedule: Full Time, Evenings - 3:00pm-11:30pm Monday through Friday
This is a unique opportunity that will have a direct impact on our organization’s success and supports our vision of making Indiana one of the nation’s healthiest states. We hope this inspires you to apply and begin living our IU Health Values – Purpose, Excellence, Compassion and Team – every day.
What You Will Do:
Transport patients to and from the point of service, including admissions, discharges, ancillary and other service areas and perform varied patient/equipment handling duties.
What You Will Need:
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.
