What are the responsibilities and job description for the Transporter- Full Time Evening Shift- Nazareth Hospital position at Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic?
- Nazareth Hospital has a Full Time Transporter position available. Under the direct supervision of the Lead Transporter, and or Dispatcher, performs duties necessary to and involving transportation of patients to and from all nursing areas, diagnostic/therapeutic departments, and various patient areas. Performs miscellaneous duties securing and delivering reports, supplies, and equipment to and from various services and supply areas.
- This position will work every other weekend with rotating weekday shifts as well as every other holiday. Must be available for days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.
Requirements:
High school graduate or equivalent. American Heart CPR certified. Ability to walk without assistance, ability to lift patients, ability to work with people effectively, ability to follow oral and written instructions.
Details:
- Follows 2 patient ID policies remembering to never remove patient from floor without ID wrist band
- Demonstrates ability to recognize and communicate nurse, physician and/or technologist a change in patient’s condition
- Demonstrates good judgment in selecting proper mode of communication when interacting with various populations served (pediatric, adult, geriatric, etc.); introducing self to patient and telling them where they are going
- Assists in providing patient/comfort, privacy and confidentiality
- Demonstrates good judgment in selecting proper mode of “transportation”.
- Position patients properly taking into account patient impairment, skin conditions, pain, size, age, etc.
- Able to perform CPR and emergency measures
- Follows any patient safety alerts, especially fall precautions
- Applies brakes on wheelchair and stretchers whenever assisting transfer or leaving patient
- Never leaves patient alone on stretcher with side rails down.
- Moves wheelchair footrests and legs away before patient stands
- Properly completes a hand off communication with every transport (“ticket to ride”/passport), including alerting receiving staff of patient’s arrival
- Obtains assistance when needed
- Cleans patient contact surfaces with disinfecting agent between all transports and maintain adequate supply of cleaning agents
- Respond promptly and courteously to internal communication and directions, keeping equipment in working order each shift; return equipment at the completion of each shift
- Maintains an adequate portable O2 supply
- Inspects and reports safety hazards and broken transport devices for repair
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