Patient Transporter: Mhw - Radiology

Summary

Transports patients, and equipment throughout the facility.

Detailed Responsibilities

• Greets and provides information and direction to patients and visitors.
• Assists patients with entering and exiting vehicles, including transfer from or to wheelchairs or stretchers.
• Delivers equipment to requesting staff or department. Assists staff with removal of deceased bodies from units and transport to morgue.
• Assists staff with lift assists and repositioning of patients when needed.
• Transports patients via wheelchair, stretcher, bed or neuro chair to designated sites as requested, including patients with oxygen tanks, intravenous pumps, drips, monitors, and other equipment.

Essential

Competencies and skills:

• STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR: Acts in a manner that supports the standards of communication, respect, privacy, and teamwork by demonstrating a commitment to professional and ethical conduct.
• PATIENT AND FAMILY CENTERED CARE: "Provides Patient and Family Centered Care to patients, families, visitors and internal customers"
• ACCOUNTABILITY: Accepts ownership of job roles and specific assignments/goals; works independently, takes responsibility for own actions; admits mistakes and judgment errors; and accepts constructive feedback. Connects personal work results to the accomplishment of team and organizational goals.
• RESPONDING TO CHANGE: Accepts change and adapts in a positive and productive manner; handles unexpected situations and changes in direction calmly and with confidence. Views new assignments and job responsibilities as an opportunity for growth.
• PATIENT TRANSPORT: Provides transportation of patients and equipment from one area of the facility to another.
• CUSTOMER SERVICE: Demonstrates commitment to service excellence by promptly addressing internal/external customer issues/requests, resolving concerns while maintaining a professional image and behavior to build and enhance the patient/family/customer experience.

Education

Essential:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent

Credentials

Essential:

• BLS American Heart E-Card
• BLS Certification

Other Information

Complexity of Work: Requires critical thinking skills, effective communication, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Required Work Experience: No experience required.

• New Hires have 30 days to obtain their BLS Certification

Essential

Working conditions:

• Magnetic Fields 60.00%
• Computer Monitor 60.00%
• Cytotoxic Chemicals 40.00%
• Blood and/or Bodily Fluids 60.00%
• Audible Speech 60.00%
• Biological Hazards - Respiratory 60.00%
• Distinguish Color 60.00%
• Lifting or Carrying 0 - 25 lbs Non-Patient 60.00%
• Repetitive Movement Hand/Arm 60.00%
• Latex 40.00%
• Depth Perception 60.00%
• Climbing 40.00%
• Radiation 40.00%
• Hearing Acuity 60.00%
• Reaching 60.00%
• Seeing - Far 60.00%
• Wet or Slippery Surfaces 40.00%
• Hazardous Chemicals 20.00%
• Pushing or Pulling 0 - 25 lbs Non-Patient 60.00%
• Heating Devices 20.00%
• Lifting/Carrying Patients 35 Pounds or Greater 60.00%
• Biological Hazards - Skin or Ingestion 60.00%
• Standing 60.00%
• Seeing - Near 60.00%
• Kneeling 40.00%
• Pushing or Pulling > 75 lbs Non-Patient 60.00%
• Pushing or Pulling 26 - 75 lbs Non-Patient 60.00%
• Moving Mechanical Parts 60.00%
• Needles/Sharp Objects 60.00%
• Potential for Physical Assault 20.00%
• Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens 60.00%
• Squatting 40.00%
• Potential Electric Shock 20.00%
• Dust 40.00%
• Running 40.00%
• Hazardous Medication 20.00%
• Repetitive Movement Foot/Leg 60.00%
• Domestic Animals 40.00%
• Walking 60.00%
• Gas/Vapors/Fumes 40.00%
• Lifting or Carrying > 75 lbs Non-Patient 20.00%
• Lifting or Carrying 25.01 lbs - 75 lbs Non-Patient 40.00%
• Bending and Stooping 60.00%
• Bio hazardous Waste 60.00%
• Fire Risk 20.00%
• Extreme Heat/Cold 40.00%
• Sitting 20.00%
• Keyboard Entry 20.00%

Organizational Profile

Memorial Hospital West opened in 1992 with 100 beds to serve the growing population of western Broward. Today, the hospital has 384 beds and is one of the busiest and most technologically advanced in the region.

Memorial Hospital West’s Many Respected Specialty Programs Include

• Bariatric/Weight-Loss Surgery Program
• Medical and Surgical Services
• The Family Birthplace
• Memorial Rehabilitation Institute
• Memorial Neuroscience Institute
• Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, including Broward County’s first adult inpatient autologous transplant unit
• Memorial Cancer Institute
• Women’s Services
• Adult and Pediatric Emergency Departments
• Memorial Cardiac and Vascular Institute

Truven Health Analytics and Modern Healthcare magazine named Memorial Hospital West one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals in 2013 and 2014 – and the hospital has been consistently recognized by The Leapfrog Group with an “A” Ranking for Patient Safety.

Disclaimer: This job description is not intended, nor should it be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. It is intended to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification.