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40 hour Patient Transporter
Beverly, Massachusetts
Organization Facility: Beverly Hospital Category: Patient Transportation Job ID: JR65291 Date posted: 12/09/2024Job Type: Regular
Time Type: Full time
Work Shift: Day (United States of America)
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
Responsible for transporting patients, oxygen, medications, and specimens and collecting wheelchairs and stretchers throughout the hospital, as needed. Performs all other duties as assigned.Job Description:
Essential Role Responsibilities
- Transports patients to specified destinations, using required equipment, obtain ‘ticket to ride’ notifying department staff of all patient arrivals and departures, within the service standards established, and returning equipment to assigned storage area upon completion of each run.
- Records all appropriate patient transportation data completely and accurately in departmental logs and on nursing and testing units.
- Records arrival and delivery information of all Radiology patients in EPIC, as required.
- Performs oxygen rounds as directed by Supervisor using pre-established levels for oxygen tanks, replacing all empty tanks (1/4 full or less), and reporting any damage to tanks to Cardiopulmonary services.
- Transports all specimens, medications, etc., as assigned in a safe and timely manner, recording all delivery information in departmental logs, and wearing personal protective equipment, as needed.
- Report, tag and remove all defective equipment in need of repair or cleaning, notifying Supervisor of location and problem, and delivering such equipment to Plant Operations as directed by Supervisor. All equipment to be cleaned must be wiped down with appropriate cleaner within two hours of return to department.
- Wheelchairs and stretchers will be replaced to specified locations after use, and inventory rounds will be conducted twice per day as assigned.
- Perform dispatch functions as required by Supervisor, using the pre-established departmental priority list, and recording all incoming calls with the time call received, name of patient, time of pick-up, mode of transport, location of call and destination of call.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education
Attending or graduate of high school (or equivalent)
Experience
No experience necessary
Certification/License:
Basic Life Support certification required within 90 days of hire
As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement.
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