Patient Transporter

3 weeks ago

Boston, Massachusetts, United States Brigham & Women's Hospital(BWH) Full time
Job Summary

Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) is seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Patient Transporter to join our team. As a Patient Transporter, you will play a vital role in ensuring the safe and timely transportation of patients, patient equipment, and patient-related items throughout the hospital.

Key Responsibilities
  • Transport patients in stretchers, beds, or wheelchairs to test sites for testing and back to their rooms once the test is completed.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of hospital systems and procedures, location of all departments, treatment areas, and other patient services.
  • Transport specimens to the lab, as required, and transport patients to lobby areas upon discharge.
  • Receive assignments via pagers and two-way phones from dispatchers or supervisors.
  • Enter pick-ups and completion of assignments in the bed system using the telephony system as trained.
  • Respond to simple patient requests, communicating more complex needs to the RN.
  • Provide supportive customer service, functioning as part of the patient care team and demonstrating appropriate behavior in interactions with staff, patients, and visitors.
  • Use germicidal wipes and disposable gloves to disinfect transport equipment prior to patient transport and at the completion of the assignment.
  • Follow infection control guidelines and safety protocols when transporting patients and patient equipment.
  • Follow proper safety protocol when assigned to pick up patients from the Helipad.
  • Transport, clean, tag, and return to designated storage area: IV poles, monitors, wheelchairs, stretchers, pumps, scales, lift, and other patient equipment as directed by supervisor.
  • Maintain neatness and organization of work and storage areas. Collect, disinfect, and store transport and patient equipment.
Requirements
  • High School diploma or equivalent preferred.
  • 1 year experience as an escort at BWH.
  • Ability to speak, read, and write English.
  • Ability to stand, carry, push, and pull 50-80 lbs.
Skills and Abilities
  • Ability to operate elevator, radios, pagers, and other equipment in a professional manner.
  • Ability to perform keyboard operations.
  • Ability to operate equipment including beds, stretchers, etc.
Work Environment

Work requires prolonged walking, standing, and pushing patient transportation vehicles. Lifting and guiding patients onto transportation vehicles with assistance of other personnel.

Office working conditions are clean and well-lighted, in a reasonably quiet and professional environment. Brigham and Women's Hospital is a fragrance control environment.

EEO Statement

Brigham and Women's Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.

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