Patient Transporter - RWJ Barnabas : Job Details

Job Overview:

In this key role, the Transporter moves patients within the hospital network in wheelchairs and stretchers from time of admission until discharge.

Qualifications:

Required:

* High School Diploma or equivalent required

Preferred:

* Hospital patient transport experience preferred

Certifications and Licenses Required:

* Basic Life Support (BLS) required

Scheduling Requirements:

* Rotating weekend and holiday shifts

* Per diem

Essential Functions:

* Assists nursing personnel in moving patients into chair or onto stretcher

* Cleans and sanitizes transport equipment

* Demonstrates and performs lateral lifting in a safe manner

* Demonstrates the ability to identify what the patients educational needs are

* Follows appropriate patient identification procedure to assure transport of proper patient

* Moves equipment and furniture into and out of patient s room to permit transport equipment to be moved within patient s room

* Notifies dispatcher of completion of assignment to receive further instruction

* Notifies responsible personnel of patient s arrival and delivers patients medical chart to appropriate area within the receiving unit

* Reports and identifies any suspected transport equipment malfunction for needed repairs to supervisor to ensure patient safety

* Responds to various request for wheelchairs and stretchers by locating equipment and delivering it to the requesting unit

* Responsible for monitoring of O2 flow meter to ensure adequate O2 flow during patient transport

* Returns transport equipment to proper area to ensure fire and safety regulations

RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer