Patient Transporter- Per Diem - Steward Health Care : Job Details

Patient Transporter- Per Diem

Steward Health Care

Job Location : Methuen,MA, USA

Posted on : 2024-11-06T00:53:18Z

Job Description :
Location: Holy Family Hospital Posted Date: 5/28/2024 Job Type: Per Diem Salary: To be determined by experience Department: 0301.71100 HFH Patient Transport

Join us at Holy Family Hospital

Not many healthcare professionals have the opportunity to build a career with a great job and robust benefits while also caring for friends, family and neighbors. You can when you work at Holy Family Hospital in Methuen and Haverhill. As part of the Steward Health Care System, our goal is to offer low-cost, high-quality healthcare to the people who live and work near our hospital, so they don't have to travel far for great care.

Our two campuses in Methuen and Haverhill have a total of 320 beds, and we are a full-service, acute care hospital offering comprehensive inpatient medical/surgical units, outpatient care, and 24/7 emergency services. We have three behavioral health units: cardiac telemetry, and critical care service lines. Our Haverhill campus offers all private rooms, and our Methuen campus offers a new state-of-the-art catheterization suite and Joint Center of Excellence, named as a Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Distinction+ Center for Knee and Hip Replacement.

Position Summary: Patient Transporter Per Diem.

To provide a safe and comfortable environment for those patients at risk of harming themselves or others.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide rounds / observation for one (1) to three (3) patients requiring observation for safety, section twelve (12), falls on the same unit and/or the Emergency Department.
  • Provide one to one observations on suicidal patients and others as assigned.
  • Perform patient assistance with ambulation and mobilization activities safely, including but not limited to assisting patients out of and returning to bed/chair primarily for bathroom privileges.
  • Assist with patient repositioning to provide maximum comfort and safety.
  • Assist in preparing patient and meal tray for patients as directed by RN. Does not feed patients.
  • Recognize patient emergency situations and respond in an appropriate manner.
  • Provide assistance to licensed staff in the application and release of various restraints.
  • Acquire pertinent patient information from licensed staff. Communicate patient information and needs to licensed staff and other team members, including alarms.
  • Document on appropriate Handoff Communication Tool in a clear, concise, complete, accurate and legible manner.
  • Maintain infection prevention standards during all activities.
  • Follow hospital policies including, but not limited to bed/chair exit alarms, emergency preparedness, fall prevention and safe patient handling.

Qualifications:

  • Education: High School graduate or equivalent.
  • Licensure/Certification: BLS required.

Benefits:

We have many plans with various deductibles, which can cover individuals or families, so you can customize a plan that will work for you! Steward Health Care works with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts to provide affordable health insurance for our employees in benefit-eligible positions. Our Health Plans Highlights are:

  • Deductibles will not apply to services provided by a Steward provider (Tier 1).
  • Office visits copay will be $0 when a member uses a Steward Provider (Tier 1).
  • Mental Health and Substance Abuse office visits will be $0 for all In-Network providers (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3).

Other Benefits provided:

  • Dental, Vision, Health Care Savings Account, Life Insurance, Short Term and Long-Term Disability, Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Time Off, Shift Differential, Tuition Reimbursement, and more.

Salary Range: $15.20-$22.59

About Steward Health Care Over a decade ago, Steward Health Care System emerged as a different kind of health care company designed to usher in a new era of wellness. One that provides our patients better, more proactive care at a sustainable cost, our providers with unrivaled coordination of care, and our communities greater prosperity and stability.

As the country's largest physician-led, tax-paying, integrated health care system, our doctors can be certain that we share their interests and those of their patients. Together we are on a mission to revolutionize the way health care is delivered - creating healthier lives, thriving communities and a better world.

Steward is among the nation's largest and most successful accountable care organizations (ACO), with more than 5,500 providers and 43,000 health care professionals who care for 12.3 million patients a year through a closely integrated network of hospitals, multi-specialty medical groups, urgent care centers, skilled nursing facilities and behavioral health centers. Based in Dallas, Steward currently operates 39 hospitals across Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas.

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