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PATIENT TRANSPORTER - CASUAL
Independence Health SystemUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 22 May 2026
About the role
Responsible for transporting patients and miscellaneous supplies throughout the hospital. Equipment is to be kept clean and maintained.
Education
Minimum: Ability to read, write and follow oral and written instructions.
Preferred: High School Diploma or equivalent
Registration/Certification/Licensure:
Act 33/73 clearances
Preferred: Friends & Family CPR
Experience
Minimum: On the job training will be provided.
Preferred: Some experience working with patients and transport.
Other Requirements:
Responsible to safely access, transport, and handle sharps, such as needles, suture kits, lancets, syringes, etc. Responsible to safely transport a single patient labeled oral contrast to appropriate nursing units.
Status:
Non-Exempt
Physical Requirements:
The following frequency definitions apply to all Physical Requirements unless otherwise noted:
Occasional: (0-1/3 of day , 0 - 2.5 hrs/day, 1 - 4 reps/hr)
Frequent: (1/3 -2/3 of day , 2.5 - 5.5 hrs/day, 5 -24 reps/hr)
Constant: (> 2/3rd of day , > 5.5 hrs/day, > 24 reps/hr)
NOTE: An asterisk (*) indicates that the item is an essential function.
Occasional: (0-1/3 of day , 0 - 2.5 hrs/day, 1 - 4 reps/hr)
Frequent: (1/3 -2/3 of day , 2.5 - 5.5 hrs/day, 5 -24 reps/hr)
Constant: (> 2/3rd of day , > 5.5 hrs/day, > 24 reps/hr)
NOTE: An asterisk (*) indicates that the item is an essential function.
Non-Material Handling
●Standing *- Remaining on one's feet in an upright position remaining stationary - CONSTANT
●Walking *- Remaining upright on one's feet, and moving about - CONSTANT
●Sitting - Body remains in a seated position - OCCASIONAL
●Stooping - To bend the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist - OCCASIONAL
●Bending *- To flex the upper body forward - OCCASIONAL
●Twisting* - To rotate the upper body forward - OCCASIONAL
●Climbing - To move the body in any direction on equipment or structures that do not include stairs or ladders - OCCASIONAL
●Ladders - To ascend and descend ladders - N/A
●Stairs - To ascend and descend stairs - OCCASIONAL
●Kneeling - To move the body downwards and come to rest on both hands and both knees - N/A
●Squatting* - To move the body downwards by bending both knees - OCCASIONAL
●Crouching - To bend the body forward and downward by bending the spine and the legs - OCCASIONAL
●Crawling - To move the body forward or backwards on hands and knees - N/A
●Reaching Horizontal* - To extend the arms and hands outward, remaining under shoulder height - OCCASIONAL
●Reaching Overhead - To extend the arms and hands up and out over shoulder height - OCCASIONAL
●Grasping *- Using functional gripping of the hand to handle an object - CONSTANT
●Finger Manipulation* - To manipulate objects with the use of fingers - FREQUENT
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