Patient Transporter

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Shift: Casual, rotating shift, and rotating weekends

Corewell Health Hospital, Wayne
Serving the region since 1957, this 99-bed, full-service acute care center is the only one in the Wayne, Westland, Garden City, Canton, Inkster, and Romulus area verified by the American College of Surgeons as a Level III trauma center and certified by The Joint Commission. The hospital has a long-standing partnership with Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to handle a variety of health and communicable disease concerns. This community-focused hospital has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a high-preforming facility in congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, kidney failure and maternal services.

Job Summary:

Under general supervision, this position is responsible for the safe and timely transportation of patients, specimens, and medication, throughout the Hospital as assigned. This position reports to the Supervisor, Patient Transportation.

Essential Duties:    

• Practicing safe lifting and techniques, transports patients by assisting patients in and out of cars, lifting patients on and off beds, moving patients to and from special services and treatment areas using wheelchairs, gurneys, or movable beds.
• Transports medications, patient charts, specimens, and blood appropriately as directed.
• Transports bodies to the morgue and assists in placing them in the cooler. Assists in moving bodies to the autopsy table.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities provided.
• Actively participates in safety initiatives and risk mitigating measures where appropriate and completes all position and unit safety related competencies and requirements on a timely basis.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

How Corewell Health Cares for you

• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv 
• Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more! 
• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance, pet insurance 
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings 

Standard Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Education / Training:

Preferred

• High school diploma or equivalent. 
• Experience in patient transportation in an acute hospital environment.

Required

• Successful completion of three months of on-the-job-training.
• BLS (AHA, American Heart Association) OR BLS (ARC, American Red Cross) certification upon hire.
• Understands and demonstrates safe lifting and transport techniques.
• Knows and practices Universal Precautions as appropriate.
• Demonstrated communication skills to interact with courtesy, tact, empathy, and professionalism in daily interaction with patients, their families, clinical licensed and non-licensed staff, physicians, and management.
• Ability to understand and follow directions, ability to comply with HIPAA confidentiality requirements.
• The ability to recognize if the patient is experiencing stress or other issues during transport and immediately seek assistance.
• The ability to organize and prioritize transports and other work.

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Primary Location

SITE - Wayne Hospital - 33155 Annapolis - Wayne

Department Name

Patient Transportation - Wayne

Employment Type

Part time

Shift

Rotating (United States of America)

Weekly Scheduled Hours

0.04

Hours of Work

Variable

Days Worked

Monday to Friday

Weekend Frequency

Variable weekends

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Corewell Health is committed to providing a safe environment for our team members, patients, visitors, and community. We require a drug-free workplace and require team members to comply with the MMR, Varicella, Tdap, and Influenza vaccine requirement if in an on-site or hybrid workplace category. We are committed to supporting prospective team members who require reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application process, to perform the essential functions of a job, or