Patient Transporter

                    

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Job Title

Patient Transporter

                        

Location

Medina

                    

Facility

Medina Hospital

                     

Department

Patient Transport-Medina Hospital

                      

Job Code

G10003

                     

Shift

Day/Evening/Night/Weekend

                       

Schedule

7:00am-8:00pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic Medina Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. As a proud recipient of the Vizient, Inc.'s Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Award, Medina Hospital is known for its excellence in delivering safe, patient-centered care that is timely, effective, efficient, and equitable. Medina Hospital has also been recognized for its commitment to creating a positive environment that empowers and engages staff by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Here, you can build a rewarding, lifelong career while receiving endless support and encouragement.

As a Patient Transporter, you play an essential role in helping patients receive the care they need. You will provide transportation to and from various areas throughout the hospital, ensuring patients feel comfortable throughout the process.

This position offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced, innovative healthcare setting while making a difference in the lives of patients and caregivers. It also serves as a great entry-level role for individuals interested in pursuing a career in the medical field.

A caregiver in this role works 8-hour day/evening/night/weekend shifts from 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Transport patients to and from clinical, ancillary and support areas using wheelchairs, stretchers or beds, including patients with oxygen tanks, intravenous pumps, drips and special equipment.  

• Transfer patients to and from beds, wheelchairs, or stretchers. 

• Transport patients during discharge to the hospital lobby.  

• Ensure proper oxygen levels in tanks before transporting patients.  

• Approach and aid patients and visitors.  

• Verify and confirm standard precautions and correct patient identification by comparing information from the pager and patient wristband to obtain the correct medical chart and verify proper mode of transportation.  

• Disinfect and maintain equipment.  

• Perform environmental and safety checks, identify malfunctioning equipment, document findings and report on malfunctioning equipment.  

• Move and deliver equipment and linen carts.  

• Complete three months of on-the-job training to learn multiple hospital and clinic locations, special procedures, patient and safety emergency procedures and proper body mechanics to safely move patients.  

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• High School Diploma or GED

• Candidate living within 25 miles of Medina for ease of commute

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion including handling of patients, manual and finger dexterity and eye/hand coordination.

• Requires normal or corrected vision and hearing to normal range.

• Requires working with some exposure to communicable disease.

• Ability to move/transport up to or more than 100 pounds (lbs.).

• Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

                       

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

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