Patient Transport & Equip Spec

Position Summary:
Position Summary
Team member must be able to communicate with patients, visitors and internal customers using appropriate designated scripting and engagement technique. Provides assistance in distribution, maintenance, sanitization, tracking and retrieval of clinical equipment throughout multiple facilities

Responsibilities:
Essential Functions
? Provide safe and efficient transport of patients to all areas of the hospital.
? Assesses the patient to determine the most effective method for transport including the use of Transport Tracking Remote Data
Entry dispatch system and ADC telephone switchboard.
? Ability to vocalize and stop a process that may potentially compromise a patient’s safety.
? Responsible and accountable for reaching individual productivity standards established by the department.
? Maintain all transportation equipment and assure its cleanliness and sanitary condition.
? Proactively seeks prevention of fire and safety hazards by storing equipment in designated areas.
? Possess the ability to adjust the liter flow and determine PSI in an oxygen tank as well as the ability to transfer an oxygen
regulator from one oxygen tank to another.
? Has the knowledge and ability to safely remove a telemetry unit from a patient.
? Cooperates effectively and efficiently with team members to consistently meet the changing needs of the patient, department,
and/or hospital.

Qualifications:
Education/Training

? Ability to read and recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers.
? Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers.
? Must have good working knowledge and be capable of accessing and using all department related computer systems such as
but not limited to the TeleTracking, Allscripts and all other programs that include Bed Tracking and Service Response where applicable.
? Must be able to complete required mandatory educational training.
Licensure/Certification
If required for area, must complete and be certified in:
? Maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by the American Heart Association – renewed every two years.
? National Child Passenger Safety Certification (CPS) by Safe Kids USA – renewed every two years (Palmers Hospital only).
Experience
One (1) year in patient care or customer service role to include at least three (3) months of patient transport or medical equipment
distribution experience.