Patient Transporter - Patient Transport - Sharp Memorial Hospital - Part-Time - Evening Shift
Company: SHARP HEALTHCARE
Location: San Diego
Posted on: April 24, 2024
Job Description:
HoursShift Start Time:5 PMShift End Time:1:30 AMAdditional Shift
Information:Weekend Requirements:Every OtherOn-Call
Required:NoHourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum):$20.000
- $22.314 - $26.777 -The stated pay scale reflects the range that
Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position.--- The actual
pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a
variety of factors, including an applicant's years of experience,
unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar
internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for
the position, and employer business practices. - -What You Will
DoPatient Transport assists with mobilizing patients using lift
equipment and/or mobilization aids and other trained health care
professional to provide safe and effective patient transports
throughout the facility. Patient Transporters transport equipment,
supplies, specimens, and patients using the transport tracking
system; ensuring that the patients are monitored and the
environmental pathway is safe for travel.Please submit a Resume
with your applicationRequired Qualifications
- H.S. Diploma or Equivalent
- AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS
Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIREDPreferred
Qualifications
- 1 Year Hospital experience or similar experience.Essential
Functions
- Communication and teamwork* Practice effective communication in
a demanding environment.* Demonstrates positive interpersonal
skills and attitude towards patients, visitors, physicians,
coworkers, supervisor, and all hospital staff.* Communicates
relevant patient information to appropriate staff.* Recognizes
barriers to transporting and communicating with patients and their
plan of care and seeks resources or options.* Communicates
incomplete transports to appropriate units and staff.* Communicates
with all team members in regards to day-to-day operations; barriers
and/or obstacles for transporting.
- Safety* Effectively provides safe and effective transports of
patients utilizing correct mode of travel.* Complies with all
mobility requirements and ensures that equipment is available,
stored properly, and cleaned regularly.* Demonstrates the ability
to transfer and transport patients, with assistance, with complex
clinical support equipment safely, maintains the integrity of
intravenous lines, suction devices, feeding tubes, etc.* Takes
action in life threatening situations and immediately notifies the
licensed nurse.
- Patient mobilization* Role models and utilizes appropriate use
of lift and mobilization equipment and/or aids.* Under the
direction of the Registered Nurse, ambulates patient utilizing the
appropriate equipment or assist device.* Assist with lateral and
supine patient transfers from bed to chair, chair to bed, bed to
gurney, gurney to bed, bed to bed, etc.
- TransportPatients and Items:* Correctly utilizes the transport
tracking system for transporting patients and items:* Tracking and
progressing jobs* Accepting jobs - limited job rejections* Delay
and cancellation of jobs* Uses mini tasks and task assistance when
available* Correctly identifies patients by using two patient
identifiers.* Transports patient with required patient hand-off
protocol.* Maintains the log book for signing patients in and out
of the morgue. -Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge of proper body mechanics for safe transfer of patient
and self.
- Working knowledge of medical terminology.Sharp HealthCare is an
equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard
to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity,
sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other
things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any
other protected classH.S. Diploma or Equivalent; AHA Basic Life
Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American
Heart Association
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