Patient transporter - ft (11:00am-11:00pm) omc

Apply now

Location

onsite, Freehold, NJ, United States

Salary

$37k/yr

Commitment

Full Time

Level

Entry with Degree

Required skills

Patient transportWheelchair assistancePatient escortCommunicationTime managementSafety complianceLiftingBendingPushingPullingMedical record deliveryCustomer service

Job Description

Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center is seeking a Full-Time Patient Transporter. Required hours are 11:00AM-11:00PM including every other weekend. Starting rate $18.50/hr.

Essential Function/Responsibilities:

  1. Ascertains patient name, destination, mode of travel, time, and other data, following written or verbal instructions.
  2. Guides or escorts incoming patients from admitting office or reception desk to designated area.
  3. Carries patient's luggage.
  4. Assists patient in walking to prevent accidents by falling, or transports non-ambulatory patient, using wheelchair.
  5. Transports patient, alone or with assistance, in bed, wheeled cart, or wheelchair to designated areas within facility during patient stay.
  6. Delivers messages, mail, medical records, and other items.
  7. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Requirements:

  1. HS Diploma or GED/Equivalent required.
  2. To provide a safe environment to our patients, we require that all candidates must be able to read, write and speak English.
  3. Ability to work well under time constraints.
  4. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to extreme cold and extreme heat and stands for long periods of time, bends, lifts, pushes and pulls up to 50 lbs.

Relevant Experience:

  1. CPR certification preferred.

At Atlantic Health, our promise to our communities is; Anyone who enters one of our facilities will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 22,000 team members. Headquarters in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation.

Ready to join the team?

Apply now