• Job Description

  Req#: 103112

  Job Overview:

  In this key role, the Transporter moves patients within the hospital network in wheelchairs and stretchers from time of admission until discharge.

  Qualifications:

  Preferred:

  • Hospital patient transport experience preferred
  • High School Diploma or equivalent required

  Certifications and Licenses Required:

  • Basic Life Support (BLS) required

  Scheduling Requirements:

  • 8:00am-4:30pm
  • Days vary with a rotation of weekends and holidays required
  • Full Time

  Essential Functions:

  • Assists nursing personnel in moving patients into chair or onto stretcher
  • Cleans and sanitizes transport equipment
  • Demonstrates and performs lateral lifting in a safe manner
  • Demonstrates the ability to identify what the patients’ educational needs are
  • Follows appropriate patient identification procedure to assure transport of proper patient
  • Moves equipment and furniture into and out of patient’s room to permit transport equipment to be moved within patient’s room
  • Notifies dispatcher of completion of assignment to receive further instruction
  • Notifies responsible personnel of patient’s arrival and delivers patients medical chart to appropriate area within the receiving unit
  • Reports and identifies any suspected transport equipment malfunction for needed repairs to supervisor to ensure patient safety
  • Responds to various request for wheelchairs and stretchers by locating equipment and delivering it to the requesting unit
  • Responsible for monitoring of O2 flow meter to ensure adequate O2 flow during patient transport
  • Returns transport equipment to proper area to ensure fire and safety regulations

  Benefits and Perks:

  At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees’ physical, emotional, social, and financial health.

  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
  • Dental and Vision Insurance
  • Retirement Plans
  • Short & Long Term Disability
  • Life & Accidental Death Insurance
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Wellness Programs
  • Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
  • Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!

• About the company

  RWJBarnabas Health is a network of independent healthcare providers in New Jersey, based out of West Orange. Members include academic centers, acute care facilities, and research hospitals. The goals of the network include collaboration on educational and research programs.

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