Patient & Equipment Transporter, Memorial, 24 hours, Days

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Exemption Status : Non-Exempt

Hiring Range : $19.00 - $30.34

Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidates experience skills qualifications and internal equity considerations .

Schedule Details :

Holidays - Every Other Holiday Weekends - Every Other Weekend

Scheduled Hours : 10 : 30am-7pm

Shift :

1 - Day Shift 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours : 24

Cost Center :

10020 - 0175 Central Patient Transportation

Union :

UFCW (United Food and Commercial Workers)

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health everyone is a caregiver regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20000 employees working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients community and each other. And everyone in their own unique way plays an important part every day.

Performs a variety of duties involving the transportation of patients throughout the hospital. Assists nursing staff in the physical lateral transfer of patients before and after patient transport. Collects and delivers items to and from areas including the Labs Pharmacy Radiology Medical Records S.P.D. Mail Room and patient care areas. Cleans sanitizes and delivers beds and transport equipment; maintains job activity logs as required.

I. Major Responsibilities :

1. Escorts ambulatory patients. Transports patient by wheelchair stretcher or bed. Prior to transport verifies identification of all patients assigned by checking 2 identifiers and signing off on Safe Patient Transport Forms; notifies clinician if discrepancy on forms. To ensure patient comfort and safety during transport process monitors and responds to basic patient needs before during and after transport. Provides appropriate handoff communication when patient is delivered to receiving unit.

2. Assists nursing staff and / or lift tech in moving and positioning of patients using various lift devices in preparation of patient for transport and returning patient to bed. Includes lateral transfer of patients on precaution status that requires Patient Transporter to use personal protection equipment and to follow infection control process per precaution isolation-type.

3. Delivers stretchers beds cribs and wheelchairs as needed. Assists in deep-cleaning of all transport equipment on a biannual basis. Sanitizes transport vehicles and ancillary equipment between patient use.

4. Transports patient specimens to and from the Lab Pathology and blood products to / from the Blood Bank in accordance with established infection control guidelines. Transports contaminated equipment to Sterile Processing within same infection control guidelines.

5. Delivers other materials such as medical records pharmaceuticals X-ray films sterile items and miscellaneous reports and items as required.

II. Position Qualifications :

License / Certification / Education :

Required :

1. High school diploma or equivalent.

Experience / Skills :

Required :

1. Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification within 6 months of hire.

2. Ability to read write speak and understand English.

3. Good inter-personal skills and a customer service orientation to maintain a collaborative patient focused effort between Patient Transportation and other hospital departments.

Preferred :

1. Six months experience in a hospital environment.

Unless certification licensure or registration is required an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or protected veteran status.

Were striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health for our patients our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are : Acknowledge Listen Communicate Be Responsive Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation national origin age disability gender identity and expression protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability please contact us at We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.

Key Skills

New Equipment,Equipment Performance,Parts Inventory,personal protective,Semiconductor,Project Management,Process Control,Equipment Design,Equipment Issues,Equipments inspection,Mechanical Equipment,Maintenance Activities,Visual Inspections,Data Analysis,Air Compressors

Employment Type : Part-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 19 - 30