Transporter (Casual)

Quick Facts

Casual position with non-guaranteed weekly hours; flexible to work rotating shifts, including weekends.

Description

In this Transporter role, you provide safe, efficient movement of patients and guests between inpatient and outpatient areas. You also support the Equipment Processing Distribution Department by picking up, cleaning, distributing, and verifying patient-care equipment is functional and properly tagged, and you complete required transport documentation.

Responsibilities

• Complete patient transports within departmental standards.
• Pick up soiled equipment, clean per standards, and deliver equipment to user areas within department standards.
• Ensure equipment is functional and in good working order, including current Clinical Engineering (CE) tags; send non-functional equipment to CE.
• Charge any equipment that requires battery charging during storage.
• Advise Patient Care Services during transports and discharges; notify the responsible nurse prior to transport.
• Obtain a Ticket to Ride and transport with the patient.
• Maintain clean, well-maintained assigned equipment and use appropriate transport equipment and lift techniques to ensure patient safety.
• Clean and sanitize transport equipment; follow PPE policies and proper handling of cleaning/sanitizing chemicals.
• Follow established infection control and isolation guidelines.
• When transporting on admission, provide an overview of the patient room (e.g., room contents, storing personal items, bed controls/turning coach into bed, room service number).
• Assist with lifts requiring 2 people or more and use hospital lift devices (including maxi slides).
• Monitor and deliver transport equipment (e.g., wheelchairs) to entrances and nursing units to maintain PAR levels.
• Respond to code procedures as determined by hospital location.
• Assist with fall prevention tasks when returning a patient to their room (positioning, correcting in bed/chair, bed rails as needed, items within reach, no cords on floor, bed alarm reconnected).
• Communicate transport delays/cancellations to call center dispatch; report completion immediately to the call center.
• May assist with removing trash and linen from patient rooms upon discharge.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• CPR – Basic Life Support within 90 days of hire.

Benefits

Benefits are available and vary based on employment classification; employees receive resources supporting physical, emotional, and financial well-being and protection for unexpected life events. Refer to the posted benefits information for eligibility details.