PATIENT TRANSPORTER - CASUAL

Patient Transporter - Casual

Responsible for transporting patients and miscellaneous supplies throughout the hospital. Equipment is to be kept clean and maintained. Education: Minimum:

Ability to read, write and follow oral and written instructions. Preferred:

High School Diploma or equivalent. Registration/Certification/Licensure:

Act 33/73 clearances. Preferred: Friends & Family CPR. Experience: Minimum:

On the job training will be provided. Preferred:

Some experience working with patients and transport. Other Requirements:

Responsible to safely access, transport, and handle sharps, such as needles, suture kits, lancets, syringes, etc. Responsible to safely transport a single patient labeled oral contrast to appropriate nursing units. Status:

Non-Exempt Physical Requirements:

The following frequency definitions apply to all Physical Requirements unless otherwise noted: Occasional: (0-1/3 of day, 0 - 2.5 hrs/day, 1 - 4 reps/hr) Frequent: (1/3 -2/3 of day, 2.5 - 5.5 hrs/day, 5 -24 reps/hr) Constant: (> 2/3rd of day, > 5.5 hrs/day, > 24 reps/hr) Non-Material Handling: Standing:

CONSTANT Walking:

CONSTANT Sitting:

OCCASIONAL Stooping:

OCCASIONAL Bending:

OCCASIONAL Twisting:

OCCASIONAL Climbing:

OCCASIONAL Ladders:

N/A Stairs:

OCCASIONAL Kneeling:

N/A Squatting:

OCCASIONAL Crouching:

OCCASIONAL Crawling:

N/A Reaching Horizontal:

OCCASIONAL Reaching Overhead:

OCCASIONAL Grasping:

CONSTANT Finger Manipulation:

FREQUENT Seeing:

CONSTANT Hearing:

CONSTANT Repetitive Upper Extremity Use:

CONSTANT Repetitive Lower Extremity Use:

N/A Material Handling: Pushing:

FREQUENT - 20# - 50# OCCASIONAL - 50# - 100# Pulling:

FREQUENT - 20# - 50# OCCASIONAL - 50# - 100# Lift:

OCCASIONAL Up to 20# Carrying:

OCCASIONAL Up to 20# Environmental Factors: Working alone:

OCCASIONAL Working in cramped quarters:

OCCASIONAL Constant interruptions:

FREQUENT Working with hands in water:

OCCASIONAL Use of power tools:

N/A Working on ladders/scaffolding:

N/A Exposure to vibration:

OCCASIONAL Exposure to dust:

OCCASIONAL Exposure to noise (constant):

FREQUENT Exposure to electrical energy (outlets, etc):

OCCASIONAL Exposure to temperature changes (heat, cold, humidity), that require special clothing:

OCCASIONAL Exposure to slippery walking surfaces:

OCCASIONAL Exposure to solvents, grease, oils:

N/A Exposure to radiant energy, ie computer terminal (more than 4 hours per shift):

N/A Working with bloodborne pathogens:

OCCASIONAL Cardiovascular Energy Requirements - Physical Demand: Physical Demand:

Met Level Examples of similar activity intensity Sedentary to Light 0 - 3.5 Light house cleaning, washing dishes, serving food, food shopping, sitting, standing, computer work. Medium 3.6 - 6.3 House work (mopping, scrubbing), health club exercising, treadmill work, stretching, yoga, walk/run-play with children, aerobic class, dancing, carrying bucket/wood, auto body repair, shoveling snow, golf (carrying clubs). Heavy to Very Heavy > 6.4 Calisthenics (push up, pull up, sit up, vigorous effort), carrying groceries upstairs, shoveling coal, bailing hay, fire fighting, sawing by hand, splitting wood. As relates to this position: Sedentary to Light - OCCASIONAL Medium - CONSTANT Heavy to Very Heavy - N/A