Transporter Job Opportunity
Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized.
HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include comprehensive medical coverage, additional options for dental and vision benefits, and more.
We are seeking a Transporter for our team to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high-quality, efficient care. As the Transporter, you will transport patients to and from departments throughout the facility in a safe and efficient manner. You will assure the highest degree of quality performance and patient care is delivered to neonatal, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients according to their physical needs and limitations.
What you will do in this role:
- Transport patients by ambulation, wheelchair, or stretcher as directed and dependent upon condition of patient.
- Maintain IV tubing and/or Foley catheter, in a safe position during transport.
- Inventory all transportation equipment at the end of each shift.
- Instruct and assist (as needed) patients concerning proper gown or apparel for radiographic procedures they are to receive.
- Manage moving of patient support devices such as IVAC pumps, oxygen, etc. and maintains integrity of the above as well as all lines, leads, etc. attached to the patient.
- Work as a team player and meet the needs of the transport team.
What qualifications you will need:
- One-year previous patient care experience is preferred.
- One-year previous patient Transporter experience is preferred.
- Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
As a full-service, 420+ bed acute care hospital, HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood has provided the northeast Houston community with high-quality, cost-effective healthcare for over 25 years. We are dedicated to providing comprehensive, quality care, close to home. Our Women's Center offers high-risk OB care, a Level III NICU, and pediatric services. We have an advanced Brain & Spine Center, which includes a DNV Comprehensive Stroke Center and the Sleep Center of Excellence. Our Orthopedic Center offers total joint replacement surgery using advanced technology. Other services include innovative and customized cardiovascular services, including open heart and vascular surgery and state-of-the-art imaging and endoscopy services for more accurate diagnosis and treatment plans. We are also a Certified Level I Stroke Center and an Accredited Chest Pain Center. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare.