Concord Hospital Health System
Transporter | Full Time | Day/Evening | Rotating Hours
Concord Hospital Health System, Concord, New Hampshire, United States, 03306
Transporter | Full Time | Day/Evening | Rotating Hours
Concord Hospital Health System
Summary The Transporter reports to the Messenger Transport Manager and is responsible for providing direct basic patient care and transportation for a group of patients, from simple to complex, under the guidance of the Registered Nurse. Responsible to assess patient mobility and to ensure the correct mode of transport is ordered and utilized. Assist the patient to/from bed, stretcher or wheelchair while addressing moving oxygen, Foley catheter bags, and IV pumps. While in transit, Transport personnel have total care and responsibility of the patient. Must have good critical‑thinking skills to react to unforeseen patient care needs while in transit (episode, medication reaction, sick, unconscious, fell asleep). In addition, transporters are responsible for transporting medical equipment, medical records, laboratory specimens, patient meal trays, and materials. Use of computer programs is needed to perform dispatch functions.
Education High school or equivalent (GED).
Certification, Registration & Licensure American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR AED certification within 3 months of hire date.
Experience Evidence of experience in working effectively and positively with patients, registered nurses, and as a member of the multi‑disciplinary team.
Responsibilities
Provides assistance to nursing and transports patients to designated areas of the hospital.
Transports medical equipment, medical records, laboratory specimens, patient meal trays and materials to appropriate destinations. Responsible for the privacy of patient medical records, stability of specimens, and conformance of equipment.
Serves as the fill‑in dispatcher. Responsible to dispatch resources utilizing critical‑thinking skills to meet patient care needs effectively and efficiently. Ability to prioritize appropriately. Utilizes the dispatch database.
Serves as the fill‑in resource person and is the primary liaison between team resources and customers. Able to manage day‑to‑day operations.
Demonstrates effective time‑management skills.
Demonstrates adherence to safe patient‑handling policy, as well as equipment competence (beds, wheelchairs, stretchers, oxygen, IV poles and pumps).
Helps assure a clean, safe environment with stocked supplies and functioning equipment. Responds per policy to non‑conforming product.
Assists nursing with basic patient care.
Performs job‑specific requirements and other duties as assigned.
Physical And Work Requirements The physical demands and characteristics of the work environment described here are representative of those that an employee will encounter while successfully performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The Dictionary of Occupational Titles Material Handling Classification is MEDIUM. The employee must regularly lift, carry or push/pull up to 10 pounds, frequently lift, carry or push/pull up to 10–25 pounds, and occasionally lift, carry or push/pull up to 20–50 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, frequently required to bend, perform fine‑motor tasks, repetitive motion, hear, reach, speak, and occasionally required to kneel, sit, smell and stand. Specific vision abilities required include depth perception, far vision, near vision, and peripheral vision. The employee is frequently exposed to airborne pathogens, bodily fluids, and moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to blood‑borne pathogens, chemotherapeutic agents, electrical hazards (shock), radiation, slippery surfaces, toxic or caustic chemicals, and vibration. Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Equal Employment Opportunity Concord Hospital is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants and to prohibit any discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status.
If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, you may contact Human Resources at 603‑230‑7269.
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Summary The Transporter reports to the Messenger Transport Manager and is responsible for providing direct basic patient care and transportation for a group of patients, from simple to complex, under the guidance of the Registered Nurse. Responsible to assess patient mobility and to ensure the correct mode of transport is ordered and utilized. Assist the patient to/from bed, stretcher or wheelchair while addressing moving oxygen, Foley catheter bags, and IV pumps. While in transit, Transport personnel have total care and responsibility of the patient. Must have good critical‑thinking skills to react to unforeseen patient care needs while in transit (episode, medication reaction, sick, unconscious, fell asleep). In addition, transporters are responsible for transporting medical equipment, medical records, laboratory specimens, patient meal trays, and materials. Use of computer programs is needed to perform dispatch functions.
Education High school or equivalent (GED).
Certification, Registration & Licensure American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR AED certification within 3 months of hire date.
Experience Evidence of experience in working effectively and positively with patients, registered nurses, and as a member of the multi‑disciplinary team.
Responsibilities
Provides assistance to nursing and transports patients to designated areas of the hospital.
Transports medical equipment, medical records, laboratory specimens, patient meal trays and materials to appropriate destinations. Responsible for the privacy of patient medical records, stability of specimens, and conformance of equipment.
Serves as the fill‑in dispatcher. Responsible to dispatch resources utilizing critical‑thinking skills to meet patient care needs effectively and efficiently. Ability to prioritize appropriately. Utilizes the dispatch database.
Serves as the fill‑in resource person and is the primary liaison between team resources and customers. Able to manage day‑to‑day operations.
Demonstrates effective time‑management skills.
Demonstrates adherence to safe patient‑handling policy, as well as equipment competence (beds, wheelchairs, stretchers, oxygen, IV poles and pumps).
Helps assure a clean, safe environment with stocked supplies and functioning equipment. Responds per policy to non‑conforming product.
Assists nursing with basic patient care.
Performs job‑specific requirements and other duties as assigned.
Physical And Work Requirements The physical demands and characteristics of the work environment described here are representative of those that an employee will encounter while successfully performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The Dictionary of Occupational Titles Material Handling Classification is MEDIUM. The employee must regularly lift, carry or push/pull up to 10 pounds, frequently lift, carry or push/pull up to 10–25 pounds, and occasionally lift, carry or push/pull up to 20–50 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, frequently required to bend, perform fine‑motor tasks, repetitive motion, hear, reach, speak, and occasionally required to kneel, sit, smell and stand. Specific vision abilities required include depth perception, far vision, near vision, and peripheral vision. The employee is frequently exposed to airborne pathogens, bodily fluids, and moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to blood‑borne pathogens, chemotherapeutic agents, electrical hazards (shock), radiation, slippery surfaces, toxic or caustic chemicals, and vibration. Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Equal Employment Opportunity Concord Hospital is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants and to prohibit any discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status.
If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, you may contact Human Resources at 603‑230‑7269.
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