What are the responsibilities and job description for the Transporter position at medstar-stg?
Job Summary:
Transport of patients, medical equipment, and patient-related items to their destinations, enabling physicians, nurses, technicians, and therapists to perform their duties in an effective manner.
Primary Duties:
Transport patients between departments, and to and from patient care areas via wheelchair, stretcher, bed, and other transport equipment.
Handle medical equipment safely, including IV pumps/poles, oxygen tanks, PCA pumps, chest tubes, catheters, and traction while transporting patients.
Ensures timely response to all patient and patient-related transportation requests and utilizes appropriate transport dispatching system in accordance with established guidelines.
Adheres to all policies, procedures, and standards established by all regulatory agencies including Federal, State, Joint Commission, OSHA, and CDC.
Works closely with hospital staff and openly communicates and solves problems to ensure client and patient needs are met.
Responds to transport requests with a sense of urgency, meeting delivery time goals and ensuring patient safety by following established procedures and using only approved equipment.
Qualifications:
Ability to read, write, and perform arithmetic calculations; required.
High School Diploma or GED preferred or equivalent preferred
CPR - Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation CPR certification preferred
Less than 1 year 3 months related experience preferred
