Patient Transporter

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Job Title

Patient Transporter

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Fairview Hospital

Department

Transport Team-Fairview Hospital

Job Code

G10003

Shift

Day/Evening/Night/Weekend

Schedule

12:00am-12:00am

Job Summary

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice.  On our team, you will provide stellar care at one of the top healthcare organizations in the nation.  

As a Patient Transporter, you play an essential role in helping patients receive the care they need. You will provide transportation to and from various areas throughout the hospital, ensuring patients feel comfortable throughout the process. This position offers a unique way to gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced and innovative healthcare setting, all while making a difference in the lives of both patients and fellow caregivers.

A caregiver in this role works day/evening/night/weekend shifts between 12:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m. with on-call requirements.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Transport patients to and from clinical, ancillary and support areas using wheelchairs, stretchers or beds, including patients with oxygen tanks, intravenous pumps, drips and special equipment.  
• Transfer patients to and from beds, wheelchairs, or stretchers. 
• Transport patients during discharge to the hospital lobby.  
• Ensure proper oxygen levels in tanks before transporting patients.  
• Approach and aid patients and visitors.  
• Verify and confirm standard precautions and correct patient identification by comparing information from the pager and patient wristband to obtain the correct medical chart and verify proper mode of transportation.  
• Disinfect and maintain equipment.  
• Perform environmental and safety checks, identify malfunctioning equipment, document findings and report on malfunctioning equipment.  
• Move and deliver equipment and linen carts.  
• Complete three months of on-the-job training to learn multiple hospital and clinic locations, special procedures, patient and safety emergency procedures and proper body mechanics to safely move patients.  

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Healthcare background

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion including handling of patients, manual and finger dexterity and eye/hand coordination.
• Requires normal or corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• Requires working with some exposure to communicable disease.
• Ability to move/transport up to or more than 100 pounds (lbs.).
• Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

                       

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