34517 Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center - Critical Care: Emergency Room
Full time
Yes
36
Schedule Details/Additional Information:
1300-0100 3 -12 hour shifts per week
Every other weekend required
Pay Range
$18.85 - $28.30
Make a meaningful impact every day by helping patients feel safe, supported, and cared for during their hospital experience. As a Patient Transporter, you will play a vital role in patient flow and safety—ensuring individuals are moved efficiently and compassionately throughout the facility. If you are service‑minded, detail‑oriented, and thrive in a fast‑paced environment, this is an excellent opportunity to join a dedicated care team.
Essential Functions
- Ensure patient, self, and coworker safety by following all transport, infection prevention, and universal precaution protocols.
- Receive/confirm Ticket to Ride documentation before each transport and obtain required signatures.
- Prepare patients for transport and maintain communication with dispatch, nursing, and telemetry as appropriate.
- Complete assigned transports within established time standards; report delays or cancellations promptly.
- Utilize proper body mechanics, gait belts, and lifting assistance to ensure patient safety and prevent injury.
- Clean and sanitize equipment after each use; identify and remove unsafe equipment from circulation.
- Offer comfort measures using age‑appropriate communication (pediatric through geriatric), such as blankets or pillows.
- Provide directions or escort guests as needed, demonstrating excellent customer service and professionalism.
- Maintain continuous supervision of patients during transport and ensure proper hand‑off to receiving staff.
- Document all required information accurately, including unit sign‑in/out, blood moves, and ED-to-radiology transports.
- Report hazards, incidents, or changes in patient condition to appropriate personnel.
- Maintain confidentiality in accordance with hospital policy and respect patients’ right to privacy.
Education, Experience, Licensure & Certification
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Prior experience working with various age groups preferred.
- CPR certification required within 90 days of hire.
- Must be able to read, write, and speak English.
- Basic math, customer service, and strong communication skills required.
- Demonstrated reliability, flexibility, good judgment, and ability to work effectively as part of a team.
Physical Requirements & Working Conditions
- Ability to walk continuously throughout the shift and perform frequent pushing, pulling, stooping, bending, and twisting.
- Ability to lift up to 35 lbs independently; lifts over 35 lbs require equipment and assistance per policy.
- Ability to perform very heavy lifting (up to 100 lbs occasionally, 50+ lbs frequently).
- Must be able to work weekends, holidays, and variable shifts based on staffing needs.
- Routine exposure to infectious patients/specimens and other hospital hazards.
- Ability to assist with patient evacuation during fire or disaster situations.
Shift Details
Second Shift — three 12‑hour shifts per week
Hours: 1:00 PM – 1:00 AM
Every other weekend required
Our Commitment to You:
Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:
Compensation
- Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
- Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
- Incentive pay for select positions
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Benefits and more
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.