Hospital Transporter

Employment Type:

Part time

Shift:

Description:

Department: Hospital Transporter

Hours: Opportunities are available for contingent (not benefit eligible), part time 20 or 24 hours a week or full time 40 hours a week

Shift: Primarily for afternoons/evenings

Location: Trinity Health Ann Arbor

POSITION PURPOSE

Transfer and transport patients safely and effectively from patient care areas to and from diagnostic/ testing areas.

Required Qualifications:

Education

• High school diploma or GED recommended. Basic skills in reading, writing, and arithmetic.

Experience

• Prior healthcare experience is not required.

What you will do:

• Transport stable, non-monitored patients from patient care areas to and from diagnostic/ testing areas (such as CT, X-ray, Angio, Hemo) and to inpatient units for admissions.

• Able to effectively communicate with the patient, family, visitors, and the direct care providers.

• Transporters are to directly speak with the RN or the Healthcare Provider prior to a transport and when the patient returns to the unit.

• Transporters are to assist the patient with his/her restroom needs as necessary.

• Able to safely transfer patients using a transfer device such as a patient sling, slide board, or other hospital approved transfer devices.

• Cleans transport equipment between each patient use.

• Transport, locate, and redistribute equipment such as stretchers, wheelchairs, Airpals, Stryker Glides, oxygen, and other necessary equipment to perform transports.

• Replaces oxygen tanks as needed (less than 500 psi).

• Provides directions to families and/or visitors.

• Maintains current BLS certification.

• Attends and participates in departmental meetings and continuing educational activities.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran