General Summary of Position Job Summary:MedStar Health is looking for a PRN Transporter to join our team at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH)!As a Transporter, you will be r esponsible for the timely courteous and competent transportation of patients throughout MedStar N RH and MedStar Washington complexes via wheelchair, stretcher, or bed. You will also perform other support services functions as needed to provide service excellence to patients, visitors, and hospital team members.Join one of the largest healthcare systems in the Baltimore-Washington metro region, also recognized as one of the \ Healthiest Maryland Businesses\ . Apply today and learn how MedStar Health can be your next great career move !Primary Duties:
- T ransports patient, his/her personal possessions, medical records, and attached clinical devices (IV's and oxygen) by wheelchair, stretcher, bed etc. to and from various hospital locations, and to the hospital entrance upon discharge.
- Ensures the comfort of the patient by being attentive, offering blankets, checks modesty and engagement of appropriate conversation with the patient/assists in the lifting, positioning, and transferring patient to and from examination tables, wheelchairs, stretchers and /or beds.
- Documents arrival and departure times and informs appropriate staff of patient destination, location and or time of arrival . Delivers and retrieves supplies, equipment, and records, e.g . laboratory specimens, results, x-ray film, unit supplies, medical charts, pharmacy products, parcels, and messages.
- Maintains associated transportation records, including name of patient or material transported, pickup site, destination and departure/ arrival times and notes difficulties encountered and relays to supervisor.
- Cleans transportation equipment by wiping surfaces with pre-mixed cleaning solutions. reports damaged or malfunctioning transport equipment, as required to service manager and or logs work request and tags and removes equipment from service.
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED .
- E xperience transporting patients in a hospital setting .
- Current CPR Certification .
\r\r \r This position has a hiring range of $17.50 - $27.23 \r