Job Description

Location:

Geisinger Community Medical Center (GCMC)

Shift:

Evenings (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

20

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

No

Job Summary:

Transports patients and equipment throughout the Hospitals and Clinics via wheelchair or gurney.

Job Duties:

• Assists floor staff with patient transfers to and from mode of transport.

• Transports patients belongings and deceased to and from assigned departments.

• Assists patients in and out of vehicles and transport equipment.

• Lifts and maneuvers patients using proper body mechanics and equipment as needed.

• Transports specific patient care equipment specialty carts and beds to requesting departments.

• Assists with equipment management by identifying those needing cleaning and repair.

• Transports soiled equipment to the appropriate cleaning area and broken equipment to be biomed for repairs.

• Cleans soiled patient care equipment and stages for redistribution.

• Maintains wheelchair availability in assigned staging locations.

• Maintains eye contact acknowledges and greets patient and communicates the transport destination to the patient.

• Interacts with patients in a professional manner avoiding idle conversation that excludes the patient.

• Collaborates with other healthcare team members to facilitate patient care and services.

• Receives patient and equipment transport assignments via Smartphone.

• Properly identifies patient prior to transport and assures that patient has an identification band.

• Uses technology system for patient and equipment transports.

• Utilizes the Delay and Postpone function within technology system to identify process delays in transportation of patients and/or equipment.

• Issues rental equipment and log equipment when distributing.

• Adheres to the Geisinger Patient Transport/Nursing Handoff Guidelines.

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

Position Details:

Keep Patients Moving! Join Our Team as a Patient Transporter.

Make a real impact in healthcare by helping patients get where they need to go safely comfortably and with compassion. Were looking for dependable peoplefocused team members to transport patients and equipment throughout the hospital and clinics no clinical license required.

Geisinger is proud to offer a Patient Transporter a $1125.00 sign on bonus for eligible candidates $15.25 minimum hiring rate with increased rates for experienced individuals and up to $2 shift differentials for evening nights and weekend shifts! Also offering up to $40000 in financial support to become a nurse!

• Hiring Incentive: This position qualifies for a $1125.00 sign-on bonus paid in two installments. Certain stipulations do apply.
• Hours: 3:00pm-11:30pm
• Weekends and Holidays rotation

Geisinger cares about not only its patients and members but also about you and your family. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package to ensure that you and your loved ones can maintain good health achieve financial stability and excel both personally and professionally. We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves. To learn more:

Benefits of working at Geisinger:

• Full benefits (health dental and vision) starting on day one
• Three medical plan choices including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents
• Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) anda health savings account (HSA)
• Company-paid life insurance short-term disability and long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions
• Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly
• Up to $5000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year
• MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive
• Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance parental leave pay military leave pay and a free membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare eldercare & pet care. Access free legal guidance mental health visits work-life support digital self-help tools and more.
• Voluntary benefits including accident critical illness hospital indemnity insurance identity theft protection universal life and pet and legal insurance

Education:

High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Required)

Experience:

Minimum of 1 year-Related work experience (Preferred)

Certification(s) and License(s):

Skills:

Communication Computer Literacy HR Policies Standards And Procedures Office Politics And Confidentiality Teamwork

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients our members our students our Geisinger family and our communities.

• KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
• EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
• LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
• INNOVATION : We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients our members our community and the nation.
• SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one including vision dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration cooperation and collegiality.

We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran.

Job Tags

Full time, Temporary work, Part time, Work experience placement, Work at office, Relocation package, Flexible hours, Shift work, Night shift, Weekend work, Afternoon shift

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