Lexington Medical Center

Clinical Transport Assistant

Lexington Medical Center  •  West Columbia, SC (Onsite)  •  3 hours ago
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Job Description

This role is responsible for assisting the clinical team: e.g. imaging technologists, nurses, and physicians with all daily activities of the department as described. These duties may include greeting patients and family members, handling of oxygen tanks, transporting monitored or unmonitored patients to/from all clinical areas and assisting in preparing patients for exams.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Minimum Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent
  • Minimum Years of Experience: None
  • Substitutable Education & Experience: None
  • Required Certifications/Licensure: CPR certification (must get CPR certification within the first 90 days of employment
  • Required Training: None

Essential Functions

  • Demonstrates competence to assist in the care for the following patient population for services (bariatric, cardiac, stroke, orthopedic, etc.):
    • Infant (Birth to 1 year)
    • Child (1 year through 12 years)
    • Adolescent (13 years through 17 years)
    • Adult (18 years to 65 years)
    • Geriatric (over 65 years)
  • Properly identifies all patients for procedures and safely transports or assists them to the appropriate exam room. Completes the Fill out Ticket to Ride for each patient before transporting.
  • Transports supplies, equipment and instruments for the department. Returns and or deliver items (O2 tanks, O2 holders etc.) to appropriate areas or personnel.
  • Performs related duties such as basic knowledge and skill related to all department specific areas or modalities in order to assist the clinical staff.

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Adheres to universal precaution techniques in performance of daily activities.
  • Has the ability to utilize hospital EPIC computer system.
  • Understands and helps in satisfying customer needs. Customers include patients and their families, guests, medical staff, and co-workers who represent developmentally, socioeconomic and culturally diverse groups. Responds positively to change and shows a willingness to learn new ways to accomplish work.
  • Performs all other duties as assigned by authorized personnel or as required in an emergency; i.e. fire or disaster.
Lexington Medical Center

About Lexington Medical Center

Consistently named best hospital, Lexington Medical Center dedicates itself to providing quality health services that meet the needs of its communities. Ranked #1 in the Columbia metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Medical Center is the only hospital named one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina and the first hospital in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care.

The 607-bed teaching hospital anchors a health care network that includes six community medical centers and employs more than 8,700 health care professionals. The network includes a cardiovascular program recognized by the American College of Cardiology as South Carolina’s first HeartCARE CenterTM and an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence affiliated with MUSC Hollings Cancer Center for research and education. The network also features an occupational health center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, an Alzheimer’s care center and nearly 80 physician practices. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies.

Our mission is to provide quality health services that meet the needs of our community. For more information, visit LexMed.com.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
West Columbia, South Carolina
Year Founded
1971
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