Cleveland Clinic

Patient Transporter

Cleveland Clinic  •  United States (Onsite)  •  16 hours ago
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Job Description

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.

We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One.

Job Title

Patient Transporter

Location

Stuart

Facility

Martin Health North

Department

CRP Internal Transports-Cleveland Clinic Martin Health

Job Code

000546

Shift

Day/Evening/Night/Weekend

Schedule

6:30am-3:00am

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Martin North Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology isleading-edgeand caregivers are family. This downtown Stuart hospital provides top-quality patient care to the communities in and around Martin County on the beautifulSt. LucieRiver. The caregivers at Martin North Hospital have made it an excellent medical facility and a home away from home

As a Patient Transporter, you willbe responsible fordelivering exceptional service as youassistpatients in receiving care. You will be the first or last person to connect with the patient, giving you the opportunity to truly enhance their experience and leave a good impression. Patients enjoy communicating with the transporters because the conversation is not clinically focused and can help to get their mindoff ofwhy they are there. In this role, you will quickly become familiar with all areas of the hospital while leaving lasting impressions on patients and visitors

Acaregiver in this position works8-hourshifts, Monday-Friday and rotating weekends and holidays,between 230PM – 1100PM

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

  • Transport patients to and from clinical, ancillary and support areas using wheelchairs,stretchersor beds, including patients with oxygen tanks, intravenous pumps,dripsand special equipment.

  • Transfer patients to and from beds,wheelchairsor stretchers.

  • Transport patients during discharge to the hospital lobby.

  • Ensure proper oxygen levels in tanks before transporting patients.

  • Approach and help patients and visitors.

  • Verify and confirm standard precautions and correct patient identification by comparing information from the pager and patient wristband to obtain the correct medical chart and verify proper mode of transportation.

  • Disinfect andmaintainequipment.

  • Perform environmental and safety checks,identifymalfunctioning equipment, documentfindingsand report malfunctioning equipment.

  • Move and deliver equipment and linen carts.

  • Complete three months of on-the-job training to learn multiple hospital and clinic locations, special procedures, patient and safety emergency procedures and proper body mechanics to safely move patients.

Preferredqualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

  • HighSchoolDiploma or GED

Physical Requirements:

  • Requires full range of body motion including handling of patients, manual and finger dexterity and eye/hand coordination.
  • Requires normal or corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
  • Requires working with some exposure to communicable disease.
  • Ability to move/transport up to or more than 100 pounds (lbs.).
  • Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

  • Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

If applying for a Florida position, please see the following website for more information on the background screening requirements required by the Agency of Health Care Administration: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/

Please review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster

Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.

Cleveland Clinic

About Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland Clinic, located in Cleveland, Ohio, is a not-for-profit, multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education.

Founded in 1921 by four renowned physicians with a vision of providing outstanding patient care based upon the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation, Cleveland Clinic has become one of the largest and most respected hospitals in the country.

Cleveland Clinic facilities can be found throughout Northeast Ohio, as well as around the country and world including:

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Cleveland Clinic Canada

Cleveland Clinic Florida

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Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Cleveland, Ohio
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
clevelandclinic.org
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