Job Description

The Patient Transporter transports prepared trays to and from specific areas of the hospital. Relies on establish guidelines to accomplish tasks. Works under close supervision.

1. Patient Transport
   1. Greets, welcomes, and directs patients, family members, and visitors to the hospital and escorts patients to their rooms or ancillary areas.
   2. Transports food to and from designated areas of the hospital in a caring, considerate, expedient, and professional manner. Ensures that patients have identification bracelets before delivery and demonstrates compassion and respect in all contacts with patients, family members, and fellow employees.
   3. Receives and expediently delivers food to appropriate unit as requested. Collects finished trays from patient areas.
2. Productivity
   1. Provides privacy for physicians and family members in times of crisis consultation in an effort to promote the provision of high quality and compassionate patient care services.
   2. Checks food for quality and maintenance of service standards. Relays requests back to dietary dept.
   3. Keeps trays clean at all times and presents food in a acceptable manner.
   4. Maintains logs as needed
   5. Utilizes all equipment, supplies, facilities, and resources in a prudent and efficient manner in order to ensure efficient departmental operations and the provision of high quality health care services.
   6. Observes and adheres to all departmental and hospital policies and procedures, and follows all safety, quality assurance, and infection control standards. Participates in educational programs, in-service meetings, and training sessions in an effort to share his/her own expertise with others and further the quality of education and personal growth provided to new personnel, volunteers, and interning students.
3. Other duties as assigned or asked
   1. Performs other duties as assigned or requested.

• High School or equivalent
• BLS within 3 months of hire

Our Lady of the Angels Hospital is part of FMOL Health The health system was organized in 1984 to unite three existing hospitals in Louisiana which were already part of the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady's mission of extending the healthcare of Jesus Christ to those most in need. Headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the health system serves patients across the State of Louisiana through a network of hospitals, clinics, physicians, elderly housing and integrated information systems and currently employs over 10,000 individuals.