What are the responsibilities and job description for the Patient transporter position at Holy Family Hospital?
Job Type : Per Diem Salary : To be determined by experience Department : HFH Emergency Services
Join us at Holy Family Hospital
Not many healthcare professionals have the opportunity to build a career with a great job and robust benefits while also caring for friends, family and neighbors.
You can when you work at Holy Family Hospital in Methuen and Haverhill. As part of the Steward Health Care System, our goal is to offer low-cost, high-quality healthcare to the people who live and work near our hospital, so they don’t have to travel far for great care.
Job Summary : Patient Transporter Per Diem.
The Transporter is responsible for providing transportation for patients (infants, children, adolescents, adult, and geriatrics), specimens, mail, medical records, and equipment.
Duties include but are not limited to any other related duties as assigned
- Safely transports patients via wheelchair or stretcher
- Assists with transport of admissions, discharges and transfer of patients
- Transport of specimens, mail, medical records, and equipment as needed
- Considers patient’s safety at all times
- Reports unsafe conditions and / or incidents as they occur
- Reports any untoward or unusual occurrences to nurse
- Reports faulty equipment immediately and in accordance with Hospital Policy
- Transport patient body to the morgue
- Purposeful Encounters (if patient is asking for something, call the HUC by using the patient’s land line phone; let she / he know what the patient needs are)
- Cleans transport equipment between each patient use
Minimum Education Requirements : High school Diploma or GED Preferred.
Minimum Work Experience : 6 months of experience in a hospital, long-term care or rehabilitation setting preferred.
BLS from the American Red Cross or American Heart Association Required.
Benefits
We have many plans with various deductibles, which can cover individuals or families, so you can customize a plan that will work for you! Steward Health Care works with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts to provide affordable health insurance for our employees in benefit eligible positions.
Our Health Plans Highlights are :
- Deductibles will not apply to services provided by a Steward provider (Tier 1).
- Office visits copays will be $0 when a member uses a Steward Provider (Tier 1).
Other Benefits provided :
Dental, Vision, Health Care Savings Account, Life Insurance, Short Term and Long-Term Disability, Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Time Off, Shift Differential, Tuition Reimbursement, and more.
About Steward Health Care
Nearly a decade ago, Steward Health Care System emerged as a different kind of health care company designed to usher in a new era of wellness.
One that provides our patients better, more proactive care at a sustainable cost, our providers unrivaled coordination of care, and our communities greater prosperity and stability.
As the country’s largest physician-led, tax paying, integrated health care system, our doctors can be certain that we share their interests and those of their patients.
Together we are on a mission to revolutionize the way health care is delivered - creating healthier lives, thriving communities and a better world.
Steward is among the nation’s largest and most successful accountable care organizations (ACO), with more than 5,500 providers and 43,000 health care professionals who care for million patients a year through a closely integrated network of hospitals, multi-specialty medical groups, urgent care centers, skilled nursing facilities and behavioral health centers.
Based in Dallas, Steward currently operates 39 hospitals across Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas.
Steward Health Care is proud to be a minority, physician owned organization. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are at the foundation of the care we provide, the community services we support and all our employment practices.
We do not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and or expression or any other non-job-related characteristics.
Last updated : 2024-05-31
