Transporter, Student Work Program - Transporters - Mullica Hill

Job description

Position Summary This position is responsible for transporting patients under the direction of a registered nurse throughout the hospital. Provides supplies and equipment required for patient care. Participate in the monitoring of equipment safety, maintenance, and cleanliness. Position Responsibilities: Patient Care Safety: Transports patients to other departments via stretcher and wheelchair. Ambulates and transfers patient with assistance as necessary. Transports portable oxygen tanks. Changes oxygen regulators. Monitors oxygen tank pressure including crash cart tanks, each shift, on each unit. Monitors oxygen key/wrench each shift. Reports on problems with unsafe/broken equipment. Sets up traction equipment for patient use. Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers. Communication: Informs nurses of patients taken for tests and after their return, utilizing Transport-tracking. Alerts nurse to patient changes, problems as necessary. Utilizes Transport- tracking. Maintains confidentiality regarding patient information. Assist in orientation of new personnel. Respond to emergency situations, such as emerge...