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: Communication: - 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. - 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. - Clean equipment, such as wheelchairs,...