Senior Patient Transporter - Patient Transportation

Job Title: Senior Patient Transporter | Patient Transportation | Fargo, ND

City: Fargo

State: ND

Department *: * Transport Service - Patient Transportation - Fargo

Job Schedule: Full Time

Shift: Varies

Hours Per Shift: Other

JOB SUMMARY

Safely transport patients to and from their inpatient beds to other areas and ancillary departments, and retrieve medical records, prescriptions and other clinical documentation for patients as requested. Provide decision support for patient transport services to ensure efficient work flow, and assist with scheduling and with covering shifts as required or requested. Required to remove and replace medical devices, and lift, or assisting in lifting patients to gurneys, wheelchairs or other devices to facilitate transport. Inspect and perform minor maintenance to transportation tools and devices. Document and request other maintenance as needed. Must comply with enterprise guidelines and policies of health, safety and security at all times, and become familiar with medical terms and certain pieces of medical equipment. May be required to change or transport linens, assist in transporting specimens, documents or patient possessions, and for discharge processing of inpatient rooms.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

Clean equipment, such as wheelchairs, hospital beds, or portable medical equipment, documenting needed repairs or maintenance.;Follows safety measures to ensure proper use of equipment and supplies.;Performs basic file management tasks like open, close, name, save, print.;Recognizes and assesses cues or unstated intentions behind verbal and nonverbal communication.;Uses language appropriate to audience.;Demonstrates leadership qualities: intelligence, dominance, persistence, integrity, confidence.;Communicates well downward, upward, and outward.;Transport patients to treatment units, testing units, operating rooms, or other areas, using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds.;Coaches others on appropriate steps taken to ensure patient safety.;Carry messages or documents between departments.;Transport specimens, laboratory items, or pharmacy items, ensuring proper documentation and delivery to authorized personnel.;Transport portable medical equipment or medical supplies between rooms or departments.;Respond to emergency situations, such as emergency medical calls, security calls, or fire alarms.;

DEPARTMENT DETAILS

QUALIFICATIONS

Some post-secondary education, specific training or coursework or Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) required.
Required to register with the North Dakota Department of Health as a nursing aide within four months of hire. Registered with the North Dakota Department of Health as a Certified Nursing Aide preferred. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within six weeks of employment and must be maintained.

About Sanford Health:

At Sanford Health, we are dedicated to the work of health and healing.
Every day, we show that commitment by delivering the highest quality of care to the communities we serve.
We are leaders in health care and strive to provide patients across the region with convenient access to expert medical care, leading-edge technologies and world-class facilities.
In addition to strong clinical care, we are also committed to research, education and community growth.
We engage in medical research to not only discover innovative ways to provide care, but also cures for common diseases.
We continuously seek new ways to achieve our vision of improving the human condition here in your community, across the region and around the world.
The entire team at Sanford Health recognizes the value of healthy families and communities.
We continue to gain momentum and expand our reach. Together, we can make a positive difference now, and in the future.
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City: Fargo

State: ND

Job Function: Nursing

Job Schedule: Full Time

Shift: Varies

Req Number: WD11015