Beaumont Health System Hiring for Patient Transporter at Troy, Michigan Full Time

****Sign On Bonus Available: $1,500 for Full time, $750 for part
time****
GENERAL SUMMARY:
Under general supervision, this position is responsible for the safe and
timely transportation of patients, specimens, and medication, throughout
the Hospital as assigned. This position reports to the Supervisor,
Patient Transportation.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
1. Practicing safe lifting and techniques, transports patients by
assisting patients in and out of cars, lifting patients on and off beds,
moving patients to and from special services and treatment areas using
wheelchairs, gurneys, or moveable beds.
2. Transports medications, patient charts, specimens, and blood
appropriately as directed.
3. Transports bodies to the morgue and assists in placing them in the
cooler. Assists in moving bodies to the autopsy table.
4. Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities
provided.
STANDARD QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform
each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are
representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential duties.
A. Education / Training: Requires a level of knowledge normally acquired
through the completion of a high school diploma or GED.
B. Work Experience: Experience in patient transportation in an acute
hospital environment is desired. Requires successful completion of three
months of on-the-job-training.
C. Certification, Licensure, Registration: Successful completion of the
Healthcare Provider Course is required.
D. Other Qualifications:
* Understands and demonstrates safe lifting and transport techniques.
* Knows and practices Universal Precautions as appropriate.
* Requires demonstrated communication skills to interact with courtesy,
tact, empathy and professionalism in daily interaction with patients,
their families, clinical licensed and non-licensed staff, physicians and
management.
* Ability to understand and follow directions, ability to comply with
HIPAA confidentiality requirements.
* Requires the ability to recognize if the patient is experiencing
stress or other issues during transport and immediately seek
assistance.
* Requires the ability to organize and prioritize transports and other
work.
* Requires basic keyboarding skills and demonstrated familiarity with
Microsoft Office software (MS Word), ability to become familiar with
hospital information
* Beaumont Health grants equal employment opportunity to all qualified
persons without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, disability,
age, religion, genetic information, marital status, height, weight,
gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,
veteran status, or any other legally protected category.

Beaumont Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to
race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual
orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a
qualified individual with a disability.