Patient Transport Aide - Per Diem

Patient Transport Aide - Per Diem - Day

JFK University Medical Center, Edison, New Jersey

Requisition #
• Shift: Day
• Status:
Per Diem

At Hackensack Meridian Health, our team members are the heart of what makes us better. We help our patients live better, healthier lives and support one another to succeed. We are committed to advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

• Move patients between their beds on either a stretcher or wheelchair according to guidelines and procedures. Use the two patient identifiers (name and date of birth) verbally and by visually checking the patient . Pay careful attention to the IV bag and other assistive devices when moving the patient. Adhere to and comply with infection and safety practices. Ensure the maintenance of the patient’s confidentiality and privacy.
• Collaborate with nursing staff to ensure appropriate movement and transport of patient.
• Handle and deliver patients’ charts according to hospital and department policies.
• Deliver and pick up clean and dirty instruments to and from SPD. Deliver specimens or pick up required items from Laboratory/Pathology, Radiology and Medical Records. Deliver patient belongings to appropriate clinical area as directed by the supervisor.
• Check package integrity, rotate stock inventory according to expiration date and ensure floor‑to‑ceiling clearances are maintained. Transport sterile supplies from outside the department in a covered transport cart. Stock blankets and fluid warmers.
• During downtime maintain O2 stock by safely collecting and storing O2 per hospital rooms. At the direction of the charge nurse stock patient rooms according to established PAR levels. Clean unoccupied stretchers. Pick up supplies/equipment as requested.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
• Adhere to HMH organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

• High School diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• Entry‑level position; on‑the‑job training will be provided by the team leader and patient transport staff.
• Must be able to support and push patients of various body conditions (weights ranging from 100 lbs to 300+ lbs). Must be able to work with the paging system that allows the facility to track the movement of patients and transport staff.

• Experience in patient transport, medical experience and patient contact.

Minimum rate of $17.32 hourly.

HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market‑competitive total rewards package.

HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH (HMH) IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information or any other protected characteristic.

Apply today to join a team that is dedicated to patient care and to making a difference in the community.