PRN Patient Tranporter

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Kansas City, KStime type:
Part time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
R-47137# Position Title

PRN Patient Tran porter Bell Hospital## Position Summary / Career Interest:

Transports patients by assisting patients in and out of taxis, ambulances, cars, and helicopters; lifting patients on and off beds; moving them to and from special service and treatment areas, and operating rooms; using wheelchairs or moveable beds.
** Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions
*** Presents a neat and clean appearance, appropriate for a professional health care environment in accordance with hospital and Central Transportation and Dispatch (CTD) Policy.
* Demonstrates and maintains a high level of professionalism at all times.
* Takes initiative, stays productive, looks for patients to transport, requests next move, access patient readiness and requests another move if current assignment will be delayed more than 5 minutes.
* Keeps CTD radio on and wears earpiece, at all times while at hospital, including breaks.
* Uses appropriate radio etiquette at all times, utilizing appropriate ten-codes and statements in a pleasant tone of voice.
* Properly identifies patient that is to be transported.
* Acknowledges and maintains the right to privacy and confidentiality.
* Notifies nursing staff of patient transports prior to leaving the floor and after the return of each patient.
* Signs patient in and out of each patient care area.
* Attends to patient’s comfort and safety during transport.
* Assists other members of the Central Transportation Department as needed (i.e., other transport functions or with locating equipment needed to perform a transport in a timely fashion).
* Informs receiving departments in person of a patient’s arrival.
* Informs nursing and/or technician whenever there is a change of status in transporting a patient (i.e., refusal, delay, different mode of transportation.)
* Informs receiving department and the CTD Dispatcher of any delays, cancellations, changes in mode of transportation.
* Assumes responsibility for the transportation (patient and non-patient) activities and other tasks that contribute to the patient’s care.
* Maintains a patient-centered focus and strives to support the mission, goals and values of the hospital, department and division.
* Assists nursing personnel to position patients for all types of transports and provide proper immobilization of patient as required. (IVs Portable Oxygen, etc.)
* Handles patient and non-patient moves with the same sense of urgency.
* Removes transportation equipment from the patient care areas and returns them to the proper locations. (Stretchers, wheelchairs, beds, etc.)
* Performs daily work assignments in an efficient, organized manner and with an optimum degree of accuracy.
* Interacts with physicians and other technical staff to provide quality, safe and efficient care for the patient.
* Reports equipment malfunctions promptly to Dispatcher, marks equipment appropriately and delivers equipment to Biomed.
* Attends annual refresher and as needed training for demonstrating competency of all equipment used during the transportation of patients.  Equipment includes but not limited to:
Wheelchair, Stretcher/Gurney, Tota Lift, Telemetry Monitor, Slide-Board, Air-Pal, Gate-Belt, O2 (oxygen) usage, Video Chair and various types of Beds.
* Capability to effective operate the following equipment while safely transporting patients:

A.  Wheelchair – Feet, Leg Rests, Arm Rests and Brakes.

B.
Stretcher/Gurney – Raise, Lower, Raise Head Area, Steer Mode, Neutral and Brakes    

C.
Tota Lift Chair – Raise, Lower, Raise as Chair, Foot Rests, Transfer Crank and Breaks.

D.
Telemetry Monitor Removal – Leeds, Electrodes, Monitor    

E.
Slide-Board – Transfer of Patient.

F.
Air-Pal – Motor, Mattress and Hose.
G.
Gate Belt – Transport of Patient.
H.
O2-Oxygen Tank – Tank, Regulator, Valves, O2 Carrier and exchange of tanks.
I.
Video Chair – Raise, Lower, Raise as Chair, Foot Rests, Seat Belt and Brakes.
* Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
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