Patient Transporter

Job Summary

The lead transporter is responsible for directing the flow of in-patient and out-patient transports to and from procedures and for transfers between floors in accordance to hospital police. The transporter is also responsible for assisting with transferring weight bearing and non-weight bearing patients to and from stretchers, beds and wheelchairs. The transporter is responsible for keeping hallways free of stretchers and wheelchairs and will perform inspections on before and after use.

Must dress appropriately and act in a professional manner. Maintain and respect patient confidentiality.

Hours: 10pm-6:30am (M-F) with weekend and holiday rotation

• Generous time off, tuition assistance, and comprehensive benefits
• Instant access throughout the pay period with Tower Advance Pay, ensuring financial flexibility and convenience
• Employee Assistance Program, Retirement Savings Program, Life Insurance, and more!

• Completes and maintains all competencies and trainings as required for role.
• High School Diploma - OR - GED

• Relevant Experience

• BLS Certification

• Collaborative Skills
• Computer Skills to include use and navigation
• Customer Service Skills
• Detail Oriented
• Excellent Communications Skills
• Excellent Interpersonal Skills
• Good Reasoning Skills
• Leadership Skills
• Listening Skills
• Service Orientation
• Strong Team Player

We believe in the power of people to create great care.

Pottstown Hospital is a213-bed facility with a full range of health services, including inpatient and outpatient, medical and surgical, and diagnostic and emergency care, to name a few. We believe in the power of people to create great care. We deliver compassionate, safe, quality care. And we work hard every day to be a place of healing, caring, and connection for patients and families in the community we call home.

• Health grades® Patient Safety Excellence Award™ (2023)
• Lown Institute Hospitals Index:
  Grade A Cost Efficiency, Grade A Inclusivity
• The Pottstown Mercury Readers' Choice Award - Best Hospital
• Get With The Guidelines Stroke SILVER PLUS
• Get With The Guidelines Heart Failure GOLD PLUS

• Accredited by The Joint Commission
  • Certified Primary Stroke Center
  • Certified in Hip/Knee Replacement, Heart Failure
• Accreditation by the American College of Surgeons
  • Commission on Cancer
• Accreditation with the American College of Radiation Oncology
• American College of Radiology Accreditation
  • CT Scan, MRI, Mammography, Nuclear Medicine, and PET Scan
• Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC)
  • Extracranial Cerebrovascular Testing
• Designated Lung Cancer Screening Center by the American College of Radiology

Tower Health, a regional healthcare system, serves communities across multiple counties in Pennsylvania. Its network includes Reading Hospital, Phoenixville Hospital, Pottstown Hospital, and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children (in partnership with Drexel University). Committed to academic medicine and training, Tower Health offers various programs, including residency and fellowship programs, the Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health, and the Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences.

Additionally, the system provides a wide range of healthcare services, such as Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing, home healthcare via Tower Health at Home, Tower Direct ambulance and emergency response, Tower Health Medical Group, Tower Health Providers (a clinically integrated network), and Tower Health Urgent Care facilities across its service area.