Transporter Lead

Hello humankindness Located conveniently in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona,St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center is a 571-bed, not-for-profit hospital that provides a wide range of health, social and support services. Founded in 1895 by the Sisters of Mercy, St. Joseph's was the first hospital in the Phoenix area. More than 125 years later, St. Joseph's remains dedicated to its mission of caring for the poor and underserved. We are extremely proud to be a nationally recognized center for quality quaternary care, medical education and research. St. Joseph's includes the internationally renowned Barrow Neurological Institute, Norton Thoracic Institute, Cancer Center at St. Joseph's, Ivy Brain Tumor Center, and St. Joseph's Level I Trauma Center (which is verified by the American College of Surgeons). The hospital is also a respected center for high-risk obstetrics, neuro-rehabilitation, orthopedics, and other medical services. St. Joseph’s is considered a sought-after destination hospital for treating the most complex cases from throughout the world. Every day, approximately 20 percent of the hospital’s patients have traveled from outside of Arizona and the United States to seek treatment at St. Joseph’s. U.S News & World Report routinely ranks St. Joseph's among the top hospitals in the United States for neurology and neurosurgery. In addition, St. Joseph's boasts the Creighton University School of Medicine at St. Joseph's, and a strategic alliance with Phoenix Children's Hospital. St. Joseph's is consistently named an outstanding place to work and one of Arizona's healthiest employers. Come grow your career with one of Arizona's Most Admired Companies. Look for us on Facebookand follow us on Twitter. For the health of our community ... we are proud to be a tobacco-free campus.

Transports patients, equipment and other supplies within hospital. Completes appropriate forms of tracking transportation assignments.

Essential Function

• Provides transportation Services for patients and Visitors
• Responds to all calls/assignments in a timely manner
• Assists nursing staff as needed in transfer of patient form cart, wheelchair or gurney to and from bed
• Return all transport equipment (beds, gurneys, wheelchairs) to assigned area
• Completes appropriate form and log sheet
• Record all information as required on log sheet
• Note when call time is received, pick up and drop off locations of patient and completion time of call
• Obtain signature of nurse receiving patient
• Note transportation of patient personal items
• Locates wheelchairs, IV poles and gurneys to ensure availability of transportation equipment to various nursing units as directed
• Remove broken equipment from nursing units, patient rooms and corridors and place in broken equipment room
• Cleaning of transportation equipment using proper cleaning chemicals and cleaning techniques
• Cleans wheelchairs, IV poles, carts and gurneys in between calls, during slow times or as assigned by supervisor or lead
• Compliance in the appropriate pick up, transport, completion and documentation of non- narcotic patient medication.

Minimum:

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent combination of education and experience