Patient Transporter
Cleveland Clinic
Join Cleveland Clinic's Martin North Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. This downtown Stuart hospital provides top-quality patient care to the communities in and around Martin County on the beautiful Indian River. The caregivers at Martin North Hospital have made it not only an excellent medical facility, but also a home away from home.
As a Patient Transporter, you play an essential role in helping patients receive the care they need. You will provide transportation to and from various areas throughout the hospital, ensuring patients feel comfortable throughout the process. This position offers a unique way to gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced and innovative healthcare setting, all while making a difference in the lives of both patients and fellow caregivers.
**A caregiver in this role works day/evening/night shifts from 12:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. with holiday and weekend availability.**
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
+ Transport patients to and from clinical, ancillary and support areas using wheelchairs, stretchers or beds, including patients with oxygen tanks, intravenous pumps, drips and special equipment.
+ Transfer patients to and from beds, wheelchairs, or stretchers.
+ Transport patients during discharge to the hospital lobby.
+ Ensure proper oxygen levels in tanks before transporting patients.
+ Transport bariatric patients.
+ Approach and aid patients and visitors.
+ Verify and confirm standard precautions and correct patient identification by comparing information from the pager and patient wristband to obtain the correct medical chart and verify proper mode of transportation.
+ Disinfect and maintain equipment.
+ Perform environmental and safety checks, identify malfunctioning equipment, document findings and report on malfunctioning equipment.
+ Move and deliver equipment and linen carts.
+ Complete three months of on-the-job training to learn multiple hospital and clinic locations, special procedures, patient and safety emergency procedures and proper body mechanics to safely move patients.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
+ High School Diploma or GED
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
+ Previous customer service experience
Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we're dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/
Physical Requirements:
+ Requires full range of body motion including handling of patients, manual and finger dexterity and eye/hand coordination.
+ Requires normal or corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
+ Requires working with some exposure to communicable disease.
+ Heavy work-exerting 50 to 100 lbs. of force occasionally and/or 25 to 50 lbs. of force frequently and/or 10 to 20 lbs. of force
+ constantly to move objects.
+ Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Medium Work.
Personal Protective Equipment:
+ Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
**Pay Range**
Salaries [which may be] shown on independent job search websites reflect various market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from The Cleveland Clinic. Because we value each individual candidate, we invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process.
Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities
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