The Role
Transports patients, medical equipment, and patient-related items safely and efficiently throughout the hospital. Supports clinical staff, maintains patient and customer satisfaction, follows hospital and regulatory procedures, and uses proper body mechanics. Requires frequent walking, standing, pushing, pulling, lifting, and patient transfers. Works effectively in a fast-paced environment, communicates well, and responds appropriately to emergencies.
Summary Generated by Built In
Short DescriptionResponsible for the safe, timely and accurate transport of patients, medical equipment and patient-related items to their destinations enabling physicians, nurses, technicians, and therapists to perform their duties in an effective manner. Ensures positive patient and customer satisfaction, proper utilization of body mechanics, adherence to policies, procedures and standards established by Hospital, Department and Regulatory Agencies. Acts as a positive role model and team player demonstrating hospital mission and values. Physical Demands: The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is frequently required to walk, sit, climb or balance, and talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. Disclaimer: This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, tasks, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to modify essential functions of the job, or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (i.e. emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs or technical developments.)
Education Requirements
- HS diploma or GED preferred.
- Must obtain the American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers certification during department orientation if not certified prior to hire.
- 7a-330p Thurs & e/o wknd
- Basic Life Support
- Effective verbal and listening communication skills.
- Service/Quality focused to meet a wide range of needs.
- Able to navigate to/from various locations throughout the facility.
- Problem solver that can think quickly in cases of emergencies or unusual situations
- Able to multi-task and work at a fast pace
- Displays neat, professional appearance with a smile
- Physical ability to withstand frequent to prolonged walking, standing, pushing, pulling, and transferring patients.
Skills Required
- High school diploma or GED
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers certification, or ability to obtain it during department orientation
- Effective verbal and listening communication skills
- Ability to navigate various locations throughout the facility
- Ability to problem-solve quickly during emergencies or unusual situations
- Ability to multitask and work at a fast pace
- Physical ability to frequently or prolongedly walk, stand, push, pull, and transfer patients
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The Company
What We Do
Cooper University Health Care is the leading academic health system in South Jersey, providing primary, specialty, tertiary, and urgent care within one complete health system. It operates three hospitals, including a Level I trauma center and a regional children's hospital, along with MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper, urgent care centers, and more than 130 outpatient offices. It is affiliated with Cooper Medical School of Rowan University.
