Atlantic Health System is seeking a per-diem Patient Transporter for the Transport Services at Newton Medical Center to work 7AM - 3PM, including every other weekend.
 

Essential Function/Responsibilities:

Under the direction of Manager or Lead Patient Transporter, transports patient, equipment, and supplies, as needed, as well as morgue duties and assisting with minor environmental services duties. Promotes a positive customer service culture. Provides general comfort measures to patients throughout the shift. Provides postmortem care and assists in transporting body to the morgue and releasing the body from the morgue. Makes specimen rounds from all nursing floors. Responsible for pick up of medical records. Safely assist patient transfers, transports, and discharges. Takes extra pillow from patient room closet back to Ed when returning stretch to ED. Reports any changes in condition or behavior to patients primary Registered Nurse. Recognizes and responds to priorities in the patient care process. Safely handle all patient belongings from admission and discharges. Is able to initiate CPR. Is able to initiate Code Gray and applies restraints safely according to hospital procedure.  Responds to hospital codes that apply to transport. Transports equipment used by patient in the transfer. Exchanges oxygen tanks for transports daily. Installs bed traction and removal when ordered. Inspects and make minor repair to wheelchairs and maintain log. Completes inventory of wheelchair stock quarterly or as assigned. Responsible for minor Environmental Services duties as assigned when patient transports are slow. Duties may consist of buffing floors, vacuuming, dust moping, etc.