Patient & Equipment Transporter
Core
Transport patients throughout the hospital using wheelchairs, stretchers, or beds; assist with patient transfers and equipment delivery.
Role type
Patient transporter
Builds
Patient movement and logistics within hospital departments
Domain
Healthcare operations
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Patient identification verification, infection control protocols, equipment sanitization, emergency triage support, O2 cylinder management, dispatch system navigation
Preferred skills
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, hospital environment experience
Technologies
Web-based dispatch system (TDSS), Safe Patient Transport Forms
Responsibilities
Escort ambulatory patients and verify identity; assist nursing staff in patient positioning and lateral transfers; clean and sanitize transport equipment; transport patient specimens and medical supplies; check and distribute portable oxygen tanks; respond to emergency transport assignments.
Seniority
Entry-level, non-managerial