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6-10 years of experience
Provided the safe and timely transport of patients to numerous locations throughout the hospital, one of the top ranked hospitals in the nation.
- Created a comfortable environment for patients and make them feel at ease during their time of sickness.
- Learned the communication skills necessary to interact with people of all ages who require varying levels of care.
- Developed interdepartmental collaboration skills necessary to provide high quality patient care.
- Completed online training modules relevant to job tasks, patient safety, and improving quality of care.
- Participated in annual performance reviews to evaluate yearly performance.
0-5 years of experience
Transported inpatients, ICU patients, and visitors to and from various locations throughout the hospital.
- Explained the purpose of the trip to the patient and family members. Answered any questions.
- Worked together with clinical staff to prepare the patient.
- During transit, monitored the patient and provided indirect care.
- At the destination, reported observations to clinical staff.
0-5 years of experience
Received a raise within 3 months of working due to my ability to detail and my strong people skills.
- Prepared patient for transportation between their home and departments.
- Received and reported vital information pertinent to patient care.
- Assisted with patient handling and lifting using appropriate patient safety equipment.
10+ years of experience
Orchestrated the safe and efficient transporting of patients to geographically dispersed medical centers.
- Transported patients receiving various levels of care including intensive care.
- Analyzed individual medical conditions to identify proper mode of transport.
- Cultivated and fostered relationships with patients and medical personnel to forge trust and ensure satisfaction.
- Ensured compliance with all infection-control rules and regulations.
- Honored recipient of Employee of the Month Award for outstanding performance.
0-5 years of experience
Transported patients to multiple destinations around the hospital setting using equipment provided
- Completed a daily goal of the number of patients transported & to improve on productivity time
- Collected blood specimens and in a timely fashion transport those specimens to the blood lab
- Reinforced rules that kept patients and transporters safe
0-5 years of experience
Transported patients from all areas of the hospital for reasons of admission, testing and transfers
- Managed different types of medical equipment
- Communicated with all departments of the hospital to ensure safe, timely and comfortable
- Logged movement of patients throughout the hospital
6-10 years of experience
Played an integral role within the Health Care team of transporting patients and supplies, maintaining
confidentiality of records, as well as delivering exceptional patient care (while handling emergency, and crisis/critical situations)–which is absolutely essential to Hospital success.
- Provided dispatch services – demonstrating a calm demeanor, clearly communicating important
- Maintained professionalism in articulating, communicating, reading and handling non-complex records of patient names, pick-up sites, delivery times to ensure transport of patient in correct locations.
- Maintained a professional, safe and secure work environment by following standards and procedures,
- Skilled in establishing and maintaining effective work relationships, patience and compassion in handling all patients, as well as empathy and compassion in managing patient family members.
- Experienced in acquiring significant and critical Health knowledge and information through learning,
- Trained in safe lifting techniques, as well as operating various transport devices such as; wheel chairs,
0-5 years of experience
Assisted Patients in fulfilling their needs before and after transportation.
- Sterilized and disinfected instruments.
- Transported patients by wheelchair or gurney to their destination as instructed by their doctor.
- Transported confidential documents in a safe and efficient manner.
- Inspected wheelchairs and gurneys for any defects.
0-5 years of experience
Excellent management skills and guiding patients and family members.
- Excelled in ensuring the safe and timely transport of patients.
- Maintained patient confidentiality.
- Efficiently communicated with hospital staff and provide accurate dissemination of information to the patient care team.
- Assisted in training and supervision of new employees.
0-5 years of experience
Transfer patients via wheelchair or hospital bed to and from the Radiology department for appointments as directed by staff
- Adhere to patient transfer procedures at all times
- Maintain professionalism and uphold patient confidentiality
- Provide excellent customer service to patients and visitors to ensure they are in a friendly environment and feel comfortable
- Monitor transportation equipment for needed repairs
- Assist Radiology staff as needed in performance of their duties
0-5 years of experience
As Transporter I was responsible for the safe transport of patients, and pick-up / drop-off supplies and laboratory specimens, in a safe and efficient manner
- Lift and assist patients on and off wheelchair or stretcher, transports or accompanied patients to and from nursing units and various other departments in the hospital.
- Picks-up and delivers supplies, bloods, specimens, stat requests, mail, reports and other materials throughout the hospital.
- Picks-up requests for equipment, material supplies, and delivers completed requisitions to designated area.
- Runs regular and unscheduled errands throughout the hospital as required or assigned.
- Picks-up patient property, charts, material prescriptions, throughout the hospital.
0-5 years of experience
Transported patients to and from clinical, ancillary and support areas via wheelchair, stretcher or beds as requested to include transport of patients with oxygen tanks, intravenous pumps, drips and special equipment.
- Ensured proper oxygen levels in tanks before transporting patient.
- Approached, greeted and offer assistance and direction to patients and visitors in the hospital environment.
- Communicated to nursing personnel, clinician, technician or reception of patient’s arrival and departure.
- Verified correct patient identification by comparing information from pager to patient wristband; obtains correct medical chart; verifies proper mode of transportation and confirms standard precautions.
- Disinfected and maintained par levels of equipment throughout the hospital.
- Identified malfunctioning ambulatory equipment and reports to appropriate department for repair or replacement.
- Rounded throughout the hospital environment for departmental equipment and delivering to the appropriate staggering area.
- Performed environmental/safety checks and documents as required. Other duties as assigned.
- Loaded and unloaded all types of vehicles and bulk materials including; semi-truck trailers and box trucks. Load and unload supplies and other commodities shipped from facility.
0-5 years of experience
Providing behavioral support and intervention to intellectual disable individuals within the company who are going through crisis stabilization.
- Provide community engagement supports and crisis intervention supports.
- Support individuals with intellectual disabilities at their group homes. Provide support with activities of daily living and independent living skills, as well as crisis intervention when necessary.
- Administering daily medications to the individuals with intellectual disabilities
- Assist the intellectual disable individuals with completing their daily hygiene, laundry, preparing food, etc.
- Documenting crisis intervention supports report, community integration outing report, communicate with individual’s family member, doctor, and Therapist.
- Driving individuals to their doctor appointments and closely monitoring and supervising the doctor appointment.
- Monitor staff daily job performance and give report to the in house manager.
6-10 years of experience
Efficiently and safely transfers inpatients from their rooms to testing departments.
- Charge responsibilities for day to day organization of transporters and testing departments.
- Effectively works in high stress situations involving patient safety and healthcare.
- Supervisory role in training new employees and new departmental policies.
- Solves complex problems regarding patient safety and transporter efficiency.
0-5 years of experience
Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients’ needs.
- Stock or issue medical supplies, such as dressing packs or treatment trays.
- Transport patients to treatment units, testing units, operating rooms, or other areas, using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds.
- Explain medical instructions to patients or family members.
- Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers.
- Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients’ needs.
- Transport patients to treatment units, testing units, operating rooms, or other areas, using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds.
- I go up to the floors and take patients to their destination. I work in M.R.I. so for example from their room to M.R.I. Take to patient back after the test. I help place the patients on the scanning bed. I also answer all patients questions and help them get dressed and undressed.
6-10 years of experience
Escort patients in a safe, courteous and timely manner with attention, sensitivity, and compassion
- Deliver lab specimens, X-rays, medical charts, and other items in accordance with HIPAA to ensure patients confidentiality at all times
- Use Standard and Universal Precautions while transporting all patients via wheelchair, stretcher, or beds
- Transport in a timely manner to ensure that patients get to their destination to receive the proper treatment or diagnostic test
- Assist in moving or cleaning equipment and supplies perform special errands, as assigned
0-5 years of experience
Greeted patients and provided transport to various departments in a hospital setting
- Informed patients of destination within hospital and reason for transport, calming
- Assisted in lifting patients onto wheeled cart and stretcher
- Followed stringent hospital policies and procedures to ensure patient safety
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for transporting patients within the hospital using gurneys, wheelchairs and beds.
- Communicating with dispatch and other transporters using two-way radios, working as a team and using Teletracking.
- Always providing Dignity, Service, Excellence, Justice
- Reporting and checking in with Nurse or Charge Nurse regarding patient and their destination.
0-5 years of experience
Escort or transports patients within hospital or other medical facility
- Determine patient name, destination, mode of travel, time and other data, following written or oral instructions
- Direct or escorts incoming patients from admitting office or reception desk to designated area
- Assist patient in walking to prevent accidents by falling, or transports non-ambulatory patient, using wheelchair
- Transport patient, alone or with assistance, in bed, wheeled cart, or wheelchair to designated areas within facility during patient stay
- Deliver messages, mail, medical records, and other items.
0-5 years of experience
Transport patients throughout the hospital for various procedures
- Collaborate with nurses, respiratory therapists, and CNA’s to maintain patients stability during transport
- Maintain excellent patient care by exercising well-refined communication and people skills, and by utilizing various trained techniques to handle and move patients
- Serve as courier for medication, food, and other miscellaneous objects while working graveyard shift
0-5 years of experience
Ability to establish a strong rapport with a diverse clientele
- Communicate with clients in a professional way while being informative, helpful and efficient
- Strategize daily plans to accommodate a heavy workload
- Respond to doctors, nurses, and techs in the hospital in person and on the phone in a professional manner
- Administer and work with confidential paper work
- Greet patients, staff, and visitors with a smile and courteous manner.
0-5 years of experience
- Transported by patients to various levels of the hospital.
- Provided friendly patient care and assistance.
- Organized and stocked supplies in nursing stations.
0-5 years of experience
- Answered questions and handled patients’ issues
- Transported patients throughout the hospital
- Cleaned and organized equipment to transport patients
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for the transport of patients between rooms, to appointments, and examinations.
- Maintain safe, secure, and healthy work environment by following appropriate standards and procedures.
- Provide emotional support to patients and their families by listening to them by showing compassion and understanding.
- Transport equipment and supplies by picking-up requisitioned orders; delivering them to assigned treatment areas and patient care areas.
- Assist medical professionals in emergency situations which include chest compressions.
- Detailed oriented with strong organizational skills
- Self-motivated-strive for excellence in my work
- Dependable, high energy and enthusiastic
- Proven skills in problem solving and consumer/patient relations
- Work well independently or as part of a team effort
6-10 years of experience
- Transported patients to their destination within the hospital
- Retrieved and delivered specimens to lab technicians
- Making beds and delivering important data to the appropriate areas
0-5 years of experience
Ensures medical equipment and supplies are properly prepared, cleaned, disinfected and inspected prior to delivery to the nursing units.
- Maintains all files and records and accurately reports departmental requests.
- Highly skilled in carrying out safe and efficient transport of patients and items from nursing stations to designated hospital locations.
- Dedicated to providing excellent patient care assistance and safety during transport.
0-5 years of experience
Helps patients by transporting them into, around, and out of the health care organization.
- I transport patients by assisting them in taxis, and cars;
- Lifting patients on and off beds; moving them to and from special service and treatment areas,
- Procedures and all radiology services within the hospital using wheelchairs or moveable beds.
0-5 years of experience
Coordinate with medical professionals to transport patients to various locations
- Answer calls and assist nurses with proper transportation requests
- Communicates interpersonally to build working relationships with patients, doctors, nurses, secretaries, and other department technicians
- Updates travel status using a tele tracking system
0-5 years of experience
Take patients to and from the radiology department in a timely matter.
- Help position patients for their x-rays and make sure they are not at risk of falling.
- Make sure the exam rooms are clean and organized well for the next exposure to begin.
- Be polite to the patients and make sure they are well cared for during their visit.
0-5 years of experience
Transport patient on bed, stretcher or wheelchair; ensure oxygen and IV are secure
- Assist patient with movement and sliding; make certain documents are with patient
- Check identification and complete patient information form
- Transport patient medication from pharmacy to hospital personnel
0-5 years of experience
Prepare patient for transportation between nursing units and departments
- Transport patient safely to/from specified department
- Validate patients’ identity based on established department protocol
- Assist with patient handling and lifting using appropriate patient safety equipment
0-5 years of experience
Greet members/patients using wheelchairs or gurneys and transports to various locations of the hospital.
- Providing customer service to patients and their family in a caring manner.
- Lift patients using proper body mechanics and lifting techniques.
- Transport patients using gurneys, wheelchairs, patient beds, lifts and transferring medical equipment and medications.
0-5 years of experience
Ability to transport patients to their destination in a quick manner
- Assist patients according to their needs and level of comfort
- Enhanced customer service skills
- Works in a fast pace environment for 12+ hours per shift
- Multitasking to guarantee patients are taken care of properly
0-5 years of experience
Take work orders from supervisor for client trip
- Drive clients to their destinations on time
- Assist clients as they get into and out of the vehicle
- Report back to the supervisor when clients have been dropped off at their destination
- Report traffic delays en route back to supervisor
- Report any incidents or accidents to the supervisor
- Adhere to company policies and protocol
0-5 years of experience
Facilitate the movement of patients and patient related items
- Prepares patient for transportation between nursing units and departments
- Validates patients’ identity based on established department protocol
- Transport patient safely to/from specified department
0-5 years of experience
Properly adhere to all [company name] safety rules and guidelines
- Efficiently and safely transport patients to assigned area within allotted times
- Provide friendly and courteous service to every patient
- Gather and clean equipment after each patient transported
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for supervising Transporters taking patients to & from hospital medical areas via bed, wheelchair, or stretcher.
- Responsible for ensuring that all patients arrive without transport complications.
- Transported in all areas including the laboratory department, operating department & in-patient rooms.
- Received transport request, dispatched transport duties to the transporters.
0-5 years of experience
Transport patients to Radiology Department
- Help set up rooms for physician exams
- Schedule and verify patient appointments
- Decontaminate patient care areas after procedures
- Input information given by patient into database
- Backroom filing and charting
0-5 years of experience
Transport patients to different departments around hospital.
- Deliver supplies around hospital as needed.
- Transport specimens to Lab.
- Interact with patients and answer patient questions as needed.
- Sanitize wheelchairs and hospital beds and stage in there appropriate locations
0-5 years of experience
- Assist in patient care & safe handling of patient during exams & procedures
- Ensure patient comfort during inter-facility transport
- Perform emergency CPR as needed outside patient units
- Customer care support for hospital guests
0-5 years of experience
- Check system for patient status using epic program
- Safely and efficiently transport patients non-patients and equipment via wheelchair, stretcher, bed and/or cart as directed
- Take specimen and blood to the labs; deliver and retrieve equipment as requested
- Make sure equipment is properly placed and in working order
10+ years of experience
- Transport patients to and from various testing areas
- Engaged patients in a courteous yet accurate conversation to insure customer satisfaction
- Provide positive and professional attitude
- Maintains over peak performance criteria
6-10 years of experience
- Safely transport patients to diagnostic test sites to have the appropriate test ran for diagnoses.
- Converse with patients during route of transport.
- Monitor the wellbeing of patients while in route of transport.
- Communicate with other hospital staff regarding patients’ wellbeing.
0-5 years of experience
Ensure safe, timely and accurate transport of patients to their destination
- Provide proper equipment, when requested, with patient transports
- Maintain the cleanliness and working order of all transport equipment
- Independently work through all transport request utilizing critical thinking skills and decisive judgment
0-5 years of experience
- Transport patients to Radiology exams
- Transfer patients on and off exam tables
- Assist Radiology Technologists in various exam procedures
- Maintain a clean/organized work environment at all times
0-5 years of experience
- Transporting patients to exam areas and back to room.
- Making sure patients are comfortable during and after transportation.
- Making sure hospital equipment is clean.
- Assist patients and nursing staff when needed.
0-5 years of experience
- Provide safe and reliable transportation to patients and guests to correct destinations.
- Assist other caregivers with lifting assistance
- Assist Nursing staff by sitting in with (AMS) patients
- Dispatch other co-workers to transportation runs
- Assisted Medical Compliance office with going to paperless records
- Obtained complete and accurate information from patients
- Verified insurance information and also helped to offer pay assistance programs
Patient Transporter Duties and Responsibilities
Fulfilling the goal of bringing patients where they need to be requires a variety of tasks. Our analysis of job postings reveals the following as some of the central responsibilities expected of patient transporters:
Moving and Aiding Patients At the heart of being a patient transporter is doing what the title suggests-transporting patients. Patient transporters help people onto transporting devices such as wheelchairs and secure them in place. They wheel or carry the device to the proper location. This place could be inside the hospital, such as an operating room or a lab to draw blood. It also could be outside the facility, such as to a waiting ambulance bringing the patient to another hospital. Upon arrival at the destination, patient transporters often help the patient again, such as by aiding onto an examination table or helping into bed. Physically handling the person with care at all stages is necessary to avoid pain and prevent injury.
Exhibiting Compassion Being in a hospital is anxiety-provoking for patients and their families. Patient transporters do what they can to ease some of those worries. They may answer basic questions, such as letting the patient know where she or he is going. Depending on the situation, they may offer friendly greetings or make small talk. They also can sense when it is best to remain quiet.
Medical Related Transporting Besides moving people, patient transporters may be called upon to move things such as specimens, equipment, medical records, lab results, and mail to different places. Some patient transporters bring deceased patients to the mortuary.
Executing Safety Precautions Patient transporters are expected to know and follow procedures to keep operations flowing and maintain a safe environment. For instance, they need to double-check information to ensure they are moving the correct person to the proper area. During the journey, they should regularly inspect the patient, the transport device, and the environment for any problems such as uncomfortableness, unstable positioning, tight corners, or objects in the path.
Maintaining Daily Logs Patient transporters maintain meticulous daily logs documenting when a patient or medical related item arrives at the appropriate destination. These logs are recorded electronically and/or on paper. It is essential that the patient transporter communicate well, both verbally and in writing, to uphold accurate records.
Patient Transporter Skills
The “patient” in patient transporter doesn’t only refer to someone who requires care. Patience itself is a great virtue when dealing with people who are experiencing illness or injury. Successful patient transporters feel empathy for those they serve and try to make the experience of moving as painless, safe, and pleasant as possible. Other qualities hiring managers like to see in candidates for patient transporter positions include:
- Exhibiting good interpersonal skills to get along with patients
- Valuing teamwork because moving patients often requires multiple employees
- Listening carefully to instructions to get patients to the correct place in the easiest manner possible
- Following procedures to ensure safety and compliance with regulations
- Taking pride in one’s work and its contribution to the overall healthcare system
Patient Transporter Education and Training
Patient transporters usually hold a high school diploma. New hires can expect a period of on-the-job training. Patient transporters may be required to become certified in CPR. To increase job prospects, some patient transporters complete classes leading to certification by the National Association of Healthcare Transport Management.
Patient Transporter Salary
The median annual salary for patient transporters, categorized by the BLS under “Orderlies,” is $26,690. Patient transporters in the 10th percentile earn about $19,590 a year, and the highest paid make in excess of $40,100 a year. Patient transporters in Hawaii, Minnesota, and California make the highest median salaries in the U.S. at $37,850, $36,550, and $35,990, respectively.
Patient Transporter Resources
If you’re interested in making contributions to the well-being of others through employment as a patient transporter, check out these sources that can assist in bolstering your career:
National Association of Healthcare Transport Management – Since 1989, this group has been dedicated to advancing both the healthcare transport industry and the professionalism of its members. Whether you’re interested in learning about best practices or how to advance your career, this organization can help.
Patient Transport: Principles and Practice by ASTNA – Anyone involved in moving patients can benefit from reading this book, which covers issues such as teamwork, technology advances, and safety.
The Illustrated Guide to Safe Patient Handling and Movement by Audrey L. Nelson et al. – With clear examples of what is involved in getting patients from one place to another, this book offers aspiring patient transporters a good look at what the job entails.
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