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MO-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

This is a Full-time Day-shift position working Mon-Fri from 8am-4:30pm.

Job Summary:

Ensures the safe transport of patients upon admission, transport of patients at discharge, and the transport of patients from in-house patient room to diagnostic area as assigned. Guides co-workers in the performance of transport duties.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develops patient satisfaction by consistently providing for the safe movement of patients to and from diagnostic areas, nursing units, and the medical office buildings as assigned.

• Promotes safety by accurately identifying each patient through the use of two patient ID methods.

• Ensures clinical /service outcomes by assisting with the audit of hand hygiene practices and by intervening with units and transporters to determine patient /customer needs.

• Enhances employee satisfaction by treating colleagues as co-workers and by being sensitive in regards to respect of others. Acts as a role model by perpetuating an attitude of reconciliation and cooperation within the team.

• Contributes to physician satisfaction by timely delivery of patients to the appointed unit, clinic, or test site.

• Contributes to the completion of all tasks during the scheduled shift time and by practicing stewardship of productive time.

• Promotes team building among the internal transportation department, the nursing units, and the ancillary units to positively effect timely service delivery.

• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

• May clean and disinfect hospital equipment, including intravenous pumps, drips, and monitors, using established cleaning guidelines.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience

EXPERIENCE

• Three years' experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant standing and walking.

• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.

• Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.

• Frequent reaching, gripping, and keyboard use/data entry.

• Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.

• Occasional bending, stooping, crawling, kneeling, sitting, squatting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.

• Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships.

• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.

• Occasional lifting/moving patients.

• Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.

• Occasional driving.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

8074000100 Centralzed Pt Transport

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Benefits:

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave : we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).

• Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.

• Upfront Tuition Coverage : we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

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