Patient Transporter

About Us: We’re Maimonides Health, Brooklyn’s largest healthcare system, serving over 250,000 patients each year through the system’s 3 hospitals, 1800 physicians and healthcare professionals, more than 80 community-based practices and outpatient centers. At Maimonides Health, our core values H.E.A.R.T drives everything we do. We uphold and maintain Honesty, Empathy, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork to empower our talented team, engage our respective communities and adhere to Planetree's philosophy of patient-centered care. The system is anchored by Maimonides Medical Center, one of the nation’s largest independent teaching hospitals and home to centers of excellence in numerous specialties; Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital (formerly New York Community Hospital), a 130-bed adult medical-surgical hospital; and Maimonides Children's Hospital, Brooklyn's only children's hospital and only pediatric trauma center. Maimonides' clincal progams rank among the best in the country for patient outcomes, including its Heart and Vascular Institute, Neuroscience Institute, Boneand Joint Center, and Cancer Center. Maimonides is an affiliate of Northwell Health and a major clinical training site for SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. Overview:

Provides escort service for patients within the Medical Center.

Responsibilities:

• Escorts patients within the Medical Center to and from patient units via appropriate means of transportation (e.g., wheelchair, bed, stretcher, crib). Escorts are expected to maintain a courteous manner toward patient at all times.
• Transports deceased patients to morgue.
• Maintains records of assignments, including description of person/item, time of pick up and delivery, obtaining appropriate signatures as required.
• Ensures safety and comfort of patient (e.g., makes sure safety rails are properly positioned when transporting patients on stretchers, wheelchairs and beds). Assures that patient has proper covers.
• Checks that IV pole is firmly attached and that the IV bag is full. Reports any looseness of pole attachment or problems with IV bag promptly to supervisor.
• Verifies that equipment (e.g., stretchers, wheelchairs, cribs) is in working order and clean as needed for patient use. Reports any damaged equipment promptly to supervisor.
• Ensures that required equipment (i.e. radio) is present and functioning properly at start of shift.
• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.

Qualifications:

Education:

High School Diploma or equivalency.

Experience:

Minimum of 1 year of previous patient care experience preferred.

Skills:

Good oral communication skills.

Good interpersonal skills.

Pay Range: USD $23.90 - USD $24.43 /Hr. Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) is an equal opportunity employer.