What are the responsibilities and job description for the TRANSPORTER position at UHS?
Job Summary:
The patient transporter helps patients by assisting with transporting them into, around, and out of the health care facility to their designated destination. The Patient Transporter is responsible for completing tasks to assist with optimal department safety and functioning.
EEO Statement
All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.
Notice
At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at: https://uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or equivalent and BLS is required.
- Must be able to do bending, stooping, kneeling, pulling, twisting, and lifting.
- Must be able to lift a minimum of 75 lbs (lifting or moving of patients, equipment, or supplies).
- Expected to assist in lifting or moving patients weighing a maximum of 300 lbs consistently and occasionally assist in lifting and moving patients up to 600 lbs.
- Knowledge of transportation of patients and hospital policies.
- Must possess a positive and courteous attitude, and take the initative to go beyond what is expected in a teamwork environment.