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Patient Transporter - UH Truman Medical Center (10a - 6:30p)
101 Truman Medical Center
Job Location
University Health Truman Medical Center
Kansas City, Missouri
Department
Patient Transporters UHTMC
Position Type
Full time
Work Schedule
10:00AM - 6:30PM
Hours Per Week
40
Job Description
Join Our Team as a Patient Transporter – Where Every Day is an Adventure!
Do you enjoy helping people and making a real difference in their day? Are you ready to keep things moving with a smile? We’re looking for a Patient Transporter to help ensure our patients and visitors get where they need to go – with care, speed, and a lot of heart!
What You’ll Be Doing
What We’re Looking for:
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Patient Transporter - UH Truman Medical Center (10a - 6:30p)
101 Truman Medical Center
Job Location
University Health Truman Medical Center
Kansas City, Missouri
Department
Patient Transporters UHTMC
Position Type
Full time
Work Schedule
10:00AM - 6:30PM
Hours Per Week
40
Job Description
Join Our Team as a Patient Transporter – Where Every Day is an Adventure!
Do you enjoy helping people and making a real difference in their day? Are you ready to keep things moving with a smile? We’re looking for a Patient Transporter to help ensure our patients and visitors get where they need to go – with care, speed, and a lot of heart!
What You’ll Be Doing
- Rolling into Action! Transport patients, visitors, specimens, and equipment all around the hospital. Whether it’s admissions, transfers, or discharges – you’re the friendly face they can count on!
- Greet and Meet: You’ll greet and assist patients and visitors like a pro, offering a comforting word or friendly smile whenever it’s needed.
- Be the Hero: In emergency situations, you’ll spring into action with your training to keep everything running smoothly.
- Team Player: Work closely with doctors, nurses, and staff to ensure patients are safely moved to where they need to go – and make the experience as comfortable as possible.
What We’re Looking for:
- BLS Certified: You’ll complete a recognized BLS (Basic Life Support) course and keep your certification up to date to make sure you're ready for any situation.
- Communication Skills: A good chat goes a long way! You’ll need to communicate well with everyone – from patients to doctors and staff – so people always feel comfortable and cared for.
- Follow the Plan: Ability to follow both verbal and written instructions to make sure everything goes smoothly.
- Strength and Stamina: Ability to lift up to 50 pounds without assistance. Heavy lifting? No worries – we'll have help for that!
- Walk the Walk: You'll be on your feet, walking and moving all day long, ensuring that patients and equipment are where they need to be.
- Training Ready: You'll complete training for key skills like oxygen transport, customer service, equipment maintenance, and Code Blue procedures.
- Education: A high school diploma or GED is great, and if you’ve completed a medical terminology course – even better!
- Hospital Experience: Have you worked in a hospital before? Fantastic! If you have experience with patient transport and equipment care, we’d love to hear from you.
- Every day is different, and you’ll be helping to make someone’s day just a little bit better.
- You’ll be part of an amazing team that cares about each other and the people we serve.
- There’s always something new to learn, and we’ll give you all the tools you need to succeed.