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Beth Israel Lahey Health
Patient Transporter - 40hrs Rotating
Entry-Level JobVerifiedNo experience needed
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What they do
A Patient Transporter or Orderly moves hospital patients from one place to another and cleans equipment and facilities. May assist with basic care of patients such as feeding and dressing. Works in hospitals or in long-term care facilities.
$41,383 / year median in Massachusetts
+5% projected growth
Job Description
- When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.
- Transports patients, charts, specimens, equipment and supplies appropriate to the Transport Department responsibilities are efficiently transported throughout the hospital complex. The schedule for this position is: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 3:00p to 11:30p Saturday and Sunday, 7:00a to 3:30p
Job Description:
- Essential Duties & Responsibilities (including but not limited to):
- 1.
Ensure all equipment:
stretchers, and wheelchairs are properly stored after each use. 6. Ensures all linen is removed and 02 bottles are secured after each use. 7. Ensures that all stretcher pads and wheelchairs are disinfected before and after a patient who is on precautions. 8. Follows established protocols and procedures in the identification of patients.Minimum Qualifications:
- 1. Read, comprehend, and follow written and verbal instructions. Must be able to read, understand English, and have basic arithmetic skills normally acquired through the completion of high school or G.E.D. equivalency. 2. Good interpersonal and communication skills. 3. Capable of routine heavy lifting, pushing, bending, carrying, and walking constantly.
Physical Requirements & Environment:
- 1. Exposure to various environmental conditions due to extensive travel throughout the hospital. 2. Potential exposure to infectious diseases, safety problems, and other health care hazards. 3. Normal patient care environment.
Pay Range:
- $17.
- As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.
- More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.
- Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled