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Patient Transporter
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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.
$32,726 / year median in North Carolina
+4% projected growth
Job Description
Description Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.
Summary:
Provides safe transportation for patients between nursing units and to and from diagnostic and treatment areas. Additional responsibilities include other indirect patient care activities such as maintaining a clean, well-stocked work environment in the assigned area. Work is performed under the close supervision of a hospital supply technician or a member of the nursing staff.Hours:
per diem, 8 hr shiftsResponsibilities:
1. Assists health professionals as appropriate to assigned work area 2. Ensures that medical equipment necessary for patient transport is clean, functional and operational. Reports any equipment malfunctions to supervisor. 3. Helps maintain a clean and safe work environment. 4. Procures, processes, and/or delivers equipment, supplies, nourishments, and other resources to the assigned area on a routine basis and during emergency situations 5. Transports patients (whose conditions range from stable to highly complex with special equipment needs) to other nursing units, to diagnostic and treatment areas, and for discharge from the Hospitals.Other Information Other information:
Education Requirements:
None required.Licensure/Certification Requirements:
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification required within thirty (30) days of hire.Professional Experience Requirements:
No prior experience required.Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos, and the ability to write simple correspondence.Job Details Legal Employer:
NCHEALTH
Entity:
Johnston Health Organization Unit:
Cardiology -Work Type:
Per Diem Standard Hours Per Week:
4.00Salary Range:
$18.00 - $24.66 per hour (Hiring Range) Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equityWork Assignment Type:
Onsite Work Schedule:
Variable Location of Job:
US:
NC:
Smithfield Exempt From Overtime:
Exempt:
No This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation. UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.Benefits
- Dental Insurance