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.
Join our team of Life Changers! Magee - Women's Hospital of UPMC is hiring a Full Time Transporter/Cardiac. This position will work evening shifts. Rotating weekend and holiday availability is required to support the hours of operation. Excellent benefits, a pleasant work environment, and friendly team are just a few of our perks. Apply today!
Purpose:
Under general supervision, conducts electrocardiographic tests on patients of the UPMC Health System for diagnostic purposes. Performs support functions required to complete the testing and report procedures. Delivers medical supplies, equipment and materials to various areas within UPMC. Transports/sends specimen samples from designated patient care units and clinics to various laboratories.
Responsibilities:
Interact with electrocardiographic management, Clinicpac and Medipac systems via terminal to cancel/complete patient charges as appropriate, verify and/or correct patient demographic information and retrieve EKGs for staff members as requested. Attach electrodes to the patient's chests, arms and legs, connect electrodes to leads from the electrocardiogram (EKG) machine and operate the EKG machine to obtain a reading. Prioritize the scheduling of several STAT electrocardiograms when requested proximately. If appropriate, the employee should discuss condition/situation of the patients with the unit staff in determining prioritization of the STAT requests. Delivers supplies, equipment, medication and other materials to the patient units, and other designated areas in a safe, timely, and accurate manner. Ensures that a handoff of medication occurs with the nurse. Safely transfer patients in and out of hospital bed. Maintain a positive attitude characterized by caring, concern and support for patients, visitors, medical staff and coworkers. Demonstrate, on a consistent basis, the behaviors which comprise The Basics of Service Excellence. Transport patients, adjunct equipment, supplies, specimens and morgue patients via prescribed vehicles between the patient units, treatment centers, and other designated areas in a safe, timely and accurate manner. Acquire electrocardiograms in a manner compatible with the electrocardiographic management system for the nursing units. Recognizes and resolves computer error messages generated by the electrocardiographic carts. Assists other departments/units and satellite areas in this regard as well. Keep the patient physically and emotionally relaxed during the recording of the electrocardiogram. Conduct all patient relationships in a courteous, tactful and professional manner. Adjust equipment and controls according to the physician's orders to established protocol.