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- WI-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison
Worker Type:
- Regular
Job Highlights:
Department:
- Patient Transport
Location:
- SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison 700 South Park Street Madison, WI 53715
- Position Details
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Schedule:
- Full-time; scheduled 40 hours a week +
Shift:
- Days +
Hours:
- 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM +
Weekend Rotation:
- Every other weekend
- General Job Duties
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Patient Transport:
- Safely transports patients using wheelchairs, stretchers, or beds to designated locations, including those requiring medical equipment such as oxygen tanks, IV pumps, and monitors. +
Mobility Assistance:
- Assists patients with entering and exiting vehicles and transferring to or from wheelchairs or stretchers. +
Support Services:
- Delivers medical equipment and specimens to staff or departments; may assist with transporting deceased patients to the morgue.
Job Summary:
- Transports patients, specimens and equipment throughout the facility.
Job Responsibilities and Requirements:
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PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
+ Transports patients via wheelchair, stretcher or bed to designated sites as requested, including patients with oxygen tanks, intravenous pumps, drips, monitors and other equipment. + Assists patients with entering and exiting vehicles, including transfer from or to wheelchairs or stretchers. + Delivers equipment and specimens to requesting staff or department. May assist staff with removal of deceased bodies from units and transport to morgue. + Greets and provides information and direction to patients and visitors. + Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner. + May clean and disinfect hospital equipment, including intravenous pumps, drips, and monitors, using established cleaning guidelines. + Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
+ High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience
EXPERIENCE
+ No experience required
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
+ Constant standing and walking. + Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. + Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc. + Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs. + Frequent reaching, gripping, and keyboard use/data entry. + Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors. + Occasional bending, stooping, crawling, kneeling, sitting, squatting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements. + Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships. + Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs. + Occasional lifting/moving patients. + Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors. + Occasional driving.
REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
State of Work Location:
Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin + Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
Work Shift:
- Day Shift (United States of America)
Job Type:
- Employee
Department:
- 8074000007 Patient Transport
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
- 40 •
Benefits:
- SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs. +
- Paid Parental Leave
- :•we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
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Flexible Payment Options:
- our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday. +
- Upfront Tuition Coverage
- : we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members. Explore All Benefits (https://jobs.ssmhealth.com/us/en/benefits) _SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,_ _pregnancy, veteran status_
- _,_•_or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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