About the Role
Responsible for the safe, timely, and accurate transport of patients, medical equipment, and patient-related items to their destinations. Facilitates internal hospital patient moves.
Responsibilities
- Properly and safely transports patients, secures IVs, drainage tubes, etc., and secures patient.
- Uses wheelchairs and other approved rolling stock to transport patients.
- Ensures the safe, timely, and accurate transport of patients to their destination using the proper requested equipment.
- Communicates effectively with nursing personnel, clinicians, technicians, or reception and dispatch.
- Ensures patient comfort by being attentive, offering blankets, checking modesty, and engaging in appropriate conversation.
- Alerts nursing staff immediately to any signs of patient distress or equipment malfunction.
- Maintains equipment and reports equipment needing repairs.
- Complies with regulatory agency standards, including federal, state, and JCAHO.
- Adheres to facility confidentiality and patient’s rights policy as outlined in the facilities HIPPA policies and procedures.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Prior customer service and healthcare experience preferred.
- Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation.
- Qualified candidates will be considered for employment, including those with a criminal history (including relevant driving history), in a manner consistent with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Skills
- Demonstrates competency in transporting all specific age groups.
- Effective communication skills.
Location
- Westchester Medical Center - 100 Woods Road, Valhalla, NY 10595
Work Type
- Full time
- Full-time schedule
- Rotating weekends and holidays
Salary/Compensations
- $17.00 per hour
Benefits
- Retirement Plan
- Associate Shopping Program
- Health and Wellness Programs
- Discount Marketplace
- Identify Theft Protection
- Pet Insurance
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Accident Insurance
- Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- Legal Services
- Choice Auto and Home Program
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance/AD
- Disability Insurance
- Commuter Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
- Paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
About the Company
- Crothall Healthcare, a Compass Healthcare company, is built on caring for people and creating a true sense of belonging.
- Careers are filled with purpose and empower you to transform healthcare experiences while building lasting relationships.
- Crothall provides specialized, high-quality, innovative support services exclusively to the healthcare industry.
- As the market leader in Environmental Services (EVS), we support nearly 1,300 accounts, many of which are ranked among the nation’s top hospitals.
- With nearly 30,000 team members, we hold ourselves to high standards of detail, safety, and excellence.
- We empower and uplift each other by working together, take responsibility for doing the right thing, and believe there is no limit to our potential when we grow together across Environmental Services, Patient Transportation, Patient Observation, Facilities Management, Healthcare Technology Solutions, Ambulatory Services, and Sterile Processing.
- Crothall is a member of Compass Group.
- Compass Group maintains a drug-free workplace.
Equal Opportunity
- Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer.
- At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.
