About the Role
Responsible for the safe, timely and accurate transport of patients, medical equipment and patient-related items to their destinations.
Responsibilities
- Properly and safely transports patients, secures IVs, drainage tubes, etc., and secures patient.
- Uses wheelchairs and other approved rolling stock to transport patients.
- Demonstrates competency in transporting all specific age groups.
- 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
- No previous experience required.
- Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation.
- Certain positions may require Florida Level 2 background screening.
Skills
- Effective communication
Location
- Seton Medical - 1201 West 38th Street, Austin, TX 78705
Work Type
- Part time
- Full-time
Experience Level
- No previous experience required
Salary/Compensations
- $16.00 per hour to $17.00 per hour
Benefits
- Retirement Plan
- Associate Shopping Program
- Health and Wellness Programs
- Discount Marketplace
- Identity Theft Protection
- Pet Insurance
- Voluntary Benefits, including Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Services, and 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
- If serving others is in your blood and you thrive on helping people heal, TouchPoint is the place for you!
- As part of Compass Healthcare, we care deeply for people, build belonging, and serve with detail, quality, and excellence to set the stage for healing.
- We’re TouchPoint Support Services, and our mission is to serve up hospitality for patients, families, and visitors at Ascension Health hospitals across the U.S.
- From meals to facilities to patient support, our work creates moments that matter.
- This takes a big heart, a commitment to do the right thing, and the belief that together we can achieve more than we ever could alone.
- We empower and uplift each other, grow in our careers, and have fun while supporting the mission to improve the health of the poor and vulnerable.
- Achieving leadership in the foodservice industry
- Touchpoint 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.
