Transporter - Part Time - Evenings

Transporters perform safe and efficient transportation of patients and items to and from nursing units and other departments in accordance with established policies and procedures.

Responsibilities:

• Perform inspections and disinfecting procedures on transportation equipment utilized by the department.

• Record transportation data electronically in the Transport Tracking System and/or manually on appropriate forms and logs utilized by the department.

• 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.

• Report the status of transportation activities and abnormal activities to the manager in charge.

• Deliver supplies, equipment, and other materials to the patient units, and other designated areas in a safe, timely, and accurate manner.

• Transport patients and adjunct equipment via prescribed vehicles between patient units, treatment centers, and their designated areas in a safe, timely, and accurate manner.

• Maintain a courteous professional demeanor and communicates appropriately with patients, visitors, hospital personnel, and fellow employees at all times.

• Requires the ability to follow written and verbal instructions in order to successfully complete.

• Transport duties and the ability to use transport equipment.

• May in the course of their duties be in rooms where medications are stored or may transport medications when they transport patients.

• Transportation of medication is limited from one department to another. Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances: CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire

• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

• Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal

• Act 33 with renewal

• Act 34 with renewal

• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran