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Form of workSTUDENTS AGES 16+ ELIGIBLE TO APPLY!
This opportunity is open to individuals aged 16 years or older. It is an ideal starting point for those who are new to the healthcare industry, as it comes with a limited range of responsibilities. The hours are flexible and can be adapted to fit around your school schedule.
As a member of the Patient Transport Team, you will receive supervision and training to ensure that our patients are transported safely from one point to another on their journey towards recovery. Your duties will include transporting patients, charts, and equipment throughout the hospital and clinic areas. This position provides an excellent chance to establish connections within the healthcare system and explore a variety of career paths available at Henry Ford Health.
PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Transports the combined weight of equipment and patients safely and efficiently with transporter between nursing units, diagnostic areas, clinics, emergency department, the morgue at some sites and other areas of the hospital.
- Acts as the secondary customer service liaison for the hospital during the transport of patients. Communicates customer service-related issue to proper nursing or management staff.
- Transfers patients to and from the bed to wheelchair, stretcher, etc. May be required to move furniture in patient's room and seek assistance from nursing staff in order to successfully transfer the patient.
- In case of fire or other internal disaster, assists in evacuating ambulatory patients to appropriate locations as designated by management.
- In case of community disaster, assists nursing in making up extra stretchers and other duties as assigned.
- Ensures transportation equipment is in good working condition. Makes simple repairs to equipment if appropriate, reporting serious problems to dispatcher to place a work order for repair.
- Cleans and sanitizes wheelchairs and stretchers before and after every patient use.
- Maintain established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, environmental and infection control standards.
- Cooperates with other personnel to achieve departmental/interdepartmental objectives.
- Constantly communicates between Transport Partner and Patient Transport Dispatcher.
- Completes annual mandatory education.
- Performs other tasks as assigned.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
- Possess excellent organizational skills, interpersonal and customer service skills. Must be able to communicate effectively in person as well as over the telephone.
- Must maintain confidentiality of patient and unit-care data per HIPAA regulations.
- After initial training must be able to consistently demonstrate proper lifting techniques.
- Must be able to pass all HFHS pre-employment requirements.
- After initial training, must be able to comprehend and utilize technology associated with transport management software. This includes processing work requests through HFHS issued technology.
Additional Details
This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.
Overview
Partnering with nearly 2 million people on their health journey, Henry Ford Health provides a full continuum of services at 250 care locations throughout southeast and south central Michigan. With 33,000 valued team members, Henry Ford is also among Michigan’s largest and most diverse employers. Our superior care and discoveries are powered by nearly 6,000 physicians, researchers and advanced practice providers. Learn more at henryford.com.
Benefits
Whether it's offering a new medical option, helping you make healthier lifestyle choices or
making the employee enrollment selection experience easier, it's all about choice. Henry
Ford Health has a new approach for its employee benefits program - My Choice
Rewards. My Choice Rewards is a program as diverse as the people it serves. There are
dozens of options for all of our employees including compensation, benefits, work/life balance
and learning - options that enhance your career and add value to your personal life. As an
employee you are provided access to Retirement Programs, an Employee Assistance Program
(Henry Ford Enhanced), Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Time Off, Employee Health and Wellness, and a whole host of other benefits and services. Employee's classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health is
committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to
race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height,
weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information,
or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.
