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Northwestern Medicine · 16 hours ago

Transporter Part time Days

Geneva, IL

Part-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

Northwestern Medicine is a leader in the healthcare industry, committed to a patient-first approach. The Transporter is responsible for the safe and efficient transport of patients and the cleaning and distribution of equipment used in patient care areas.

Emergency MedicineHealth CareHospitalMedicalNutritionRehabilitation

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Completes patient transports within set standards of the department

Performs both patient transport and works in the Equipment Processing Distribution Department in picking up soiled equipment, cleaning equipment per standards and delivering equipment to user areas within department standard

Ensures that all equipment is functional and in good working order including current Clinical Engineering (CE) tags

Delivers any non-functional equipment to the CE department. Ensures that any equipment that requires battery charging is charged during storage

Advises Patient Care Services when transporting patients from the unit and for all discharges. Performs accurate and timely documentation of patient movements when leaving and returning patients to units. Notifies nurse who is responsible for the patient prior to any transports

Obtains Ticket to Ride and transports with patient

Ensures all assigned equipment is kept clean and well maintained

Transports patients or guests safely while using appropriate equipment, lift techniques and departmental safety measures to ensure patient safety

Cleans and sanitizes all equipment used in a transport of a patient. Adheres to all PPE policies and knows the proper handling of chemicals used for cleaning and sanitizing. Follows established infection control and isolation guidelines

If providing transport upon admission, gives overview of the patient room to the patient and / or family. This includes but is not limited to explanation of contents of the room, where to store their personal items, how to use bed controls, how to turn the coach into a bed, number for room service etc

Assists patient care areas with lifts requiring 2 people or more. Has knowledge of how to utilize hospital lift devices, including maxi slides

Monitors and delivers transport equipment such as wheelchairs to entrances and nursing units to ensure PAR levels are maintained

Responds to code procedures as determined by hospital location

Assists in Cadence Health Fall Prevention initiative when bringing a patient back to his/her room and completing the following: positioning patient correcting in bed or chair, bed rails up if needed, ensuring everything is in arm's reach (ie over the bed table, call light, trash can, etc), no cords on floor, and bed alarm hooked back up

Effectively communicates with the call center dispatch with all transport delays or cancellations. Reports immediately to the call center upon completion of the transport

May assist with removing trash and linen from patient rooms upon discharge

Qualification

CPR – Basic Life SupportPatient transportEquipment cleaningCommunication skillsTeamwork

Required

High School diploma or equivalent

CPR – Basic Life Support within 90 days of hire

Physical demands required for this role include lift/carry up to 50 pounds and a push/pull force up to 50 pounds

Benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Loan forgiveness

401(k) matching

Lifecycle benefits

Company

Northwestern Medicine

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Northwestern Medicine is the collaboration between Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine around a strategic vision to transform the future of health care.

Founded in 1972

Chicago, Illinois, USA

10001+ employees

http://nm.org

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