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Cleveland Clinic Lead Patient Transporter in Avon, Ohio
Join Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Avon Hospital provides state-of-the-art healthcare to all its patients and is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. This designation is the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice.
As Lead Patient Transporter, you will act as a technical resource for team members, collaborate with management to support organizational goals, and help facilitate departmental objectives for both team members and Supervisors. In addition, you will perform a variety of activities related to the safe and efficient transportation of patients and equipment.
A caregiver in this role works evenings from 3:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
Act as a technical resource for team members.
Collaborates with management to achieve organizational goals.
Facilitate departmental goals for team members and Supervisors.
Perform a variety of activities related to the transportation of patients and equipment.
Monitor employees in daily operations.
Provide orientation, education and training for new hires.
Develop an effective team environment.
Encourage and support morale-building activities and positive attitudes.
Communicate with employees and provide orientation on policies.
Analyze workflows and procedures.
Identify opportunities to improve productivity, quality and effectiveness of processes.
Transport patients to and from clinical, ancillary and support areas via wheelchair, stretcher or beds as requested to include transport of patients with oxygen tanks, intravenous pumps, drips and special equipment. With assistance, transfer patients to or from beds, wheelchairs or stretchers as needed.
Transport patients to the hospital lobby and open doors during the patient discharge process.
Approach, greet and offer assistance and direction to patients and visitors in the hospital environment.
Communicate to nursing personnel, clinician, technician or receptionist of patient's arrival and departure.
Verify correct patient identification by comparing information from pager to patient wristband; obtain correct medical chart; verify proper mode of transportation and confirm standard precautions.
Disinfect and maintain par levels of equipment throughout the hospital.
Identify malfunctioning ambulatory equipment and report to appropriate departments for repair or replacement.
Round throughout the hospital environment for departmental equipment and deliver to the appropriate staging area.
Collect pertinent information and report patient complaints to the appropriate clinician/Supervisor/Manager.
After selection and placement, required three months on-the-job training and orientation to learn multiple hospital and clinic locations, special procedures and patient emergency and safety procedures, proper body mechanics necessary to safely move patients.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
High School Diploma or GED and one to two years of experience as a Patient Transporter in a medical setting or experience in a hospital setting with patient throughput systems
OR an Associate's degree
Successfully complete training in the applicable Patient Transport software application within 30 days. This includes Patient Transport and Reporting modules.
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
- Associate's degree
Physical Requirements:
Requires handling of patients, manual and finger dexterity and eye/hand coordination.
Requires normal or corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
Requires working with some exposure to communicable disease.
Successful completion of body mechanics training within 30 days of hire.
Personal Protective Equipment:
- Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.
Pay Range
Minimum hourly: $15.25
Maximum hourly: $19.60
The pay range displayed on this job posting reflects the anticipated range for new hires. A successful candidate's actual compensation will be determined after taking factors into consideration such as the candidate's work history, experience, skill set and education. The pay range displayed does not include any applicable pay practices (e.g., shift differentials, overtime, etc.). The pay range does not include the value of Cleveland Clinic's benefits package (e.g., healthcare, dental and vision benefits, retirement savings account contributions, etc.).
Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities