City/State: Nyack, New York Department: Patient Transportation Bargaining Unit: NH- SEIU-1199 Work Shift: Night Work Days: ROTATING SCHEDULE, WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS Scheduled Hours: 10:30 PM-7 AM Scheduled Daily Hours: 8.5 HOURS Hours Per Pay Period: 40 Hourly Rate/Range: $21.89 / $22.57 For positions that have only a rate listed, the displayed rate is the hiring rate but could be subject to change based on shift differential, experience, education or other relevant factors. Job Summary Transports patients to and from specific locations in the hospital; Also responsible for transporting laboratory specimens between patient units and the Lab that cannot be tubed. Patient Transporters are also responsible for the cleaning of all stretchers, wheelchairs, and transport equipment, as well as maintaining adequate supply of portable oxygen tank supply in all designated areas of the hospital. Essential Functions C. Job Specific Contacts 1. General Contacts: Patients, visitors, clinical staff, ancillary departments, non-clinical staff 2. Job Provides Direction to: Not Applicable D. Environment and Demands 1. Environmental Demands: Relate to all types of people of all ages, customer relations; Spend most of shift on feet standing or walking. 2. Essential Physical and Cognitive Demands, Manual Dexterity: Above average physical demands, pushing, pulling and some lifting required (patient lifting and transfers); Potential exposure to infection and disease. B. MISSION/STRATEGIC PLAN: Participates in activities which support the mission of the hospital C. JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES: Demonstrates the required job specific technical/professional knowledge, skills and abilities. * 1. Transports and/or escorts patients to and from Patient Units and designated departments within hospital, ensuring all patients are properly identified. The patient chart will accompany the patient on all transports. Patient transporters ensure patient safety, security, and confidentiality are maintained at all times. 2. Assists in lifting and transferring patients to and from beds, stretchers, and/or wheelchairs. 3. Responsible for inputting all patient transports through the Hospital AS400 system; responsible for logging patients in and out on nursing units, securing nursing unit signatures as appropriate; responsible for competing daily transport log of all transport tasks in full. 4. Maintains all transport-related statistical performance data as appropriate and submits to Transport Coordinator/Lead at end of shift. 5. Maintains prompt and accurate communication of all patient delays with dispatch; resolves patient delays with dispatch as appropriate. 6. Picks up and transports specimens from nursing units and delivers them to the Lab, or other appropriate department. Transporter only transports specimens that cannot be tubed (as per policy). 7. Pick up old charts (that cannot be tubed) from Medical Records and delivers them to nursing units. 8. Transports discharge patients from patient units to lobby when volunteers are not available. 9. Maintains cleanliness of all stretchers in the ER, OR, Radiology, and all transport departments properly. 10. Performs all other duties as assigned. * Document on addendum age specific competency. Part II: Employee Performance Standards A. CUSTOMER SERVICE: 1. Demonstrates the ability to create a positive interaction with the customer. 2. Demonstrates positive communication with people of different cultures, values and beliefs. 3. Demonstrates the ability to acknowledge customer concerns and takes corrective action. 4. Demonstrates compliance with identified customer service behaviors. 5. Provides escort to customers when necessary. B. PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT: 1. Participates in Department/Hospital-wide activities which improve processes and/or outcomes. 2. Utilizes resources to maintain and improve self development and knowledge. 3. Complies with licensure and/or certification requirements. 4. Participates in annual competency assessment. C. BUDGET: 1. Demonstrates fiscally prudent use of equipment and supplies. D. PROJECTS/ASSIGNMENTS: 1. Completes projects/assignments within projected time frames and expectations. Qualifications High School Required or GED Required 1-2 years patient transport experience Preferred Ability to relate to all types of people. BLS - American Heart Association within 30 Days Required Montefiore Nyack Hospital is an equal employment opportunity employer. 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