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Patient Transporter - UH Lakewood

Join our team as a Patient Transporter where every day is an adventure! Do you enjoy helping people and making a real difference in their day? Are you ready to keep things moving with a smile? We're looking for a Patient Transporter to help ensure our patients and visitors get where they need to go with care, speed, and a lot of heart!

What You'll Be Doing:

• Rolling into action! Transport patients, visitors, specimens, and equipment all around the hospital. Whether its admissions, transfers, or discharges youre the friendly face they can count on!
• Greet and meet: Youll greet and assist patients and visitors like a pro, offering a comforting word or friendly smile whenever its needed.
• Be the hero: In emergency situations, youll spring into action with your training to keep everything running smoothly.
• Team player: Work closely with doctors, nurses, and staff to ensure patients are safely moved to where they need to go and make the experience as comfortable as possible.

What Were Looking For:

Minimum Requirements:

• BLS Certified: Youll complete a recognized BLS (Basic Life Support) course and keep your certification up to date to make sure youre ready for any situation.
• Communication Skills: A good chat goes a long way! Youll need to communicate well with everyone from patients to doctors and staff so people always feel comfortable and cared for.
• Follow the Plan: Ability to follow both verbal and written instructions to make sure everything goes smoothly.
• Strength and Stamina: Ability to lift up to 50 pounds without assistance. Heavy lifting? No worries well have help for that!
• Walk the Walk: Youll be on your feet, walking and moving all day long, ensuring that patients and equipment are where they need to be.
• Training Ready: Youll complete training for key skills like oxygen transport, customer service, equipment maintenance, and Code Blue procedures.

Bonus Points (Preferred Qualifications):

• Education: A high school diploma or GED is great, and if youve completed a medical terminology course even better!
• Hospital Experience: Have you worked in a hospital before? Fantastic! If you have experience with patient transport and equipment care, wed love to hear from you.

Why Youll Love Working With Us:

• Every day is different, and youll be helping to make someones day just a little bit better.
• Youll be part of an amazing team that cares about each other and the people we serve.
• Theres always something new to learn, and well give you all the tools you need to succeed.

Ready to be the hero of our hospitals transport team? Apply now and help us keep things moving literally!

Working at University Health is about making a difference. Its providing the best care to every patient every day. University Health (UH), is committed to being a leader in providing a culturally inclusive workplace for our employees. UH is an equal opportunity employer. We value and celebrate our differences. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless, but not limited to race, ethnicity, religion, beliefs, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, language, age, citizenship, socioeconomic status, literacy, disability, mobility, abilities, veteran status and any other category protected by applicable law.

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