TRANSPORTER- PT- TRINITY HEALTH LIVONIA

Employment Type : Part time

Part time

Shift : Description :

Description : Part Time / Days

Part Time / Days

An Opportunity to Join our Remarkable Care as a Hospital Transporter awaits YOU!!!!

Trinity Health Livonia is a beautiful full-service, 304-bed acute care hospital, located in Livonia, MI, that provides comprehensive care, including a 24-hour emergency department, general medicine, inpatient and outpatient surgery, physical medicine and rehabilitation, intensive care unit, cancer, cardiology, geriatrics and birthing and women's health.

Through several major expansions in the hospital, programs and services, St. Mary Mercy continues to offer the latest in quality health and medical services.

St. Mary Mercy has received numerous awards recognizing excellence in clinical outcomes, patient safety, financial performance and efficiency.

SUMMARY :

Transfer and transport patients safely and effectively from Patient Care Areas to and from diagnostic / testing areas including expired patients to the morgue.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES MAY INCLUDE :

Transport stable, non-monitored patients from Patient Care Areas to and from diagnostic / testing areas (such as CT, X-ray, Angio, Hemo) and to inpatient units for admissions.

Able to effectively communicate with the patient, family, visitors, and the direct care providers. Transporters are to directly speak with the RN or the Healthcare Provider prior to a transport and when the patient returns to the unit.

Transporters are to assist the patient with his / her restroom needs as necessary. Able to safely transfer patients using a transfer device such as a patient sling, slide board, or other hospital approved transfer devices.

Cleans transport equipment between each patient use. Transport, locate, and redistribute equipment such as stretchers, wheelchairs, Airpals, Stryker Glides, oxygen, and other necessary equipment to perform transports.

Replaces oxygen tanks as needed (less than 500 psi). 9. Provides directions to families and / or visitors 10. Maintains current BLS certification.

Attends and participates in departmental meetings and continuing educational activities. Provides quality patient care by considering the age specific, development and cultural needs through competent clinical practice.

Demonstrates unit / area competencies. Maintains good rapport and cooperative relationships. Approaches conflict in a constructive manner.

Helps to identify problems, offer solutions, and participate in their resolution. Maintains the confidentiality of information acquired pertaining to patient, physicians, colleagues, and visitors to St.

Joseph Mercy Health. Discusses patient and hospital information only among appropriate personnel in appropriately private places.

Behaves in accordance with the Code of Conduct, Service Excellence Standards, and the Mission, Vision and Values of SJMH.

Assumes responsibility for performance of job duties in the safest possible manner, to assure personal safety and that of coworkers, and to report all preventable hazards and unsafe practices immediately to management.

REQUIREMENTS :

Education : High school diploma or GED recommended.

Experience : Prior Healthcare experience is not required.

Certification / Licensure : Basic cardiac life support required.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Excellent customer service skills Able to effectively organize work assignments Must be a self-starter - transporters work without the direction of a dispatcher and have the autonomy to select his / her next transports.

Interpersonal skills necessary to communicate with co-workers and a variety of Health System personnel when transporting a patient.

Ability to follow written and verbal instructions. Intensive walking between 12 to 15 miles in an 8-hour shift. Ability to walk or stand for hours at a time.

Ability to push wheelchair or stretcher weighing up to 700 lbs.

Employees of Trinity Health Michigan enjoy...

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Competitive compensation

Full benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, Life Insurance and Disability

Retirement savings plan with employer contribution

Opportunity for growth and advancement throughout Trinity Health

Visit www.stjoeshealth.org / careers to learn more about the benefits, culture and career development opportunities available to you at Trinity Health Michigan.

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ABOUT TRINITY HEALTH LIVONIA HOSPITAL

We are a member of Trinity Health, a leading Catholic health care system based in Livonia, Michigan. Trinity Health operates in 22 states, employs about 133,000 colleagues and returns almost $1.

1 billion to its communities annually in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs.

Click Here (https : / / www.stjoeshealth.org / about-us / ) to learn more about Trinity Health.

Employees of Trinity Health Michigan enjoy...

DailyPay - Choose to get paid every day! Learn more by visiting www.dailypay.com

Competitive compensation

Full benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, Life Insurance and Disability

Retirement savings plan with employer contribution

Opportunity for growth and advancement throughout Trinity Health

Visit www.stjoeshealth.org / careers to learn more about the benefits, culture and career development opportunities available to you at Trinity Health Michigan.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do.

Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve.

Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes.

We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability / veteran