Patient Transport Assistant
Location: Boston Massachusetts
Description: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is presently looking of Patient Transport Assistant right now, this position will be placed in Massachusetts. Further informations about this position opportunity kindly read the description below. Department: Patient Transport Department
Employment Status: Per Diem
Shift: Rotate / No Std. Schedule
De! partment Description:
Beth Israel Deaconess, a major teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, is a fully integrated medical center providing adult services from cardiology to obstetrics, gastrointestinal disorders to cancer care. Each year U.S. News & World Report ranks BIDMC as a “Best Hospital†in multiple specialties. As national leaders in patient care quality, safety and transparency, we are setting standards in the way health data can be used to improve care and services. We were the first hospital in the country to achieve meaningful use of electronic medical records, meeting a key set of new federal government standards.
BIDMC attracts leading clinicians in all medical fields. Our experts not only provide gold standard treatments to help a patient get better, they also help educate the public on disease prevention. BIDMC clinicians feel a responsibility to do more than make patients better when they are sickâ€"they want to help the community! stay healthy.
This Department transports patients, l! inen, specimens and other items.
Job Summary: Safely transports patients to and from the department according to departmental protocols.
Essential Responsibilities:
Recognizes and assumes responsibility for reporting patient care or safety concerns to appropriate staff.
Initiates a friendly but respectful relationship with patients and demonstrates responsiveness to patient's
physical, psychological and social needs. Makes judgments with regards to patient care and operational
flow based on established policies and guidelines.
Collaborates and effectively communicates with physicians and other health care professionals.
Safely transports patients to and from the department according to departmental protocols. Promptly
notifies appropriate personnel of any delays that may affect operational work flow. Transporters are
required to transport deceased patients to the morgue.
Maintains orderliness and cleanlines! s of working area, stretchers and wheelchairs, IV poles and other
items used in patient transportation. Required Qualifications:
High School diploma or GED required .
0-1 years related work experience required.
Basic familiarity with computers. Ability to navigate at a basic level within web-based applications. Competencies:
Written Communications: Ability to read, and write in English in order to understand basic safety instructions and take direction from supervisors; communicate effectively with patients, families and other medical center staff; and respond to basic questions.
Oral Communications: Ability to understand spoken English in order to follow basic safety instructions and take direction from supervisors; communicate effectively in basic English with patients, families and medical center staff in response to routine questions.
Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate basic knowledge of fundamental concepts, practi! ces and procedures with the ability to use them in routine situations. ! Specialized knowledge not required.
Team Work: Ability to interact respectfully with other employees, professional staff and/or external contacts to offer ideas, identify issues, obtain information or deliver services.
Customer Service: Ability to demonstrate a positive attitude and respond to requests in a timely and respectful manner. Age based Competencies:
Employees in this job must be competent to provide patient care to the following age groups: Young adult: 16-30 years, Middle Age: 30 - 60 years, Elderly: 60 -.
Physical Nature of the Job:
Very Heavy work: Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or 50 pounds of force continually. Employee is physically active in all elements of the job.
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If you were eligible to this position, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
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This position starts available on: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:15:53 GMT