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Thank you for considering a career at** **Roper St. Francis Healthcare!

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

0.01

Work Shift:

Days/Evenings (United States of America)

Location:

Roper Hospital located at 316 Calhoun St, Charleston, SC 29401

Schedule:

PRN (as needed) Two weekends a month required.

Summary of Primary Function/General Purpose of Position

Transports patients from their room throughout hospital as needed to ancillary departments; adheres to schedules and notifies departments of schedule changes in a timely manner. Transports patients in a safe and efficient manner including use of AIDET.

Essential Job Functions

+ Transports patients and patient related items to and from various hospital locations to ancillary departments utilizing appropriate resources to ensure safe patient transport. Ensures patient is covered for comfort and/or privacy. Stays with patient at all times. Gives Hand-off communication to the receiving nurse. Verifies patient information using two forms of verification and makes sure the patient has proper identification bracelet. Notifies appropriate department within five minutes of patient delay for scheduled procedure or therapy sessions. Maintains daily transportation logs which includes departure and arrival times, name of patient, and/or equipment transported. May provide life saving care during emergency codes.

+ Monitors and inspects patient care equipment prior to and during transports. Cleans and maintains hospital transport equipment/wheel chairs and uses hospital monitor program to monitor transport as per schedule and disinfects surfaces between transports. Reviews equipment/orientation checklist at least annually to ensure competent use of equipment.

Employment Qualifications

Education Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED, preferred

Roper St Francis Healthcare requires minimum age of 16.

Licensure/Certification Required:

BLS Basic Life Support, American Heart Association (required at hire for Roper St Francis Healthcare locations); preferred at hire, required prior to independent patient care at BSMH

Minimum Qualifications

Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities** **Preferred:

Healthcare and/or transport experience preferred

Roper St. Francis Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer.

Many of our opportunities reward* your hard work with:

+ Comprehensive, affordable medical, dental and vision plans

+ Prescription drug coverage

+ Flexible spending accounts

+ Life insurance w/AD&D

+ Employer contributions to retirement savings plan when eligible

+ Paid time off

+ Educational Assistance

+ And much more

*Benefits offerings vary according to employment status.

Department:

Central Transport - Roper Hospital

_It is our policy to abide by all Federal and State laws, as well as, the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). Accordingly, all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, or protected veteran status, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact The Talent Acquisition Team at_ [email protected]_ _._