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Performs safe and efficient transport of patients and items to and from nursing units and other departments in accordance with established policies and procedures.

Responsibilities:

+ Perform inspections and disinfecting procedures on transportation equipment utilized by the department.

+ Record transportation data electronically in the Transport Tracking System and/or manually on appropriate forms and logs utilized by the department.

+ Delivers supplies, equipment, medication and other materials to the patient units, and other designated areas in a safe, timely, and accurate manner. Ensures that a handoff of medication occurs with the nurse.

+ Report the status of transportation activities and abnormal activities to the manager in charge.

+ Deliver supplies, equipment, and other materials to the patient units, and other designated areas in a safe, timely, and accurate manner.

+ Transport patients and adjunct equipment via prescribed vehicles between patient units, treatment centers, and their designated areas in a safe, timely, and accurate manner.

+ Maintain a courteous professional demeanor and communicates appropriately with patients, visitors, hospital personnel, and fellow employees at all times.

+ Requires the ability to follow written and verbal instructions in order to successfully complete.

+ Transport duties and the ability to use.

+ Transport equipment.

+ May in the course of their duties be in rooms where medications are stored or may transport medications when they transport patients.

+ Transportation of medication is limited from one department to another. **Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:** CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire

+ Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

+ Act 34

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