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Introduction

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Patient Transporter with HCA Houston Healthcare West you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Benefits

HCA Houston Healthcare West offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

+ Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.

+ Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.

+ Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing

+ 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)

+ Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock

+ Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.

+ Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more

+ Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts

+ Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships

+ Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)

+ Colleague recognition program

+ Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)

+ Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

_Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location._

Would you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues? Join the HCA Houston Healthcare West family! We will give you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are looking for an enthusiastic Patient Transporter to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential!

Job Summary and Qualifications

Performs general clerical duties such as: filing, answering phone, charting reports and processing requisitions. Provides a safe and efficient transfer or transportation of patients from one area within the hospital to another. Maintains work area and cost of supplies used. Maintains patients’ modesty at all times. Has the ability to transport patients with a multitude of additional equipment; intravenous and oxygen. Employee will be responsible for knowledge and skill necessary to provide care based on physical, psychological, educational, safety and related criteria for the neonate, infant child, adolescent, adult and geriatric population.

What you will do in this role:

+ Supports the philosophy of HCA West by facilitating cooperation of hospital staff in a multi-disciplinary approach to patient care.

+ Consistently provides outstanding service to all patients, physicians, fellow employees, and guests.

+ Displays initiative to see processes through to completion and helps without being asked.

+ Maintains awareness of own limitations and seeks guidance from appropriate personnel as needed.

+ Prioritizes activities of self-based on demands for service.

+ Remains alert to the detection of errors in own work and the work of others with appropriate corrective actions initiated.

+ Demonstrates an understanding of patient rights, including those pertaining to confidentiality, informed decision-making, and privacy.

+ Is aware of resources available for ethical concerns and makes appropriate referrals.

+ Practices cost-efficiency.

+ Performs technical skills proficiently in accordance with established standards, as evidenced by annual validation processes.

+ Utilizes specialized knowledge and skill to perform job requirements.

+ Transports patients to and from imaging areas.

+ Escorts patients and families to all hospital areas.

+ Assist file clerk with clerical duties.

What qualifications you will need:

+ Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

HCA Houston Healthcare West (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/hca-houston-healthcare-west) is a **full-service, 300+ bed hospital** that has been offering exceptional care to the West Houston communities for over 30 years. We proudly provide Houston residents with exceptional healthcare, including a vast-array of medical services from board-certified doctors and nationally accredited departments. We are recognized as a **Certified Primary Stroke Center** by the Joint Commission and under an affiliation agreement with The Woman’s Hospital of Texas, we are able to bring our community _The Woman’s Hospital of Texas at West Houston_ , a three-story cardiac and critical care tower. The Sugar Land Cancer Center and the Sugar Land Diagnostic Center, departments with HCA Houston Healthcare West, provide additional services to meet the needs of our community. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient-centered care you need close to home.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Patient Transporter opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.