• Patient Transporter

    Dignity Health (Santa Cruz, CA)


    Job Summary and Responsibilities

    Position Summary:

    Responsible for assistance and transportation of patients and patient related items as requested within the campus. This position is highly customer sensitive with the customer being defined as patient patient family visitor physician other departments and staff.

    Job Requirements

    Minimum:

    + High School Diploma/GED required.

    + CPR/BLS Required (through American Heart Association).

    + Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals required.

    + Ability to write routine reports and correspondence required.

    + Ability to speak effectively before groups of patients or employees required.

    + Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts interest commissions proportions and percentages required.

    + Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written oral or diagram form required.

    + Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations required.

     

    Where You'll Work

     

    Dominican Hospital (a member of Dignity Health) is a 222-bed facility that offers a wide range of services to residents of California’s Central Coast. With 24/7 emergency care, comprehensive care in cardiac, orthopedics, oncology, women’s and children’s services, we continue to lead the region in medical innovation and excellence in healthcare.

    Comprehensive Care

    Dominican offers emergency services and is a Certified Stroke Center and Chest Pain Center. Dominican’s services include the only comprehensive Cancer Center in Santa Cruz County, a Total Joint Replacement program, and advanced neurological and endoscopic services. Dominican regularly receives ‘A’ grades for hospital safety from Leapfrog Group, and has received national recognition for superior patient safety, cardiac care, and stroke treatment from Healthgrades, a leading provider of comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals.

     

    As Santa Cruz County’s heart attack (STEMI) receiving center, Dominican Hospital provides cutting edge cardiac care. The hospital’s heart attack treatment times consistently beat the national average, and the hospital offers two cardiac catheterization labs available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Groundbreaking cardiac procedures at Dominican include the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) procedure, which allows for heart valve replacement without opening a patient’s chest.

     

    Dominican Hospital has forged significant partnerships with area hospitals to bring exceptional care to Santa Cruz County. The hospital offers a level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) through a partnership with Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford. Neurosurgery at Dominican is also offered through a partnership with Stanford Health Care.

     

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    Pay Range

    $44.00 - $44.00 /hour

     

    We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.