Patient Transportation Aide

Patient Transportation Aide

USW Bid Period : 11 / 03 / 25 - 11 / 10 / 25 Join us at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital where we have been providing world-class care to our community for over 100 years. Here, we strive for patient-centered care and comfort with our collaborative team of healthcare professionals. We are committed to serving the community and treating our patients as family. As a Patient Transportation Aide, you will be responsible for the timely, comfortable and accurate transference of patients, medical equipment and other related items. In this role, you play a critical role in ensuring patients have access to the attention and treatment they need, offering a unique opportunity to make a difference in their lives every day. You can also benefit from the numerous professional and educational development resources provided by the Cleveland Clinic system. A caregiver in this position works nights from 3 : 00PM - 8 : 00PM, including every other weekend. A caregiver who excels in this role will :

• Transport patients and their personal property using wheelchairs, carts and beds through the admission, discharge and transfer procedures.
• Transport patients with / without IVs and oxygen to and from Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Radiology, Radiation Oncology, Physiology and other departments, including the morgue as necessary.
• Clean, sanitize and account for transportation equipment, wheelchairs and patient carts and store in designated areas.
• Provide wheelchairs for ACC, other areas and visitors, restock portable oxygen tanks and respond to all transport requests with a sense of urgency.
• Activate and complete tasks at the start or end location via phone system.
• Notify nursing caregivers, clinicians, technicians or reception upon arrival of the patient.
• Complete required logs and forms, including Critical Information.
• Verify correct patient identification through appropriate means (i.e. armband, chart, pager, DOB, etc.) for proper mode of transportation and standard precautions.
• Assist nursing caregivers in bedding or moving patients from bed into wheelchair or onto stretcher.
• Consult with nursing caregivers before lifting and transferring patients and obtain assistance when necessary.
• Complete transports efficiently and notify dispatchers when assignments are initiated, completed or when delays / cancellations are encountered.
• Understand and apply knowledge of basic patient transport concepts, infection control practices and proper body mechanics for lifting and moving patients.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include :

Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer : Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities