non title Stamford, CT
Job description
- Safe and efficient transport of patients to all areas of the hospital.
- Transport charts and specimens in an efficient and confidential manner.
- Rounding of Oxygen tanks on a daily basis and posses’ ability to inspect gauges to determine when an oxygen tank and/or regulator needs servicing.
- Use of proper log-in log-out procedures using the Tele Tracking automated system.
- Proper use of IVR/ Iphones for all trips.
- Respond to transport trip request within 10 minutes from the time the trip alert is relayed to the beeper with proper equipment and linens.
- Verify patient identity by checking Patients Name, D.O.B and Medical Record Number on wristband verifying it to the patient's chart. Following the second step procedure by asking patient their name and D.O.B. Assuring that no patient is taken from the unit without a patient wrist band.
- Retrieve ticket to ride and get signature from patient’s RN and properly communicating patient information with testing department.
- Maintain and clean all transportation equipment based on established infection control guidelines.
- Adhere to all isolation procedures using gowns, mask, gloves, where appropriate.
- Aid in informing customers, nursing units, and ancillary departments of delay
- Identify self when addressing patients, families, visitors, and co workers
- Use proper lifting techniques when moving a patient
QUALIFICATIONS:
- High School Diploma or equivalent required.
- Strong customer service and interpersonal skills required.
- Basic English reading, writing and verbal skills required.
- Prior healthcare experience is highly preferred.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment required.
- Ability to lift, pull and push for extended periods of time.
Stamford Health is a non-profit independent health care system with more than 3,800 employees committed to caring for the community through a wide range of high-quality health and wellness services. Patients and their families receive expert, compassionate care through the system’s 305-bed Stamford Hospital; Stamford Health Medical Group, with more than 40 offices in lower Fairfield County offering primary and specialty care; a growing number of ambulatory locations across the region; and support through the Stamford Hospital Foundation.
Stamford Health is a major teaching affiliate of the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and has recently expanded its relationship with Columbia to offer treatment and expertise from Columbia University Irving Medical Center’s nationally recognized heart surgeons. Stamford Health and Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have created a premier center for specialty orthopedic care right in Stamford, Connecticut. Additionally, in 2020 Stamford Health’s Carl & Dorothy Bennett Cancer Center entered into an expanded collaboration with Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center.
