Patient Care Transporter in Syracuse, New York at Crouse Hospital

Since 1887, Crouse Health has been a leading healthcare provider in Central New York. We’ve combined a family-friendly culture with a passion to provide the best care, which creates an environment where both patients and team members feel valued. Crouse Health offers a full range of general and specialty care, inpatient and outpatient services, as well as community health education and outreach programs.

Crouse’s Patient Transport team is hiring a Patient Care Transporter to complete duties related to transporting patients, supplies and equipment.

Pay Range: $19.50 - $24.84

Available Schedule(s): Part-time, 16 hours/week, 11:00pm-7:30am with rotating weekends & holidays

Patient Care Transporter Responsibilities:

• Professionally transports patients between departments or to adjacent medical facilities using a variety of equipment including but not limited to, stretchers and wheelchairs.

• Properly transports laboratory specimens, blood products and equipment across the organization as directed by department leadership.

• Proactively assists other employees with movement of patients on/off stretchers, wheelchairs and/or beds.

• Diligently retrieves stretchers, wheelchairs and equipment from remote locations and ensures it is working properly. Proactively notifies department leadership of faulty equipment.

• Delivers medications to patient care areas in cooperation with the pharmacy department.

• Conscientiously performs cleaning and disinfectant duties on a variety of transport equipment in between patient use and returns equipment to proper location in a timely manner.

• Courteously performs patient transport to the morgue, as requested.

Patient Care Transporter Requirements:

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
  
• Must have Basic Life Support (BLS) certification at the time of hire or within two (2) weeks after hire.

Benefits Overview:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, and 401K.
• Company paid life insurance.
• Tuition Assistance and Workforce Development Opportunities.
• Crouse Health Employee Assistance Program.
• Employee discounts on any Inpatient or Outpatient service, hospital cafeteria and pharmacy, and certain retailers.
• YMCA Subsidy program.