"Hospital Assistant II - Patient Lift and Transport Orange - FT Day Shift"

Hospital Assistant II - Patient Lift and Transport Orange - FT Day Shift

Req ID: 139500

Location: Orange, California

Division: Medical Center

Department: Patient Lift Transport Orange

Position Type: Full Time

Salary Range Minimum: USD $24.17/Hr.

Salary Range Maximum: USD $30.08/Hr.

Who We Are

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.

To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org.

Your Role on the Team

Position Summary:

Incumbent will coordinate team work flow and dispatch team members throughout the hospital to promote efficient transfer and lift services to assist with safe patient handling while maintaining a safe work environment for the patient care providers. Additionally, incumbent will track, deliver, clean, and perform basic repair of equipment & supplies. Furthermore, incumbent assists direct patient care providers with safe patient handling, (to include lifting, positioning, transferring, and transporting), throughout the hospital. Will be responsible for promoting an environment of safe patient handling which provides for the safety of our patients while maintaining a safe work environment for the patient care providers. Provides direct patient care as well as education and training for health care providers in the appropriate use of lift techniques and transfer equipment. Additionally, incumbent will track, deliver, clean, and perform basic repair of equipment & supplies.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required Qualifications:

- Understanding of basic medical terminology

- Skill to perform basic mathematical computations, and to use general office equipment including computers, copiers, and calculators

- Must possess the skill, knowledge, and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties

- Must be available to work overtime as patient care needs demand

- Must be able to work variable shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays

- Must be able to read, write, and communicate effectively in English

- Minimum one year experience in a healthcare environment or training in a healthcare/emergency/rescue field

- Demonstrates the ability to communicate effectively in a therapeutic way

- Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload

- Ability to float between Orange and Irvine campuses.

- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System. Solid interpersonal skills. Ability to tactfully and diplomatically communicate and interact with a variety of people including faculty, staff and the general public.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Emergency Medical Technician experience preferred

Licenses and Certifications:

- Basic Life Support

Total Rewards

We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.