"Patient Transporter - Guest Services - Multiple Shifts"

Job Description

To transport patients of University Hospital internally throughout the hospital complex. To provide safe, timely, comfortable, and courteous transportation for each patient. To exhibit utmost professionalism, friendliness, and helpfulness to contribute to a lasting impression of excellence in patient care for patients and family members.

1. Transports patients to and from treatment areas, including expired patients to the hospital morgue.
2. Records accurate patient information on log sheets provided by initiating department.
3. Secures equipment necessary for movement of patients, ensuring the equipment is clean and in good working order.
4. Assists patient care staff in transferring patients from beds to stretchers, wheelchairs or other approved means of conveyance.
5. Fills liquid oxygen tanks consistently at beginning of workday and uses as required or needed.
6. Acts in a courteous and caring manner toward all patients, guests, visitors, families, students, and staff. Serves as an ambassador of goodwill for the hospital, treating everyone with respect.
7. Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

High School diploma or GED preferred.

Compensation

Pay Range: $15.00 - $18.70 / hour. Benefits available for eligible positions include: 100% tuition assistance, wellness initiatives, generous paid time off, paid parental leave, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligible employer, plus more. In addition to our many benefits and perks, UAB Medicine provides a variety of resources to support employees both personally and professionally.

Work with the Best at UAB Medicine: UAB Medicine is Alabama's largest single-site employer and operates over 1,200 beds and over 200 clinics in Birmingham, Alabama. When you become part of UAB Medicine, you join a nationally ranked academic medical center committed to education and advancing medical science through research.