Job summary
Transports patients, specimens, and equipment throughout the facility.
Job seniority: entry level
Responsibilities
• Transports patients via wheelchair, stretcher or bed to designated sites as requested, including patients with oxygen tanks, intravenous pumps, drips, monitors and other equipment.• Assists patients with entering and exiting vehicles, including transfer from or to wheelchairs or stretchers.• Delivers equipment and specimens to requesting staff or department.• Assists staff with removal of deceased bodies from units and transport to morgue.• Greets and provides information and direction to patients and visitors.• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement and the ability to work with minimal supervision.• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and take appropriate action.
Requirements
• Minimum Required Education: None required.• Required Licensure/Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider or Heartsaver CPR within 90 days of hire. Preferred: CNA.• Minimum Experience: None required.• BLS through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer with card in-hand before start date. BLS or CPR card must be good through sixty days of hire. All life support certification cards must be issued by either the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer.
Benefits
• UCHealth offers a Five Year Incentive Bonus to recognize employee's contributions to our success in quality, patient experience, organizational growth, financial goals, and tenure with UCHealth.• UCHealth offers their employees a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package: Full medical, dental and vision coverage, Retirement plans to include 403(b) matching, Paid time off, Employer-paid life and disability insurance with additional buy-up coverage options, Tuition and continuing education reimbursement, Wellness benefits, Full suite of voluntary benefits such as identity theft protection and pet insurance, Education benefits for employees, including the opportunity to be eligible for 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees. Other programs may also qualify for up to $5,250 pre-paid by UCHealth or in the form of tuition reimbursement each calendar year, Loan Repayment: UCHealth is a qualifying employer for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program! UCHealth provides employees with free assistance navigating the PSLF program to submit their federal student loans for forgiveness through Savi.
