Environmental Service Aide

Patient Escort/Transporters needed in the Central Patient Transport department of multiple hospitals throughout New York City, White Plains and Hudson Valley. Interested candidates must be able to maneuver wheelchairs, stretchers, gurneys and hydraulic stretchers throughout the hospital safely and efficiently. Minimum 2 years previous experience working as a patient escort or patient transporter in a hospital, nursing home or rehabilitation center is required. Must be FULLY VACCINATED

Responsibilities:

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Transport patients to and from exam rooms, laboratories and testing facilities 
• Pick-up and drop off medical specimens to the laboratory 
• Transport patient's clothes and property from one unit to another 
• Obtain patient escort assignments and schedule from Technical Supervisor or designee of Central Inpatient Transport 
• Maintain records of activates including the time patient is picked up, time of arrival at a specified area and time of patient's return to their designated area.
• Escort hospital and ambulatory patients traveling by wheelchair, stretcher or hydraulic stretcher safely and efficiently 
• Assist in transferring patients between beds and transportation equipment 
• Schedule and arrange transport for patients being discharged 
• Assist with the removal of expired bodies 

Skills:

Skills/Requirements:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent Minimum
•  2 years previous transport/escort experience in a hospital, nursing home or rehabilitation facility
• Current BLS (CPR) Certificate required
• Ability to lift patients, push wheelchairs, stretchers, bed stretchers and gurneys
• Flexibility to work weekends and holidays