Patient Escort

Patient Escort/Transporters needed in the Transportation department of multiple hospitals throughout New York City. Interested candidates must have a High school diploma or Equivalent. Previous experience working as a patient escort or patient transporter for a hospital, nursing home or rehabilitation center is required. 

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/Requirements:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent Minimum 
• 6 months previous transport/escort experience in a hospital, nursing home or rehabilitation facility
• Current BLS (CPR) Certificate from the American Heart Association
• Ability to lift patients, push wheelchairs, stretchers, bed stretchers and gurneys 
• Flexibility to work days, evenings, weekends and holidays

Pay Rate: $19-21/hr (Depending on shift assignment)