Job Description

Patient Transporter - Casual

Responsible for transporting patients and miscellaneous supplies throughout the hospital. Equipment is to be kept clean and maintained.

Education:

Minimum: Ability to read, write and follow oral and written instructions.

Preferred: High School Diploma or equivalent.

Registration/Certification/Licensure: Act 33/73 clearances. Preferred: Friends & Family CPR.

Experience:

Minimum: On the job training will be provided.

Preferred: Some experience working with patients and transport.

Other Requirements: Responsible to safely access, transport, and handle sharps, such as needles, suture kits, lancets, syringes, etc. Responsible to safely transport a single patient labeled oral contrast to appropriate nursing units.

Status: Non-Exempt

Physical Requirements: The following frequency definitions apply to all Physical Requirements unless otherwise noted: Occasional: (0-1/3 of day, 0 - 2.5 hrs/day, 1 - 4 reps/hr) Frequent: (1/3 -2/3 of day, 2.5 - 5.5 hrs/day, 5 -24 reps/hr) Constant: (> 2/3rd of day, > 5.5 hrs/day, > 24 reps/hr)

Non-Material Handling:

Standing: CONSTANT

Walking: CONSTANT

Sitting: OCCASIONAL

Stooping: OCCASIONAL

Bending: OCCASIONAL

Twisting: OCCASIONAL

Climbing: OCCASIONAL

Ladders: N/A

Stairs: OCCASIONAL

Kneeling: N/A

Squatting: OCCASIONAL

Crouching: OCCASIONAL

Crawling: N/A

Reaching Horizontal: OCCASIONAL

Reaching Overhead: OCCASIONAL

Grasping: CONSTANT

Finger Manipulation: FREQUENT

Seeing: CONSTANT

Hearing: CONSTANT

Repetitive Upper Extremity Use: CONSTANT

Repetitive Lower Extremity Use: N/A

Material Handling:

Pushing: FREQUENT - 20# - 50# OCCASIONAL - 50# - 100#

Pulling: FREQUENT - 20# - 50# OCCASIONAL - 50# - 100#

Lift: OCCASIONAL Up to 20#

Carrying: OCCASIONAL Up to 20#

Environmental Factors:

Working alone: OCCASIONAL

Working in cramped quarters: OCCASIONAL

Constant interruptions: FREQUENT

Working with hands in water: OCCASIONAL

Use of power tools: N/A

Working on ladders/scaffolding: N/A

Exposure to vibration: OCCASIONAL

Exposure to dust: OCCASIONAL

Exposure to noise (constant): FREQUENT

Exposure to electrical energy (outlets, etc): OCCASIONAL

Exposure to temperature changes (heat, cold, humidity), that require special clothing: OCCASIONAL

Exposure to slippery walking surfaces: OCCASIONAL

Exposure to solvents, grease, oils: N/A

Exposure to radiant energy, ie computer terminal (more than 4 hours per shift): N/A

Working with bloodborne pathogens: OCCASIONAL

Cardiovascular Energy Requirements - Physical Demand:

Physical Demand: Met Level Examples of similar activity intensity

Sedentary to Light 0 - 3.5 Light house cleaning, washing dishes, serving food, food shopping, sitting, standing, computer work.

Medium 3.6 - 6.3 House work (mopping, scrubbing), health club exercising, treadmill work, stretching, yoga, walk/run-play with children, aerobic class, dancing, carrying bucket/wood, auto body repair, shoveling snow, golf (carrying clubs).

Heavy to Very Heavy > 6.4 Calisthenics (push up, pull up, sit up, vigorous effort), carrying groceries upstairs, shoveling coal, bailing hay, fire fighting, sawing by hand, splitting wood.

As relates to this position:

Sedentary to Light - OCCASIONAL

Medium - CONSTANT

Heavy to Very Heavy - N/A

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