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MO-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis

Worker Type:

PRN

Job Summary:

Transports patients, specimens and equipment throughout the facility.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY 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. May assist staff with removal of deceased bodies from units and transport to morgue.Greets and provides information and direction to patients and visitors.Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.May clean and disinfect hospital equipment, including intravenous pumps, drips, and monitors, using established cleaning guidelines.Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

High school diploma or equivalent

EXPERIENCE

No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Constant standing and walking.Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.Frequent reaching, gripping, and keyboard use/data entry.Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.Occasional bending, stooping, crawling, kneeling, sitting, squatting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships.Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.Occasional lifting/moving patients.Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.Occasional driving.

Work Shift:

Variable Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

8074000100 Centralzed Pt Transport

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

0

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