Corewell Health
PatientAttendant
“Patient Attendant at Corewell Health. Skills: Patient transportation, Communication. Safe and timely transportation of patients, specimens, and medication. Transport patients safely, timely, and efficiently”
Industry & Context.
Requires the ability to recognize if the patient is experiencing stress or other issues during transport and immediately seeks assistance, Requires demonstrated communication skills to interact with courtesy, tact, empathy, and professionalism in daily interactions with patient, their families, clinical licensed and non-licensed staff, physicians, and management, Ability to understand and follow direction, Ability to comply with HIPAA confidentiality requirements, Actively participates in safety initiatives and risk mitigating measures where appropriate and completes all position and unit safety related competencies and requirements on a timely basis, MMR, Varicella, Tdap, and Influenza vaccine requirement if in an on-site or hybrid workplace category
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
High school diploma or equivalent, Basic Life Support (BLS) – AHA American Heart Association or ARC American Red Cross upon hire, Demonstrated communication skills to interact with courtesy, tact, empathy, and professionalism in daily interaction with patients, their families, clinical licensed and non-licensed staff, physicians, and management
Nice to Have
Prior transport experience
What You'll Do.
Safe and timely transportation of patients
Transport patients safely
Assist with lifting patients on and off beds and moving patients throughout the hospital
Recognize if the patient is experiencing stress or other issues during transport and immediately seeks assistance
etc. and alert appropriate personal with problems
Informs supervisor/dispatcher of all delays within 10 minutes
Maintains transport equipment in a clean
Returns all equipment to the appropriate location
Maintains and completes all departmental records
Completes proper handoff before removing patient from dept/unit
Check all patients ID bands and complete two patient identifiers prior to transportation
Adheres to all hospital policies and procedures
Understands and demonstrate safe lifting and transport techniques
Knows and practices universal precautions as appropriate
May be responsible for transporting specimens
and other items as assigned
Actively participates in safety initiatives and risk mitigating measures where appropriate and completes all position and unit safety related competencies and requirements on a timely basis
Performs other duties as assigned
How You'll Work.
Communication Scope
Demonstrated communication skills to interact with courtesy, tact, empathy, and professionalism in daily interactions with patient, their families, clinical licensed and non-licensed staff, physicians, and management; Ability to understand and follow direction
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