PatientTransporter1

**_Current Employees:_** If you are a current Staff, Faculty or Temporary employee at the University of Miami, please click [here](https://www.myworkday.com/umiami/d/task/1422$7248.htmld) to log in to Workday to use the internal application process. To learn how to apply for a faculty or staff position, please review this [tip sheet](https://my.it.miami.edu/wda/erpsec/tipsheets/ER_eRecruiting_ApplyforaJob.pdf). **Location: UHealth Tower** The Patient Transporter (U) is responsible for safely, timely, and accurately transporting patients while providing the utmost positive experience. Provides the pivotal first and most lasting impressions while setting the tone that the key concept of patient transportation is the human element. This position reports to the Office of Patient Experience and is held to the highest standards of being friendly, empathic, knowledgeable, well-spoken, bilingual, and continuously consumer-oriented. The Patient Transporter harmonizes the patient transportation experience while working seamlessly with UHealth Tower staff to reduce unnecessary delays to help drive patient satisfaction. **CORE JOB FUNCTIONS:** * Transports patients and/or visitors from department/unit to department/unit and to and from ancillary areas to include admissions and discharge and remains attentive until their transportation arrives. * Transfers bodies to the morgue following appropriate protocols. * Meets productivity measures and benchmarks set by the hospital. * Assists at main lobby greeting patients and/or assisting with transport between assignments. * Identifies correct patient for transportation prior to movement by asking the patient for name and date of birth and comparing that against armband while maintaining patient confidentiality and patient privacy. * Practices good body mechanics when transferring and/or lifting patients. * Obtains and transports paperwork/chart with the patient. * Observes proper procedures and techniques during patient transport: mo