Transport Messenger

EHS Overview:

Episcopal Health Services Inc. (EHS) is a health system located on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, New York. EHS provides inpatient, outpatient, and emergency care to the diverse populations of the Rockaways, Five Towns, South Nassau, and beyond. The system offers comprehensive preventive, diagnostic, and rehabilitative services to people of all faiths.

St. John’s Episcopal Hospital is accredited by The Joint Commission’s Health Facilities Accreditation Program and is approved by the New York State Department of Health. The hospital is a recipient of the Gold-Plus Get with the Guidelines®-Stroke Quality Achievement Award and the Gold-Plus Get with the Guidelines®-Heart Failure Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association. Additionally, St. John's is proud to be redesignated as a Baby-Friendly® Hospital by Baby-Friendly USA – the accrediting body and national authority for the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) in the United States.

Come Grow With Us!

Type: Full-Time (75 hours biweekly)

Shift: Varies

Hours: Varies

Pay: $25.13 - $26.46 per hour

Job Description:

The Transporter is responsible for the daily transporting of patients requiring imaging studies to the Imaging Services Department. Transporter will also transport imaging supplies, x-rays, imaging specimens, x-ray reports, etc. to and from the necessary areas of the hospital.

Responsibilities:

• Transport patients to and from various locations within the hospital
• Confirm patient record against imaging requisition prior to transporting
• Assist patients on and off stretchers and/or imaging tables
• Assist technologists in the movement of patients as needed
• Maintain all necessary transport logs
• Stock all imaging rooms with necessary supplies on a daily basis
• Clean stretchers and wheelchairs after each use

Requirements:

• High School diploma or Equivalency required
• 1 year experience as a patient transporter or orderly preferred
• Good communication skills