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Beth Israel Lahey Health lists this Patient Transport Assistant (40hrs, 1:00pm - 11:30pm) opportunity in needham, Massachusetts. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
BILH Team Member OpportunityWhen you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.Job Summary: Performs a variety of duties including transportation, stocking supplies and as assigned to help ensure the smooth functioning of all units. 10 hours shifts - 1:00pm - 11:30pm - Every other weekend rotation.Job Description:Essential Responsibilities:Consistently demonstrates competence transporting patients to different departments as instructed.Consistently responds to pages in a timely manner.Assists patient into wheelchairs or stretchers, maintaining patient safety and proper body mechanics.Demonstrates responsibility for observation and application of sound judgment for patients' mental and physical condition and applies safety measures as necessary.Always report to the nurse any observations, patient complaints and other pertinent information regarding the condition of the patient.Required Qualifications:Ability to read and write English. Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions. Willingness to work as a team member. Ability to work cooperatively and effectively with others.Competencies:Written Communications: Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written English with internal and external customers.Oral Communications: Ability to comprehend and converse in English to communicate effectively with medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate basic knowledge of fundamental concepts, practices and procedures with the ability to use them in routine situations. Specialized knowledge not required.Team Work: Ability to interact respectfully with other employees, professional staff and/or external contacts to offer ideas, identify issues, obtain information or deliver services.Customer Service: Ability to provide a high level of customer service to patients, visitors, staff and external customers in a professional, service-oriented, respectful manner using skills in active listening and problem solving. Ability to remain calm in stressful situations.Age based Competencies: Employees in this job must be competent to provide patient care to the following age groups: Neonatal: Birth to 6 months, Youth: 6 months to 16 years, Young adult: 16-30 years, Middle Age: 30 - 60 years, Elderly: 60 -. Physical Nature of the Job: Heavy work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or 50 pounds of force frequently. Work is physically demanding and requires extended periods of standing and/or moving.Pay Range:$17.00 - $22.88The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.Health Care ResponsibilityAs a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Worksite address
needham, MA, 02492, US
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