Location: CHA Everett Hospital 

Work Days: 8:00am - 4:30pm weekend shift  

Category: Service and Trade  

Department: Transporters EH  

Job Type: PT Less Than 20 HPW  

Work Shift: Day / Evening 

Hours/Week: 8.00 

Union Name: SEIU 1199

About CHA Patient Transport

Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) is a nationally recognized, award-winning public healthcare system that serves the communities of Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston’s metro-north region. With a mission to improve the health of our communities, CHA provides high-quality, culturally responsive care through an integrated network of hospitals, primary care centers, and specialty services. Our CHA Transporters play a vital role in ensuring the safe, timely, and compassionate movement of patients throughout CHA's facilities. 

Position Overview

The Transporter assumes total responsibility for patients' welfare to and from various areas of the hospital by either wheelchair or liter. Under supervision, the person in this role provides safe, competent, and efficient transportation of patients across all areas and departments including X-ray, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, Electrocardiogram, Outpatient Lab, EEG/EMG, Stress Lab, Vascular Lab, Emergency Department, PACU, Outpatient Clinic, Admitting, Morgue, Respiratory Therapy, Physical Therapy, ICU, Cast Room, Physician’s Offices and all patient floors. 

Key Responsibilities

Using precaution and employing necessary basic principles of body mechanics, the Transporter transfers patients to and from their bed or chair to a wheelchair or liter. During transport, they are responsible for transferring all IV bottles to and from the chair or liter, as well as observing the IV flow and reporting any malfunctions to the nurse manager or the IV team. The Transporter crucially checks oxygen tanks daily to ensure that tanks are full for the shift, and contacts the Respiratory Department for replacement tanks as needed. In addition, they work with the on-shift nurse or respiratory technician to arrange the patient's oxygen to and from the wall receptacle and portable oxygen tanks, monitor oxygen flow, and report any abnormalities. They also ensure that patients’ foley tube, chest tubes, and containers are properly placed on the liter, bed or wheelchair. In the event of any emergency while transporting a patient, they take proper steps in getting the patient to proper help immediately. 

Qualifications

High school GED 

Work Experience preferred, but not required

 
In keeping with federal, state and local laws, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) policy forbids employees and associates to discriminate against anyone based on race, religion, color, gender, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to establishing and maintaining a workplace free of discrimination. We are fully committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not tolerate unlawful discrimination in the recruitment, hiring, termination, promotion, salary treatment or any other condition of employment or career development. Furthermore, we will not tolerate the use of discriminatory slurs, or other remarks, jokes or conduct, that in the judgment of CHA, encourage or permit an offensive or hostile work environment.