Job Description
Description
Responsible for transporting patients and miscellaneous supplies throughout the hospital. Equipment is to be kept clean and maintained.
Shift: rotating daylight shifts
Education
Minimum: Ability to read, write and follow oral and written instructions.
Preferred: High School Diploma or equivalent
Registration/Certification/Licensure:
Act 33/73 clearances
Preferred: Friends & Family CPR
Experience
Minimum: On the job training will be provided.
Preferred: Some experience working with patients and transport.
Other Requirements:
Responsible to safely access, transport, and handle sharps, such as needles, suture kits, lancets, syringes, etc. Responsible to safely transport a single patient labeled oral contrast to appropriate nursing units.
Status:
Non-Exempt
Physical Requirements:
The following frequency definitions apply to all Physical Requirements unless otherwise noted:Occasional: (0-1/3 of day , 0 - 2.5 hrs/day, 1 - 4 reps/hr)Frequent: (1/3 -2/3 of day , 2.5 - 5.5 hrs/day, 5 -24 reps/hr)Constant: (> 2/3rd of day , > 5.5 hrs/day, > 24 reps/hr) NOTE: An asterisk (*) indicates that the item is an essential function.
Non-Material Handling
- Standing *- Remaining on one's feet in an upright position remaining stationary - CONSTANT
- Walking *- Remaining upright on one's feet, and moving about - CONSTANT
- Sitting - Body remains in a seated position - OCCASIONAL
- Stooping - To bend the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist - OCCASIONAL
- Bending *- To flex the upper body forward - OCCASIONAL
- Twisting* - To rotate the upper body forward - OCCASIONAL
- Climbing - To move the body in any direction on equipment or structures that do not include stairs or ladders - OCCASIONAL
- Ladders - To ascend and descend ladders - N/A
- Stairs - To ascend and descend stairs - OCCASIONAL
- Kneeling - To move the body downwards and come to rest on both hands and both knees - N/A
- Squatting* - To move the body downwards by bending both knees - OCCASIONAL
- Crouching - To bend the body forward and downward by bending the spine and the legs - OCCASIONAL
- Crawling - To move the body forward or backwards on hands and knees - N/A
- Reaching Horizontal* - To extend the arms and hands outward, remaining under shoulder height - OCCASIONAL
- Reaching Overhead - To extend the arms and hands up and out over shoulder height - OCCASIONAL
- Grasping *- Using functional gripping of the hand to handle an object - CONSTANT
- Finger Manipulation* - To manipulate objects with the use of fingers - FREQUENT
- Seeing *- Using visual feedback to accomplish a task or activity - CONSTANT
- Hearing* - Using sound feedback to accomplish a task or activity - CONSTANT
- Repetitive Upper Extremity Use* - Using the arms and/or hands continuously or more than 2/3 of the total time - CONSTANT
- Repetitive Lower Extremity Use - Using the legs and/or feet continuously or more than 2/3 of the total time - N/A
Material Handling
●Pushing* - To exert a force upon an object in order to move it in a certain direction Pushing refers to moving an object away from the person
●FREQUENT - 20# - 50#
●OCCASIONAL - 50# - 100#
●Pulling* - To exert a force upon an object in order to move it in a certain direction Pulling refers to moving an object towards the person
●FREQUENT- 20# - 50#
●OCCASIONAL - 50# - 100#
●Lift* - Floor to Waist
●OCCASIONAL
- Up to 20#
- Lift *- Waist to shoulder
●OCCASIONAL
- Up to 20#
- Lift *- Shoulder to overhead
●OCCASIONAL
- Up to 20#
- Carrying* - To transport an object or article using the arms or hands (> 10 feet)
- OCCASIONAL
- Up to 20#
Environmental Factors
- Working alone * - OCCASIONAL
- Working in cramped quarters - OCCASIONAL
- Constant interruptions - FREQUENT
- Working with hands in water - OCCASIONAL
- Use of power tools - N/A
- Working on ladders/scaffolding - N/A
- Exposure to vibration - OCCASIONAL
- Exposure to dust - OCCASIONAL
- Exposure to noise (constant) - FREQUENT
- Exposure to electrical energy (outlets, etc) - OCCASIONAL
- Exposure to temperature changes (heat, cold, humidity), that require special clothing* - OCCASIONAL
- Exposure to slippery walking surfaces * - OCCASIONAL
- Exposure to solvents, grease, oils - N/A
- Exposure to radiant energy, ie computer terminal (more than 4 hours per shift) - N/A
- Working with bloodborne pathogens *- OCCASIONAL
Cardiovascular Energy Requirements - Physical Demand
Physical Demand
Met Level
Examples of similar activity intensity
Sedentary to Light 0 - 3.5 Light house cleaning, washing dishes, serving food, food shopping, sitting, standing, computer work.
Medium 3.6 - 6.3 House work (mopping, scrubbing), health club exercising, treadmill work, stretching, yoga, walk/run-play with children, aerobic class, dancing, carrying bucket/wood, auto body repair, shoveling snow, golf (carrying clubs).
Heavy to Very Heavy > 6.4 Calisthenics (push up, pull up, sit up, vigorous effort), carrying groceries upstairs, shoveling coal, bailing hay, fire fighting, sawing by hand, splitting wood.
As relates to this position:
- Sedentary to Light - OCCASIONAL
- Medium - CONSTANT
- Heavy to Very Heavy - N/A
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Job Tags
Work alone, Flexible hours, Shift work, Rotating shift,