Job Title

Job Description Location: Chicago, Illinois Business Unit: Rush Medical Center Hospital: Rush University Medical Center Department: Patient Transport Services Work Type: Part Time (Total FTE between 0.5 and 0.89) Shift: Shift 2 Work Schedule: 8 Hr (3:00:00 PM - 11:30:00 PM) Rush offers exceptional rewards and benefits learn more at our Rush benefits page ( Pay Range: $18.25 per hour Rush salaries are determined by many factors including, but not limited to, education, job-related experience and skills, as well as internal equity and industry specific market data. The pay range for each role reflects Rushu2019s anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position. Offers may vary depending on the circumstances of each case. Summary: Transporting patients and patient-related items throughout the hospital complex. Exemplifies the Rush mission, vision and values and acts in accordance with Rush policies and procedures. Other information: Required Job Qualifications: u2022 Ability to follow verbal and written instructions. u2022 Respond to a Dr. Code Blue/Delivering Blood Gases (Main- House, Professional Building, Academic Facility and Johnston R. Bowman, which is about two (2) blocks). Physical Demands: u2022 Ability to lift 50 pounds and have excellent patient contact/customer skills. u2022 Physically able to constantly push stretcher and/or wheelchair patients; on foot majority of the work day. u2022 Must be able to walk at a fast pace and sometimes run, in a life and death situation, which are as follows: u2022 Transporting Emergency Room patients via stretchers. u2022 Transporting patients via stretcher to and from JRB u2022 Transporting patients via wheelchair/stretcher up and down inclines. u2022 Using the stairs depending on the emergency request. u2022 Pushing a large emergency crash cart (approximately 200 lbs.) from the Pharmacy Department to the emergency site. Responsibilities: u2022 To maintain self in appearance and attitude in a professional manner. u2022 To function under pressure when interacting with patients, co-workers, etc. under difficult situations without been offended. u2022 To follow all hospital and departmental policies and procedures. u2022 Train new Transport Specialists on all aspects of the jobs; e.g. how to use and accept job assignments from Patient Tracking via telephone (refer to Patient Tracking Guidelines), how to record their job assignments, body mechanics, how to properly use various pieces of equipment (i.e. beds, stretchers / wheel- chairs, I-meds, oxygen, etc.), how to transport patients up and down inclines as well as getting on and off the elevators, procedures on the units/departments, monitoring work assignments, etc. u2022 Assist in evaluating new wheelchairs and stretchers to be purchased to transport patients. u2022 Transport patients, hospital records, and other materials throughout the institution. u2022 Physically move patients on and off transport equipment. Assist the patient care units/departments staff with transferring patients to and from beds to HTS wheelchairs/stretchers. u2022 Check the gauge of the Oxygen Tank (02) to make sure it is full, when transporting patients on oxygen to their exams. Provides back-up assistance for the Doorman to transport outpatients, to and from the Professional Building. u2022 Escort discharged patients with their belongings to the Credit Office when requested by the units to pick up their personal items from the vault. u2022 Transport deceased patients on the cadaver cart to the morgue. u2022 Accompany the undertaker and/or police personnel upon request to the morgue to release deceased patients. u2022 Per Medical Records, transport deceased patients to the receiving dock (deceased patients are never to be left unattended) to be picked up by the Police personnel. u2022 Transport the deceased patients to the Viewing Room. u2022 Respond to Dr. Code pages with crash carts and remain until completed. u2022 Make up stretchers with clean linen as needed. Strip stretchers of soiled linen and place soiled linen in proper laundry pickup stations. u2022 Deliver wheelchairs and stretchers to the units/departments when requested. u2022 Transport blood product requisitions to various areas when the tube station is out of service. u2022 Transport blood bank pickup slips (when tube station is out of service) from the units, to Blood Center and return blood to patient care nursing unit's staff. u2022 Transport patient's belongings as directed. u2022 Deliver wheelchairs/stretchers that are in need of repair and/or cleaning to the storage areas (005 Pavilion (wheelchairs only), room 415 Jones and 909 Jelke). u2022 HTS wheelchairs/stretchers are not to be left unattended in hallways, on the units, by Elevators, etc.; unattended wheelchairs/stretchers are placed in the designated storage areas, when not used to transport patients (005 Pavilion( wheelchairs only), 415 Jones and 909 Jelke). u2022 Alert the Security Department when unusual occurrences are observed. u2022 Attend meetings when requested. u2022 Perform related duties assigned. Rush is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. Position Transport Specialist Location US:IL:Chicago Req ID 22778