Details: Position Summary Greets and performs customer service responsibilities for patients and visitors. Responsible for the safe, timely and efficient movement of patients, supplies and equipment to patient care areas. General Responsibility Transports patients via gurney, wheelchair and bed to ancillary departments. Maintains patient comfort, safety and privacy while transporting. Notifies appropriate licensed personnel when patient complains of pain.Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors. Retrieves/delivers medical records to requesting departments. Delivers equipment and supplies to patient care areas as requested. Takes specimens to the laboratory for processing. Disinfects gurneys, wheelchairs between patients. Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and the skills necessary to provide age appropriate care to the patients served. Able to interpret data about the patient?s status in order to identify each patient?s age specific needs and provide care needed by the patient group.Prioritizes work and provides prompt and efficient service. Maintains established hospital departmental policies and procedures, objectives, performance improvement activities, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
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