Patient Transport & Equip Spec bei Orlando Health

Orlando Health Advanced Rehabilitation Institute

The Orlando Health Advanced Rehabilitation Institute is a world-class provider of specialty rehabilitation services, whether you need inpatient care or support in an outpatient setting. Our compassionate team of physicians and therapists is dedicated to helping you overcome complications related to stroke, brain injuries, spinal injuries, amputations and anything else that affects your quality of life and independence.

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Position Overview

Team member must be able to communicate with patients, visitors and internal customers using appropriate designated scripting
and engagement technique. Provides assistance in distribution, maintenance, sanitization, tracking and retrieval of clinical
equipment throughout multiple facilities

Location: 1300 Hempel Ave

Ocoee, FL 34761

Essential Functions
 Provide safe and efficient transport of patients to all areas of the hospital.
 Assesses the patient to determine the most effective method for transport including the use of Transport Tracking Remote Data
Entry dispatch system and ADC telephone switchboard.
 Ability to vocalize and stop a process that may potentially compromise a patient’s safety.
 Responsible and accountable for reaching individual productivity standards established by the department.
 Maintain all transportation equipment and assure its cleanliness and sanitary condition.
 Proactively seeks prevention of fire and safety hazards by storing equipment in designated areas.
 Possess the ability to adjust the liter flow and determine PSI in an oxygen tank as well as the ability to transfer an oxygen
regulator from one oxygen tank to another.
 Has the knowledge and ability to safely remove a telemetry unit from a patient.
 Cooperates effectively and efficiently with team members to consistently meet the changing needs of the patient, department,
and/or hospital.
 Assist in the distribution and retrieval of clinical equipment throughout multiple facilities.
 Assist in restocking standby storage areas or returns it to the equipment room.
 Able to communicate effectively with internal customers to modify, reschedule, and/or cancel transport requests.
 Able to critically think and prioritize patient transport requests during peak times and/or as patients status change.
 Assist with training and educating Patient Transportation and Clinical/Orthopedic Equipment Management new hires.
 Inspects equipment for proper condition and places broken equipment out of service
 Tracks receipt of all equipment, monitors inventories and reports any back orders or delivery problems to Supervisor
 Responsible for daily tracking of rental equipment such as specialty beds, wound vacs and other medical machinery by physical
verification and computer generated report verification.
 Communicates with vendors, placing orders for rental equipment, receiving, and product returns
 Possess ability to track, clean, maintain, and assemble orthopedic equipment such as trapeze bed frames, traction weights and
pulleys, hot/cold therapy machines, CPM, and lifts.
 Participates in community events..
 Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state
and local standards.
 Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Education/Training
 Ability to read and recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers.
 Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers.
 Must have good working knowledge and be capable of accessing and using all department related computer systems such as
but not limited to the TeleTracking, Allscripts and all other programs that include Bed Tracking and Service Response where
applicable.
 Must be able to complete required mandatory educational training.
Licensure/Certification
If required for area, must complete and be certified in:
 Maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by the American Heart Association – renewed every two years.
 National Child Passenger Safety Certification (CPS) by Safe Kids USA – renewed every two years (Palmers Hospital only).
Experience
One (1) year in patient care or customer service role to include at least three (3) months of patient transport or medical equipment
distribution experience