Transportation Aide - Operating Room

Transportation Aide - Operating Room

Singing River Health System Hospital - Pascagoula | Part-Time | 530a -2p |

Mississippi

United States

Position Overview

The Operating Room Transportation Aide transports patients to and from the Operating Room, PACU and holding areas. Helps keep the department clean and neat at all times; maintains an adequate linen supply and keeps the transportation equipment clean and in proper working order.

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent required.

License

N/A

Certification

Must complete BCLS certification by the end of position orientation. Must maintain current BCLS certification.

Experience

Prior experience in a healthcare related position preferred.

Physical Demands

Stands, turns, bends, stoops, lifts, climbs, and uses many physical motions in performing day?to?day activities. Must be able to stand for extended periods of time and do a great deal of walking without experiencing undue fatigue. May be exposed to communicable disease or radiation.

Work involves being able to perceive the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels, with or without correction. Must demonstrate the ability to communicate, speak, and enunciate to express/exchange ideas and detailed information in person and on the telephone. Work requires a minimum standard of visual acuity, with or without correction, with the ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus, i.e. shift gaze from viewing a computer monitor to forms that are closer to compare data at close vision.

Mental Demands

Must demonstrate keen mental faculties/assessment and decision making abilities. Must demonstrate superior communication/speaking/enunciation skills to receive and give information in person and by telephone. Must demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills. Must possess emotional stability conducive to dealing with high stress levels.

Must demonstrate ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Special Demands

Must possess superior customer service skills and professional etiquette. Must possess proficient knowledge and ability to use a computer (must be keyboard proficient) and other office technology (i.e. telephone, fax, etc.).