Transport Technician

Overview

Full-time Transport Tech

Hebrew Home- Riverdale, NY

• Schedule: Sunday- Thursday
• Rate: $18 hourly 

Our Retirement Care Community in Riverdale, NY is seeking a dependable and caring Full-time Transport Rehab Tech to join our therapy team. In this role, you will play an important part in supporting the rehabilitation process by safely transporting residents from their rooms to the therapy department. The ideal candidate is compassionate, patient, and committed to ensuring residents feel comfortable and supported throughout their therapy visits. This position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the daily lives of our residents while working alongside a dedicated team of professionals.

Position Summary

The purpose of this position is to safely, courteously and accurately provide escort/transport of residents/patients to scheduled rehab therapy and/or clinic appointments and/or therapeutic activities of choice in a timely manner.

Responsibilities

Job Duties:

• Responsible for pick-up and return of daily transport assignment sheets and two-way radio.

• Safely transports/escorts resident/patient to and from scheduled appointments and activities in a timely manner, following transport sheet protocol of locating scheduled resident.        

• Responsible for bringing resident’s necessities (i.e. hearing aides, dentures, walker, etc.) and medical chart with resident when transporting to medical and rehabilitation appointment.

• Appropriately completes Resident Destination Sheet and Transport Sheet for every resident and chart transported.

• Reports unusual resident behavior and complaints to nursing staff/designated individual

• Requests assistance when needed.

• Appropriately communicates needs/problems to supervisor.

• Initiates assisting other Wheelchair Aides/Transport Associates and notifies supervisor when work assignment is completed before the end of scheduled shift.                                      

• Demonstrates accurate operation of two-way radio and wheelchair.

• Provides telephone coverage for department when needed.

Supervisory Responsibility

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

• This job operates in a professional healthcare environment

• This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines 

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to touch, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

• Must be able to lift 50lbs – 100lbslbs

• Use of proper body mechanics and techniques for bearing weight

• Must be able to climb stairs, stoop, and reach when performing daily work

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

• This is a full-time position

• This position regularly requires long hours and frequent weekend work

Travel

• This position requires no travel

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Minimum high school diploma or GED

• Bachelors or Associate’s Degree Preferred

• Experience preferred in office management, scheduling, and electronic reporting and auditing.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Personal Characteristics:              

• Excellent people skills, with an ability to partner with a dynamic leadership team.

• Strong interpersonal skills

• Must demonstrate initiative, possess a strong desire to succeed, and willingness to exert the extraordinary effort that will be required

• An effective team member and team player within a close-knit and entrepreneurial team

• Self-directed, flexible and a willingness and desire to learn

Competencies

• Ethical Practice

• Results Driven

• Collaboration Skills

• Relationship Management

• Diversity and Inclusion

• Teamwork Orientation