Environmental Services - Transporter

Environmental Services – Transporter

JOB-10044846

Anticipated Start Date

September 22, 2025

Location

Newark, DE

Type of Employment

Contract Hire

Employer Info

Our client is one of the country’s most dynamic health care organizations, centered on improving health outcomes, making high-quality care more accessible and lowering health care costs. They are nationally recognized as a great place to work and the best health system to work for in the United States. Rated by Healthgrades as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals and continually ranked among the nation’s best by U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek, and other national quality ratings. With its groundbreaking Center for Virtual Health and a focus on population health and value-based care, they are shaping the future of health care.

Job Summary

We are looking for individuals to join our client’s team as Environmental Services – Transporter. You will provide essential support in transporting patients safely throughout Hospital. This role ensures timely and efficient patient movement while assisting Environmental Services in maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming environment.

Job Description

• Transport patients via stretcher, wheelchair, beds, and specialized vehicles to and from patient care and clinical service areas as directed by dispatchers or schedulers.
• Assist clinical personnel in transferring patients to and from transport vehicles.
• Support the care, maintenance, and proper use of departmental equipment.
• Attend educational programs, in-service meetings, and other departmental meetings as directed.
• Perform all assigned duties safely, adhering to established departmental safety rules and practices.
• Report, in a timely manner, any unsafe activities, conditions, hazards, or safety violations that may pose a risk to employees, patients, or visitors.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Skills Required

• Two years of customer service experience
• Knowledge of hospital departmental locations
• Knowledge of basic body mechanics
• Knowledge of basic computer skills (email, web education, timekeeping applications)
• Ability to learn departmental policies and procedures
• Ability to read and write at a high school level
• Ability to use smartphones for job assignments
• Ability to work in a standing position and walk for long periods during the shift
• Ability to maintain good public relations and a courteous, service-oriented attitude
• Ability to maintain a high degree of personal hygiene
• Sensitivity to the needs of others
• Ability to transport patients safely using transport vehicles and equipment accessories
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, especially regarding patients
• Ability to exercise judgment and professionalism
• Ability to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions
• Ability to communicate effectively orally
• Frequent contact with patients, patient families, nursing staff, clinical service staff, and departmental personnel in responding to requests for patient transportation and equipment needs.
• Physical demands: Continuous: standing or walking; pushing and/or pulling - often involving considerable weight; repetitive motion of fingers, hands, wrists, and/or elbows - often involving considerable weight. Intermittent: bending &/or crouching; lifting and/or lowering - occasionally involving considerable weight.
• Working conditions: Frequent: Handwashing. Intermittent exposure of skin to dilute cleaning agents. Potential exposure to blood, bodily fluids, and infectious diseases.

Education/Training/Certifications

• High school diploma/GED; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Must be able to obtain BLS certification upon hire

Additional Requirements

• Schedule Notes: Varying Day Shifts - 7AM-330pm, 8am-430pm 10am-630pm
• Dress code: black scrubs while on duty.
• Must pass back evaluation examination.
• Parking: Designated employee lots located behind Hospital.

Pay Rate

• $17.00 per hour

“We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law”.