Emory Hospital is a leading academic and community medical facility in the heart of northern metro Atlanta, providing world-class medical care for you and your family. As a Magnet-designated hospital and part of the Emory Healthcare network, our care teams are constantly working to make a difference that can be felt across Georgia.  

We’re proud to have several nationally recognized programs that lead to better health outcomes for the patients we serve, including our women’s health services and The Birth Place, total joint replacement program, heart and vascular care, and the Emory Bariatrics Center at Johns Creek.  

At Emory Hospital, we’re dedicated to your well-being. Thank you for choosing us to be your partner in health.

Join us for an Interview Day, and let's see how you can grow your career as a Patient Transporter/Lead, Patient Transporter with a healthcare organization who offers life-saving, innovative care to medically complex patients. 

When: June 3rd and June 4th                     

Who: Patient Transporters

Shifts: Full-Time

Come meet the team!

Bring four copies of your resume, and come ready to shine!

If selected for next steps you will receive an email regarding location specifics, and parking. 

Join Emory Healthcare today! Our hospitals have been recognized and ranked in the top 5 in metro Atlanta by U.S. News & World Report, and four of our hospitals were named top Georgia and U.S. hospitals by Newsweek. Emory Healthcare also ranks among Forbes’ 2022 list of “America’s Best Large Employers,”

TRANSPORTER

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Transports patients, records, specimens and equipment to designated areas throughout the organization.
• Responds immediately to emergency patient situations; initiates emergency life-saving techniques such as CPR and crisis management.
• Maintains lifesaving certifications. Transfers patients to and from wheelchairs, beds and diagnostic equipment with minimal disruption to patient.
• May be required to use patient tracking and information system to receive, record, dispatch, respond to and complete patient transport requests.
• Works regularly with patients, providers, nursing teams on hospital units, imaging services technologists and nurses and is a critical component to ensuring patients have a positive experience with Emory Healthcare.
• Individuals in Radiology are required to complete MRI Safety training and follow safety measures when transporting patients to and from MRI, and use MRI compatible equipment.
• Must complete additional training upon hiring as related to appropriate PPE use, patient moving techniques, patient equipment care training for telemetry boxes, IV pumps, oxygen tanks and more. Performs related responsibilities as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• A high school diploma or equivalent.
• Some areas will prefer BLS certification upon hiring. Others will provide training post hire.
• The ability to lift 75 pounds.

Lead, Patient Transporter

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead Specific: This position is responsible for coordinating the flow and dispatch processes to transport all inpatients to and from the department for their imaging.
• Coordinates the patient tracking and information system in collaboration with the dispatch command center to receive, record, dispatch, respond to and complete patient transport requests.
• Must be able to multitask and manage numerous patient transport requests at once and prioritize requests based on patient and department need.
• Works with operational and clinical teams on a daily basis to ensure metrics for turnaround time and volume are being met and managed.
• Meets with operations leadership regularly to provide input and participate in process improvement projects, new hire onboarding and training, advocate on behalf of the transportation team, assist with staff meetings and the weekly scheduling of staff shifts, equipment needs and more.
• Responds immediately to emergency patient situations; initiates emergency life-saving techniques such as CPR using high quality resuscitation Basic Life Support.
• Individuals in Radiology are required to complete MRI Safety training and follow safety measures when transporting patients to and from MRI, and have knowledge of proper use of MRI compatible equipment.
  
  

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• A high school diploma or equivalent.
• The ability to lift, push and pull 75 pounds.
• BLS certification upon hiring

Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.

Emory Healthcare is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please contact Emory Healthcare’s Human Resources at careers@emoryhealthcare.org. Please note that one week's advance notice is preferred.