Transporter - Medical Transport - Full Time (Towanda)

Job Description
Position Summary: Wheelchair Van/Stretcher/Ambulatory Rider accurately secures all wheelchairs and stretchers in vans. Properly operates the lifts on the vans and is able to operate all vehicles in the transport fleet.
Education, License & Cert:
High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
Experience:
Recommended maintains CPR or BCLS, and First Aid. Must have current valid drivers license. Must be 21 years of age as per PA PUC requirement. Ability to read, write, and understand oral communication. Keeps neat/legible written records. Follows universal precautions and utilizes proper body mechanics. Is able to make timely decisions. Must be able to operate communication radios in all vans. Essential Functions:

• Accurately performs all paperwork and documentation.
• Identifies patient by asking patient to state name and date of birth prior to any treatment.
• Keeps familiar with equipment.
• Notifies proper authorities when applicable.
• Performs safe operation of vehicles and knows how to properly operate the lifts in the vans.
• Accurately secures wheelchairs in vans.
• Accurately secures stretchers in vans.
• Accurately secures safety belts on patients.
• Keeps familiar in the proper lifting, securing, and moving techniques of stretchers.
• Is able to perform CPR and basic first aid and to recognize an emergency situation.
• Vehicle transport.
  
  

About Us
Joining the Guthrie team allows you to become a part of a tradition of excellence in health care. In all areas and at all levels of Guthrie, youll find staff members who have committed themselves to serving the community.
The Guthrie Clinic is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The Guthrie Clinic is a non-profit, integrated, practicing physician-led organization in the Twin Tiers of New York and Pennsylvania. Our multi-specialty group practice of more than 500 physicians and 302 advanced practice providers offers 47 specialties through a regional office network providing primary and specialty care in 22 communities. Guthrie Medical Education Programs include General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Anesthesiology and Orthopedic Surgery Residency, as well as Cardiovascular, Gastroenterology and Pulmonary Critical Care Fellowship programs. Guthrie is also a clinical campus for the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.