Patient Transportation Aide

Join us at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital where we have been providing world-class care to our community for over 100 years. Here, we strive for patient-centered care and comfort with our collaborative team of healthcare professionals. We are committed to serving the community and treating our patients as family.   

As a Patient Transportation Aide, you will be responsible for the timely, comfortable and accurate transference of patients, medical equipment, and other related items. In this position, you play a critical role in ensuring patients have access to the attention and treatment they need, offering a unique opportunity to make a difference in their lives every day. You can also benefit from the numerous professional and educational development resources provided by the Cleveland Clinic system. 

A caregiver in this position works evenings from 12:30PM – 9:00PM and 2:30PM – 11:00PM, including every other weekend and holiday. 

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Transport patients and their personal property using wheelchairs, carts and beds through the admission, discharge and transfer procedures. 

• Transport patients with/without IVs and oxygen to and from Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Radiology, Radiation Oncology, Physiology and other departments, including the morgue as necessary. 

• Clean, sanitize and account for transportation equipment, wheelchairs and patient carts and store in designated areas.  

• Provide wheelchairs for ACC, other areas and visitors, restock portable oxygen tanks and respond to all transport requests with a sense of urgency.  

• Activate and complete tasks at the start or end location via phone system. 

• Notify nursing caregivers, clinicians, technicians or reception upon arrival of the patient. 

• Complete required logs and forms, including Critical Information.  

• Verify correct patient identification through appropriate means (i.e. armband, chart, pager, DOB, etc.) for proper mode of transportation and standard precautions. 

• Assist nursing caregivers in bedding or moving patients from bed into wheelchair or onto stretcher. 

• Consult with nursing caregivers before lifting and transferring patients and obtain assistance when necessary. 

• Complete transports quickly and efficiently and notify dispatchers when assignments are initiated, completed or when delays/cancellations are encountered.  

• Understand and apply knowledge of basic patient transport concepts, infection control practices and proper body mechanics for lifting and moving patients.  

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• High School Diploma or GED 

• Demonstrated interest and aptitude 

• Expressed genuine concern and care for patient welfare