Salary Range

The salary range for this position is CAD $29.24 - $29.24 / hour

Detailed Overview

The Porter transports patients, bodies, and materiel such as supplies, equipment, pharmaceuticals and any other materiel between Hospital areas; completes related record keeping duties.

Responsibilities

- Transports patients utilizing mechanical aids such as wheelchairs, and/or stretchers; transports bodies from wards to the Morgue; provides after-hours services as required; accepts bodies from external transport services, checks them into the morgue, and releases bodies following established procedures.

- Assists in transferring patients to and from beds, stretchers and wheelchairs.

- Ensures patients' needs are attended to while being transported; observes, responds and deals effectively with patients in distress and reports unusual patient conditions to the appropriate authority according to established procedures.

- Transports blood gases and laboratory samples as required; provides messenger service within the Hospital as required (i.e. charts, x-rays, lab specimens).





- Transports beds, equipment and material as required.

- Completes documentation regarding length of time to complete patient transport assignment, delays encountered, etc.; completes routine forms such as dispatch logs according to established procedures.

- Cleans equipment used in transport such as I.V. poles, suctions, stretchers and wheelchairs; changes linen and reports maintenance requirements for patient transport equipment.

- Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and ExperienceGrade 10, plus one year's recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Basic Life Support

Level C certificate required.Skills and Abilities

- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.

- Ability to deal with others effectively.

- Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.

- Ability to operate related equipment.

📌 Porter (White Rock)
🏢 Fraser Health
📍 White Rock