Porter - Patient Transport - Regular Part-Time - 2026-18788
- Toronto, ON, Canada
Part-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Part-time
- Experience
- Minimum of 1 year experience interacting with patients in a health care setting required
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Summary of Duties
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Transports patients to various hospital locations
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Timely transportation of patients for their appointments
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Responds to Emergency Codes as assigned or required
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Assists, lifts and positions patients to and from transport equipment
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Responsible for the safety and well-being of the patient while in transit
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If required, remains with the patient during examination/treatment procedures
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Records and/or reports data associated with patient transport details
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Performs specimens handling service
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Performs patient related materials pickup/delivery duties such BRADMA, charts, pharmaceutical supplies, etc. as assigned
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Inspects all transport equipment to ensure proper functioning and a high level of cleanliness, safety and adherence to Infection Prevention and Control requirements
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Other duties as assigned such as mailroom functions and other non-patient related duties
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Will be re-assigned to other campuses as required
Qualifications/Skills
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Successful completion of secondary school required
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Proficiency with computer applications
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Minimum of 1 year experience interacting with patients in a health care setting required
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A minimum of 6 months recent Patient Transport Porter experience preferred
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Recent Multi-Campus Patient Transport Porter experience preferred
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Ability to work with minimal supervision, sense of urgency, customer/client focused
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Ability to work under pressure and multi-task
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Demonstrated good communication and interpersonal skills
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Demonstrated ability to lift patients and to meet the physical demands of the position (standing and walking for extended periods of time)
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Understands the requirements of Infection Control & Prevention; the Health & Safety Act
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Patient Transport Porter at Sunnybrook will move patients safely and on time to their appointments across hospital sites. The role also includes lifting and positioning patients, handling specimens and materials, and keeping transport equipment clean and working.
Requirements
Sunnybrook needs candidates with secondary school and at least one year of patient-facing health care experience. Preferred are recent patient transport porter experience, including multi-campus work, and the ability to lift patients and stand or walk for long periods.
Skills
- Patient transport
- Patient lifting and transfers
- Specimen handling
- Infection prevention and control
- Health and safety compliance
- Computer applications
- Emergency code response
- Equipment inspection
- Data recording and reporting
- Multi-tasking
- Interpersonal communication
- Patient safety
- Materials pickup and delivery
- Walking and standing for extended periods
- Working under pressure
Categories
- Healthcare
- Logistics
- Customer Service & Support
Keywords
- patient transport
- porter
- patient transfer
- hospital porter
- orderly
- patient lifting
- specimen handling
- emergency codes
- infection prevention and control
- health care
- Sunnybrook
- part-time
- shift work
- patient care
- courier
- mailroom
- healthcare support
- hospital logistics
Seniority
Entry level