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Central Transport Department

Most hospitals have central transport departments, which are responsible for transporting patients, mail, medical records, laboratory specimens, equipment and patient-related materials to all areas within the hospital.

Job responsibilities
Educational requirements

Job responsibilities

• Transports patients by wheelchair or stretcher to areas within the hospital.
   
• Transfers patients to and from transport vehicles with direction and/or assistance from nursing personnel.
  
  
• Collects laboratory specimens, medical records, x-rays, lab reports and prescriptions and distributes these to appropriate areas.
  
  
• Moves equipment on wheels and/or other moderately heavy equipment such as hospital beds, carts, cardiac monitors and supplies.
  
  
• Collects mail and interdepartmental correspondence from the mail room and other departments and distributes it.
  
  
• Operates a service elevator used for transportation of patients, equipment and supplies
  
  
• Collects and returns transport vehicles (wheelchairs and stretchers) to appropriate areas.
  
  
• Prepares vehicles for patient use by cleaning, changing linen and replacing I.V. poles.
  

Educational Requirements