Student Transport Aide

Excellence, Teamwork, Leadership, and Innovation. These values define UConn Health. We are looking for team members that share these same values. Our top-rated organization is looking to add a Student Transport Aide to our growing Nursing Transportation team. If you are pursuing an education in the Health Care Industry, we want to hear from you.

At UConn Health, the Nursing Transportation Unit is seeking a student to assist in transporting patients, equipment and supplies to various hospital departments. This position is located in Farmington, CT within the department of Logistics Management and will require availability during school breaks and summer and preferably while school is in session. This position is temporary with no benefits.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: UPON HIRE STUDENT MUST BE ABLE TO PROVIDE WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION OF STUDENT STATUS (Letter from advisor/instructor on school letterhead or current class schedule including name of student and school). Must be at least 18 years of age at time of hire.

Must have availability during school breaks and summer.

PREFERRED: Students pursuing a career in the Health Care industry such as, Allied Health, Nursing, Pre-Med, EMT, EMS and First Responder.

Availability while school is in session and weekends is strongly preferred.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: American Heart Association (AHA) BLS (CPR/AED) or ACLS Certification or formal training

Other CPR/AED credentials may be accepted at hire, but incumbents will be required to obtain American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or ACLS dependent on position within six months of hire and maintain during employment.

WORKING CONDITIONS: May be required to lift patients (minimum of fifty (50) pounds), walk for sustained periods (at least 45 minutes per hour) and have some exposure to communicable and/or infectious diseases. Considerable effort may be required in assisting/lifting of patients.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES: Transports patients in a safe manner to and from clinical, ancillary and support areas by wheelchair, stretcher, bed, chair or other modes as requested to include transport of patients with rolling IV poles, oxygen tanks, intravenous pumps, drips or special equipment; assists clinical staff in transferring patients to and from beds and stretchers; collects, delivers and handles body fluid specimens, linens and medical records following defined protocols; responds to telephone inquiries, triage calls, beepers and codes for medical emergencies and assists as directed; maintains an accurate log of calls completed in log book; transports expired bodies to morgue; assists people in and out of vehicles and escorts or transports them to and from units assisting in carrying luggage, opening doors, etc.; replenishes unit supplies; performs related duties required.

SCHEDULE: Dependent upon the needs of the department; either 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., 3:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m., or 11:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m., weekends as needed. Needs may be intermittent.

PAY RATE: $16.94 per hour, this position is temporary with no benefits.

UConn Health is a vibrant, integrated academic medical center that is entering an era of unprecedented growth in all three areas of its mission: academics, research, and clinical care. A commitment to human health and well-being has been of utmost importance to UConn Health since the founding of the University of Connecticut schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine in 1961. Based on a strong foundation of groundbreaking research, first-rate education, and quality clinical care, we have expanded our medical missions over the decades. In just over 50 years, UConn Health has evolved to encompass more research endeavors, to provide more ways to access our superior care, and to innovate both practical medicine and our methods of educating the practitioners of tomorrow.