When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
The Unit Support Aide is an active participant of the health care team who is responsible for a variety of activities related to the transportation of patients, equipment and supplies. Performs interdepartmental errands and other related duties as needed within the Materials Management Department.
Job Description:
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Roles and Regulations
- Transports patients to and from clinical, ancillary and support areas via wheelchair, stretcher and Patient bed. This includes the transport of patients with oxygen tanks, intravenous pumps, drips and special equipment. Assists clinical staff with the transferring of patients to/from beds, stretchers, and wheelchairs safely.
- Collects specimens, orders, requisitions and equipment and deliver items to appropriate destination.
- Maintains equipment and report malfunctions immediately to the appropriate person.
- Monitors surrounding environment for unsafe situations and equipment and reports issues to the appropriate person.
- Prioritizes duties by demonstrating self-motivation, flexibility, and cooperation with changes in work volume, emergencies and staffing needs.
- Works closely with the clinical staff to assure positive patient outcomes.
- Maintains strict patient confidentiality
- Monitors usage of supplies for precaution carts on daily basis and restocks to maintain accurate par levels for all supplies.
- Transports patients for admission, testing, transfers and discharges.
- Retrieves equipment, delivers and maintenances stretchers, wheelchairs, infusion pumps and precaution carts.
- Delivers medications from the pharmacy as routinely scheduled.
- Performs the duties of a storeroom clerk as needed: answering phones, delivering supplies, processing incoming stock and coverage for after business hours to include holidays.
- Brings environmental safety concerns to attention of appropriate individuals.
Other Duties as Assigned
- Completes other duties as assigned
LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES
- At times and when directed, may provide guidance and support to others while acting as a resource, trainer and/or preceptor.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Required Skills
Qualifications:
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable the individual to perform the essential functions.
Communication:
- Must possess verbal and written skills to communicate effectively and courteously with a diverse group of professional and non-professional members of the health care team, patients and family/significant others.
Minimum Education
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Required Licenses
- Other
- Maintains AHA Heartsaver AED or BLS.
FUNCTIONAL DEMANDS
Physical Demands
Provide care to patients, including lifting, moving, and assisting. Regular standing, bending, walking and lifting.
Work Environment
Unit Support Aides are exposed to both biologic and chemical hazards. Proper use of personal protective equipment is required.
Age-Specific Criteria
Patient care provider
Patient Care Provided For
Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult, Geriatric
Pay Range:
$17.00 - $22.88
The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.
As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.
More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled