Patient Escort
Peninsula nursing and rehabilitation center
Far Rockaway, NY
05.2024 - Current
- Accompanied ambulatory patients to different departments within the hospital facility.
- Prepared necessary paperwork for transport of lab specimens between departments.
- Attended training sessions related to proper patient handling techniques.
- Ensured that all areas of the facility were clean and orderly for incoming patients.
- Assisted nursing staff with medical equipment setup and delivery of medications when required.
- Assisted with transporting deceased individuals from the hospital to funeral homes or mortuaries as needed.
- Informed nurses when a patient was ready for transport between floors or departments.
- Assisted patients with mobility, including helping them in and out of wheelchairs, beds, and transport vehicles.
- Assisted patients with entering and exiting vehicles, and transferring from or to wheelchairs or stretchers.