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Saskatchewan Patient Transfer Services is an industry leader, proudly serving Saskatchewan since June 2018. Based in Regina, operating 24/7 with no geographical boundaries and responding to roughly 3,000 calls for service annually, SPTS is a steady urban/rural mixed service. SPTS utilizes a well-maintained, clean and modern fleet of Patient Transfer Units, providing bedside-to-bedside stretcher transportation services to non-acute patients in a professional, safe and respectful environment.
SPTS is responsible for transferring patients safely between hospitals, to and from medical appointments, home from hospital etc.
SPTS is seeking to add self-motivated, energetic, professional, compassionate individuals looking to gain experience in the health care industry working as a Patient Transfer Specialist for the provincial stretcher transfer service.
If you meet the following criteria, you may qualify to join our team:
- Minimum age of 18 with completion of High School
- Ability to complete First Responder training upon hire, with preference given to current Paramedic students or graduates (SPTS follows a First Responder pay scale)
- Valid Class 4 Drivers License (or ability to obtain a Class 4 Drivers License upon hiring)
- Drivers Abstract clear of uninsurable infractions (loss of license, DUI, stunting, distracted driving, etc)
- Clear Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Search
- Physically fit with the ability to routinely lift 300+ pounds on a manual stretcher and/or stair chair up and down stairs with a partner (training provided in-house for TLR and safe operation of a stretcher)
- Annual Healthcare Provider CPR certification (SPTS provides CPR training)
- Immunizations as per SHA standards
- Ability to work rotating 12-hour shifts (days, nights and weekends) with paid on-call hours
- Must have a positive, pleasant, approachable attitude while transporting and interacting with patients
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Vehicle supplied by employer
- Valid driver's licence
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
Additional Skills
- Make beds and maintain patients' rooms
- Maintain inventory of supplies
- Deliver messages, reports, requisitions and specimens
Specific Skills
- Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
- Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse
- Lift, turn or massage patients
Work Setting
- Rehabilitation centre
- Physician's office
- Nursing or convalescent home
- Hospital
- Home care and visiting care agency
- Home for the aged
- Community health clinic or centre
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Sound discrimination
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Security and Safety
- Bondable
- Basic security clearance
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Child abuse registry check
- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Immunization records
- Tuberculosis test
- Eligible for professional liability insurance