Patient Transporter-Courier
$23.15 - $26.32
Entry
Monterey Park, CA, USA
In Person
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary
About the job
Requirements
- A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
- A current American Heart Association CPR card is required, or must be completed by the end of orientation.
- Proficiency in both written and oral communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Identify and promptly report changes in patients’ behavioral and physical conditions to appropriate care team members.
- Assist nursing units in evaluating and determining patient readiness prior to transport.
- Coordinate additional assistance for patient transport when clinically indicated, such as for patients with multiple intravenous lines.
- Safely transport patients to designated locations according to facility policies, maintaining appropriate speed, privacy, and comfort.
- Verify patient identification prior to initiating transport and implement care plans established by the healthcare team.
- Ensure proper attachment and positioning of medical equipment and apparatus, such as intravenous lines and Foley bags, prior to and during movement.
- Maintain open, accurate, and timely communication with patients, families, and multidisciplinary healthcare team members.
- Provide clear, objective hand-off reports to oncoming shifts and supervisors regarding patient care status.
- Offer compassionate emotional support and clear explanations to patients and their families to set and manage care expectations.
- Collaborate with nursing staff on delegated care responsibilities and unit needs as time permits.
- Apply required safety measures, such as securing gurney straps, side rails, and wheelchair safety features, during all transports.
- Adhere to isolation techniques, universal precautions, and hazardous substance handling protocols.
- Promptly report environmental hazards and unusual occurrences, and document incidents using established facility systems.
- Maintain strict patient confidentiality and safeguard medical records in compliance with departmental policies and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act regulations.
- Follow proper body mechanics and safety techniques to prevent injury to self, patients, and staff.
- Bring patients between nursing units and ancillary departments where procedures will be performed.
- Pick up requisitions, requests, and doctors’ orders from patient care units and deliver them to designated ancillary departments.
- Pick up non-stat medications from the pharmacy and test results from the clinical laboratory file sorter, and distribute them to designated nursing-unit contacts.
- Make hourly runs to areas listed on the runner schedule; transporters and runners reporting to nursing administration are cross-trained for both duties.
Desired Qualifications
- A minimum of six months of acute hospital experience is preferred.
About the company
AHMC Healthcare operates a network of acute-care hospitals in California. It earns revenue by providing inpatient, outpatient, and emergency services across its facilities, which are equipped with diagnostic tools like MRI and CT. The organization grows by acquiring existing hospitals and integrating them into a regional network under strong local leadership, and it has been part of ApolloMed since 2018. Its goal is to expand access to comprehensive hospital care across California, serving Medicare and Medicaid patients through a large, efficiently run hospital network.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Illinois
Founded
2004
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- AHMC still lists eight California locations, including Seton, on its September 2026 website.
- Medicare and Medi-Cal contracts remain active across multiple hospitals and plans.
- ApolloMed continues providing hospitalist services at AHMC facilities, reinforcing referral flow.
What critics are saying
- California sued AHMC in 2024 for closing Seton Coastside services and breaking conditions.
- NLRB cases in February 2026 target AHMC Seton and Anaheim labor practices.
- Seton Coastside reopening demands can trigger state intervention and break AHMC's Bay Area foothold.
What makes AMHC Healthcare unique
- Jonathan Wu built AHMC from local hospitals into a six-facility California network.
- AHMC serves multilingual San Gabriel Valley and Bay Area communities with community hospital positioning.
- Its portfolio spans acute care, emergency, imaging, and skilled-nursing continuity.
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Benefits
- Flexible Work Hours