Central Maine Healthcare is seeking a Patient Escort to join our team!

This is a full time, benefits eligible position. ​

Starting pay is $18.25.

The Patient Transport escorts or transports patients or deceased individuals within a hospital, senior living, or other medical facility. The general responsibilities of the position include those listed below, but CMH may identify other responsibilities of the position. These responsibilities may differ among accounts, depending on business necessities and patient requirements.

Education and Experience:

• High School diploma, GED or equivalent experience preferred.

What It’s Like Working At CMH: 

We are all about our team members growth and health. That why we prioritize work/life balance, community-based wellness initiatives and tuition reimbursement or student loan repayment for ALL of our team members. 

CMH offers a robust benefits package that includes: 

• Robust Paid Time Off (PTO) program 
• Medical plan with enhanced Tier 1 benefits provided within the CMH system. 
• Dental plan 
• Vision plan 
• Health Savings Account (HSA) 
• Basic Life insurance at no cost 
• Supplemental Life insurance 
• Long-term disability insurance 
• 401(k) or 403(b) retirement savings plans 
• Tuition IO partnership for student loan repayment assistance and tuition assistance 
• Family leave program for Parental Leaves 
• Comprehensive Wellness Program

Essential Duties:

• Understands and follows all policies and procedures.
• Determines patient name, destination, mode of travel, time, and other data.
• Directs or escorts incoming patients from the admitting office or reception desk to a designated area.
• Assists patients, whether ambulatory or non-ambulatory.
• Transports patients or deceased individuals alone or with assistance, in a bed, wheeled cart, stretcher, gurney or wheelchair to designated areas within the facility.
• Assists in ensuring a safe working environment throughout the facility for all patients, visitors and fellow employees.
• Reports any unsafe conditions immediately to Supervisor.
• Reports all accidents and injuries in a timely manner and identifies and can be asked to correct unsafe work conditions with management oversight.
• Ability to adhere to and follow/exercise guidelines pertaining to HIPAA laws and the proper handling and maintaining of an environment where protected health information (PHI) is safeguarded.
• Complies with all company safety and risk management policies and procedures.
• Reports all accidents and injuries in a timely manner.
• Participates in regular safety meetings, safety training and hazard assessments.
• Applies all applicable OSHA and related local safety requirements to all assigned work.
• Performs all work in accordance with established safety procedures.
• Attend training programs (classroom and virtual) as designated.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.