Unit Support Aide - Per Diem

**When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.** UNIT SUPPORT AIDE **Job Description:** _Join Anna Jaques Hospital (AJH), a distinguished not-for-profit community hospital nestled in the picturesque coastal community of Newburyport, Massachusetts. Since 1884, AJH has been a cornerstone of healthcare excellence in the Merrimack Valley, North Shore, and Southern New Hampshire regions, renowned for our commitment to high-quality care and exceptional patient satisfaction. Located just 35 miles northeast of Boston, AJH offers the perfect blend of a supportive community hospital environment and the vast opportunities that come with being part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, one of the largest healthcare systems in the region. As a member of our team, you'll be part of a network of over 39,000 caregivers and staff dedicated to providing extraordinary care to more than 1.7 million people from 150+ cities and towns across Eastern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire. Discover a rewarding career at AJH, where you can make a meaningful impact within a close-knit community while advancing your professional growth within a thriving healthcare system._ **_Are you ready to become a part of our dynamic Patient Transport Team?_** Responsibilities include but are not limited to: + 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 + 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. **Work Shift:** Per Diem, Evenings **Education Preferred:** High School Diploma or equivalent. **Required Certifications:** AHA Heart Saver AED or BLS. **Benefits working at Anna Jaques Hospital:** + Tuition Reimbursement + Career Development and Opportunities + Free On-Site Parking + Discounts/Savings on various businesses. + Health and Wellness activities **Apply today and learn more!** **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**