Patient Transporter

Select Medical · Highland Park, TX Full Time

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Job Description

Overview Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation Joint venture with Select Medical Dallas, TX Patient Transporter Full Time Compensation depends upon candidate's years of experience. Minimum Hourly Pay: $18.00/per hour Our Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital is committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to best address the medical, physical, emotional, and vocational challenges for individuals with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, orthopedic issues, amputation, and multiple traumas. At our company, we support your career growth and personal well-being. Start Strong : Extensive and thorough orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting Recharge & Refresh : Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance Your Health Matters : Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings Invest in Your Future: 100% paid RN scholarship program, company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care Responsibilities Under the direction of a Registered Nurse, a Transporter provides escort and/or elevator (as applicable) services to patients and assists with direct patient care on nursing units. Assists patients in the inpatient nursing department in the rehabilitation process including: Transports patients via wheelchair or stretcher, to appointments, procedures, therapy sessions, and group activities. Assistance with daily living activities, such as toileting, showering, transporting, and answering call lights. Assists with meal services on the nursing units as directed. Distributes mail, flowers and packages to patients. Transports specimens as needed. Reports changes in patient condition to the appropriate clinician. Performs other duties as requested. Previous hospital experience preferred. Qualifications One or more years hospital experience preferred. \BSWIR - Inpatient Additional Data _Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans_ Location : Location _US-TX-Dallas_ Job ID _371179_ Position Type _Full Time_ Experience (Years) _1_ Category _Nursing Assistant - CNA / NA / PCT_ Company _Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation - Dallas Downtown Hospital_

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What Most Job Listings Don’t Tell You

General overview for this role type — specific duties and requirements vary by employer.

Support roles in senior living — housekeeping, maintenance, activities, and social work — are far more resident-facing than similar positions in other industries. Housekeepers and maintenance staff interact with residents in their personal living spaces daily, which requires discretion, patience, and genuine respect for the people who live there. In Texas, even non-clinical staff must complete facility-specific training on topics like abuse prevention, infection control, and emergency procedures.

Activities coordinators and social workers play a direct role in resident well-being — isolation and depression are significant concerns in senior living, and programming that keeps residents socially engaged has measurable health outcomes. Maintenance staff in senior care need to understand life-safety systems (fire alarms, emergency generators, call systems) and are often the first responders for building emergencies. Background checks are required for all positions, and many facilities prefer candidates who have previous experience working with older adults.

What to Expect in This Role Day-to-Day

Based on typical senior living facilities in the DFW area.

For housekeeping roles, the day follows a room-by-room schedule — cleaning resident rooms, sanitizing common areas, managing laundry, and responding to spill or accident cleanups as they happen. Infection control protocols are more rigorous than in hotels or commercial cleaning, especially during flu season or respiratory illness outbreaks.

Maintenance staff handle a daily work order queue — everything from changing light bulbs and fixing call buttons to HVAC maintenance and plumbing repairs. Life-safety equipment checks (fire extinguishers, exit lighting, generator testing) happen on set schedules. Activities professionals plan and lead group programming — exercise classes, crafts, music sessions, outings — and also provide one-on-one engagement for residents who cannot participate in group settings. Social workers manage care conferences, discharge planning, family mediation, and community resource referrals. Across all these roles, the common thread is that you become a familiar, trusted presence in residents' daily lives.

DFW Area Salary Data

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Home Health and Personal Care Aide positions in the DFW metroplex area earn a median wage of $12.93/hr ($26,894/yr). The typical range is $11.12 – $14.51/hr (25th–75th percentile).

Entry Level (10th) $22,381/yr

DFW Median $26,894/yr

Experienced (90th) $36,005/yr

vs. National Median -24.9%

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area). Salary data provided by DFW Senior Living Guide.