The pay definitely isn't what it should be for all the workload we have, but the benefits make up for that. We are on our feet 95% of the time, but then again we are Transport, so what would you expect? The walking doesn't bother me too much, but other team members have complaints. It's VERY important to get good walking/running shoes. Recently we merged Radiology Transport and Patient Transport departments into one. The merge itself wasn't awful, but I think there could've been other ways to improve the overall merge. Now that we've been merged for a few months I think it's going well. This merge also increased the workload, but the pay didn't increase with it. Like I stated above, I enjoy my leadership team, but other team members are less enthusiastic when it comes to them. There are instances in this job where leadership has to abide by HR/Hospital policy, it's not up to them. Also, some things take time. You can't always expect a fast solution to a problem. There's a chain of commands it has to follow. The complaining is definitely a con. Team members complaining about the basics of their job. When you apply for this job there is a description on what duties you will be responsible for and expectations for you in the department. We are responsible for caring for Human Beings, even if only for a short time. Certain things are zero tolerance. However, patient transport is probably the most forgiving department in the hospital.
