Curriculum

Patient Transporter Training Curriculum

Designed to prepare workers to be job ready from day one, Penn Foster’s online Patient Transporter Training covers fundamental concepts including customer service skills, HIPAA and OSHA regulations, and more.

Patient Transporter

Certificate

Full Program Overview

Average completion time: 1-3 mo

Lessons

By the end of this lesson, your learners will be able to:
- Explain the components of fostering positive relations between service provider and patient
- Describe how to develop effective relationships with patients, team members, other personnel, and patients’ families
- State the importance of communicating effectively in the healthcare setting
By the end of this lesson, your learners will be able to:
- Analyze the court's role in healthcare information and litigation
- Examine patient's medical record requirements and common issues
- Summarize the common-law basis for confidentiality
- Apply privacy rules to patient information
- Describe OSHA's safety rules
- Identify special types of health information
- Recognize special rules and social-policy issues of HIV patients
- Evaluate risk management's effect on quality and electronic medical records
By the end of this lesson, your learners will be able to:
- Describe adaptive equipment and its importance
- Describe different types of ambulation devices and how they work
- Identify various mobility and transfer devices and their uses
- Explain a variety of adapted self-care devices
- Describe adaptive equipment used for home management and vocational and recreational activities
By the end of this lesson, your learners will be able to:
- Explain the role that safety plays in the workplace
- State the various precautions taken for infection control
- Identify the steps for ensuring the medical safety of patients
- Recognize the importance of professional, ethical, and legal considerations in healthcare settings