ED Technician, Emergency Room

Overview

ED Technician, Emergency Room, Javon Bea Hospital - Riverside, Night Shift, 72 hours / 2 weeks

Cares for patients in the Emergency Department under direction of nursing staff, by performing the following duties, and supporting the nursing philosophy. May include weekends, holidays, day, evening, night, and/or on-call hours. Performs other duties as assigned.

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Responsibilities

• Provides patient care as assigned and per routine, according to standards of care, shift routines, and policies and procedures.

• Answers call lights in a timely and appropriate manner

• Documents care provided according to standards

• Maintains a clean work and patient environment

• Maintains and orders supplies, including scanning, stocking and ordering new supplies and disposing of expired or damaged supplies for MHTC and Mercy North.

• Processes orders in an accurate and timely manner. Answers the telephone and call lights appropriately and provides information or relays messages to patients and staff.

• Directs visitors to patients' rooms. Maintains medical records of current patients. Processes patient charges and orders supplies as needed.

• Floats to various units based on identified needs

• Participates in department or unit performance improvement activities.

• Performs 12 Lead EKG's as directed

• Starts IV as directed

• Performs venipunctures as directed

• Assists ED MD's with intubation by gathering needed equipment

• Performs CPR and places patient on Lucas during resuscitations

• Assist with splint applications by gathering needed supplies

• Assist with chest tube and CVP insertions by gathering needed supplies\equipment

• Performs BGM's as directed

• Transports non-monitored patients to the inpatient units

Certification/Licensure

• Certified as a Nursing Assistant in applicable state with 2 years healthcare experience or

• Medical Assistant with 2 years of healthcare experience or

• Licensed as an EMT in applicable state with 2 years of healthcare experience or

• Licensed as a Paramedic in applicable state with 1 year of healthcare experience

• Approved CPR or BLS certification required within 90 days (Other certifications per unit requirements: ACLS, PALS, NALS)

Special Physical Demands

The Special Physical Demands are considered Essential Job Functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to sit; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25-50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

Culture of Excellence Behavior Expectations