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ER Tech-Nursing Emergency Room Department # # Saint Anthony Hospital is a diverse and community-centric organization your career can thrive in, while addressing the health and wellness challenges that families in our neighborhood face. Our employees deliver on our mission and achieve success by working together to provide excellent customer service and patient care. As part of Saint Anthony Hospital#s commitment to providing the highest quality health care, we will be building a new state-of-the-art hospital to serve as an anchor to the Focal Point Community Campus. Learn more at focalpointchicago.org. Position Purpose: Provides basic care to patients under the direct supervision of a nurse including but not limited to activities of daily living, obtaining and documenting vital signs, maintaining # stock supplies, applying simple dressings and other basic treatment as delegated by the nurse.# Care is provided safely, effectively, and efficiently.

Essential Functions:

Performs basic nursing care based upon patients# age-related needs. Care includes, but is not limited to activities of daily living, obtaining and documenting vital signs, applying simple dressings and other basic treatment as delegated by the nurse.# Care is provided safely, effectively, and efficiently.# 35% Ensures that patient and other rooms are kept clean and orderly as instructed by nursing.# 25% Observes patients condition and reports changes to the nurse.# Demonstrates sensitivity to patient comfort and privacy.# 10% Accurately orders supplies for the department. Assuring that the par levels are adequate and communicates any need for changes in supplies.# 10% Performs the quality measures and the testing for Point of care testing in the department.# 5% Performs clerical duties related to order entry, registration, discharge and other duties as assigned in absence of coordinators.# 3% Assists in transporting patients throughout the organization.# 2% Collects capillary and venous specimens from patients and/or establishes IV access assuring correct identity of the patients using aseptic techniques; handles patients efficiently and professionally.# 10% General Job Requirements: Eligible candidates should be a student nurse in a program, an EMT#or have completed a Nursing Assistant or Medical Assistant program 1-3 years of related experience preferably in the ER EKG and phlebotomy skills preferred CPR certification required Saint Anthony Hospital Highlights: Saint Anthony Hospital is an independent, nonprofit, faith-based, acute care, community hospital dedicated to improving the health and wellness of the families on the West Side and Southwest Side of Chicago. Saint Anthony Hospital has been certified as a Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission. Saint Anthony Hospital offers competitive wages and a comprehensive benefits program for employees and their families. Saint Anthony Hospital employs and teaches some of the city#s brightest, most innovative resident physicians and medical students. #

ER Tech-Nursing Emergency Room Department

Saint Anthony Hospital is a diverse and community-centric organization your career can thrive in, while addressing the health and wellness challenges that families in our neighborhood face. Our employees deliver on our mission and achieve success by working together to provide excellent customer service and patient care.

As part of Saint Anthony Hospital's commitment to providing the highest quality health care, we will be building a new state-of-the-art hospital to serve as an anchor to the Focal Point Community Campus. Learn more at focalpointchicago.org.

Position Purpose:

• Provides basic care to patients under the direct supervision of a nurse including but not limited to activities of daily living, obtaining and documenting vital signs, maintaining & stock supplies, applying simple dressings and other basic treatment as delegated by the nurse. Care is provided safely, effectively, and efficiently.

Essential Functions:

• Performs basic nursing care based upon patients' age-related needs. Care includes, but is not limited to activities of daily living, obtaining and documenting vital signs, applying simple dressings and other basic treatment as delegated by the nurse. Care is provided safely, effectively, and efficiently. 35%
• Ensures that patient and other rooms are kept clean and orderly as instructed by nursing. 25%
• Observes patients condition and reports changes to the nurse. Demonstrates sensitivity to patient comfort and privacy. 10%
• Accurately orders supplies for the department. Assuring that the par levels are adequate and communicates any need for changes in supplies. 10%
• Performs the quality measures and the testing for Point of care testing in the department. 5%
• Performs clerical duties related to order entry, registration, discharge and other duties as assigned in absence of coordinators. 3%
• Assists in transporting patients throughout the organization. 2%
• Collects capillary and venous specimens from patients and/or establishes IV access assuring correct identity of the patients using aseptic techniques; handles patients efficiently and professionally. 10%

General Job Requirements:

• Eligible candidates should be a student nurse in a program, an EMT or have completed a Nursing Assistant or Medical Assistant program
• 1-3 years of related experience preferably in the ER
• EKG and phlebotomy skills preferred
• CPR certification required

Saint Anthony Hospital Highlights:

• Saint Anthony Hospital is an independent, nonprofit, faith-based, acute care, community hospital dedicated to improving the health and wellness of the families on the West Side and Southwest Side of Chicago.

• Saint Anthony Hospital has been certified as a Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission.

• Saint Anthony Hospital offers competitive wages and a comprehensive benefits program for employees and their families.

• Saint Anthony Hospital employs and teaches some of the city's brightest, most innovative resident physicians and medical students.