About This Role
This role involves assisting physicians and registered nurses in providing technical patient care within an emergency department setting. You will perform various medical procedures, document patient information, and support communication to facilitate patient care. The position suits a technician with strong interpersonal skills and attention to detail, capable of working in a dynamic environment.
Responsibilities
- Assist physicians and registered nurses in providing technical care of patients
- Perform phlebotomy, transport patients, and place patients on cardiac and vital sign monitors
- Perform wound care and insert Foley catheters
- Obtain lab specimens
- May perform IV starts if allowed by state regulations
- Document information/procedures and promptly communicate observations, concerns, and needs of the patient to the registered nurse
- Process daily patient charges and/or related procedures through the Electronic Health Record (EHR)
- Collaborate with physicians to support communications required to facilitate patient care
- Coordinate and facilitate all forms of communications (phone, verbal, paging, electronic, fax, and EMS system)
- Maintain a clean and safe working environment, following department safety policies and standard precautions
- Monitor equipment and troubleshoot minor problems
- Arrange repair of major malfunctions
- Perform various patient positioning and transporting duties, which require lifting and pushing/pulling, while utilizing proper technique
- Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served
- Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span
- Possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to their age-specific needs
- Provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures
Requirements
- Nurse Aide in good standing as indicated with the State Registry in which the TM practices, or
- Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Basic license issued through national registry or by the state in which the TM practices, or
- Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Basic Intravenous license issued through national registry or by the state in which the TM practices, or
- Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Intermediate license issued through national registry or by the state in which the TM practices, or
- Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Paramedic license issued through national registry or by the state in which the TM practices, or
