Emergency Department Technician - Northeast Emergency Department. Night Shift

About This Role

This night shift post on the Northeast Emergency Department team involves providing direct patient care and related services, ensuring the personal needs and comforts of patients are met. The role also includes clerical functions, stocking supplies, and maintaining patient rooms, acting as a liaison between various hospital personnel, patients, and visitors.

Responsibilities

• Perform assigned patient care tasks under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse
• Perform clerical functions to enhance timely, efficient, and effective delivery of patient care
• Place patients on oxygen therapy and pulse oximetry as directed
• Place patients on cardiac monitor and obtain Lead II strip for chart
• Take and record vital signs, including pulse oximetry and monitor
• Weigh patients and report unusual or abnormal findings to the designated RN
• Collect blood specimens via phlebotomy venipuncture and deliver specimens to the lab as directed
• Set up sterile trays and assist physicians with suture repair
• Apply orthopedic splints and appliances and assist physician with casting and other orthopedic interventions as directed
• Provide patients with crutch walking instruction and demonstration
• Set up for water seal drainage for chest tube
• Accurately obtain 12 lead EKG tracings and deliver recording to physician
• Insert foley catheters and maintain foley care
• Serve as Mayday team member (perform CPR and obtain supplies, blood products and equipment during codes)
• Transport both monitored and unmonitored patients within the department and throughout the hospital as directed
• Perform straight intermittent urinary catheterization as directed
• Provide direct 1:1 observation for patients under Immediate Treatment Certification
• Answer phone calls to Zone
• Answer nurse call system to determine patients’ needs and make patient rounds as directed
• Assure that the chart is correct and complete and that all pertinent forms, records and charges/credits have been scanned
• Verify that all information in the patient chart is accurate and initiate appropriate corrective action when necessary (face sheets, etc.)
• Schedule diagnostic procedures

Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• 1 year of patient care experience in an acute care setting
• Basic Life Support certification required within 90 days of hire
• Crisis Prevention Institute Training required within 90 days of hire
• Basic knowledge of computer skills
• Demonstrated knowledge and effective use of medical terminology