Emergency Room Tech - FT - Nights

POSITION SUMMARY:

Assist clinical team members by performing a variety of duties for patients within the patient focused care system and under the direction/supervision of a registered nurse. Including, but not limited, to phlebotomy, splinting, assisting with procedures and transporting of patients.

POSITION EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School graduate/GED preferred
• Must maintain an active license as C.N.A, CECA, EMT, EMT Intermediate or graduate of a Medical Assistant program in the state of Texas.
• Current BLS certification required upon hire
• Graduate of an accredited college providing paramedic or related training preferred.
• Must be able to be sensitive to cultural and bilingual issues.
• Good written and verbal communication skills required.
• Ability to read, write and speak English
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with all levels of nursing, administration, and physicians
• Prefer hospital experience

• Two (2) years experience as ED Technician or related preferred.
• Able to adjust and/or troubleshoot monitoring equipment, and computer equipment.
• Requires reasoning ability and good independent judgment.
• Requires working with frequent interruptions.
• Exhibits tact, enthusiasm, and patience.
• Must have excellent customer service skills.
• High degree of competency/experience in general.
• Requires good communication and organizational skills.
• Requires reasoning ability and good independent judgment.

• Promotes the facility mission, vision and values by effectively communicating them to others. Considers mission, vision and values in developing services, standards and practice

• Ordering paper products and medical supplies for unit.
• Maintaining log of assignments for ER techs, and assigning room duties at start of shift.
• Actively participates directly with patient care and ensures a safe and comforting environment
• Responds to patients needs in a timely manner.
• Transports patients as needed.
• Welcomes patients and assists in the admission process.
• Pre-Triage functions including vital signs, notification of arrival and transporting patients to triage
• Performs/Assists with positioning patients and transferring patients from bed to chair or wheelchair or stretcher.
• Cleaning and assembling bed for next patient.
• Observes intravenous lines for adequacy of fluids and operations and reports any non-functioning line as observed with visual inspection.
• Performs oral suction with yankauer.
• Establishes patient setup/connection tasks including NIBP, SaO2, and EKG.
• Applies icepacks.
• Able to prepare IV fluids for licensed personnel via spiking & priming for protocol
• Performs 12 lead ECG.
• Performs vital signs using a variety of equipment
• Performs shave preps on patients.
• Obtains weights and basic patient information as necessary.
• Provides clerical duties as needed, including looking up labs and radiology results.
• Order entry as needed
• Performs blood glucose monitoring.
• Maintains appropriate stock levels of supplies and forms in the emergency department.
• Uses resources in an efficient and cost effective manner.
• Orients new hires to floor
• Participates in developing other staff
• Maintains and develops competencies
• Maintains and promotes a team spirit through active cooperation and collaboration.
• Assists in interdepartmental service coordination
• Participates in the Performance Improvement and Utilization.
• Assumes a role in the maintenance of the patient-focused care delivery system.
• Maintains a neat, organized work area in emergency department.
• Assembles patient chart with appropriate labeling of all chart forms.
• Maintains organization of charts to facilitate location of data and placement forms.
• Posts labs on chart
• Applies skills as delegated such as phlebotomy, setting up trays, dressings and splinting per policy.

LINES OF RESPONSIBILITY: