ED Tech (Part Time)
About the role
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. Emergency Department (ED) is a level I trauma center serving the Boston metropolitan area. Each year nearly 55,000 patients are treated in the Emergency Department. Our state-of-the-art facility is designed to meet the needs of a high-volume, acutely injured or ill patient population. More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.
Job Summary
Performs multiple clinical responsibilities in coordination with a team of healthcare providers to expedite the flow of patients through the department and provide the best experience and care for patients.
Essential Responsibilities
- Prioritizes and completes responsibilities delegated by nurses and physicians.
- Maintains a calm and professional demeanor work while working in fast pace, highly demanding environment.
- Performs a variety of duties including EKGs, phlebotomy, wound care, splinting, crutch walking, and patient activities of daily living.
- Assists providers in the delivery of care and assists patients who have physical and psychological limitations.
- Performs phlebotomy and specimen collection and point of service lab testing according to protocol and quality control standards.
- Communicates results to the appropriate staff and documents in the medical record.
- Transports stable cardiac telemetry patients to the inpatient units under the direction of the ED nurse.
- Transfers patients from the room monitor to the travel monitor, attaches oxygen and obtains other equipment needed for transport.
- Maintains supply inventory needed to maintain daily operations. Stocks supplies, linen or office goods. Ensures used equipment is cleaned by appropriate process and is ready for the next patient.