ED TECHNICIAN-SCH ED-FT/7a-7p

About the Role

This is a multi-skilled position requiring a variety of patient care skills and abilities. Under the direction and supervision of a licensed professional nurse or provider (physician or Advanced Practice Provider), the Emergency Department Technician provides care appropriate to the patient populations served. The ED Tech performs duties based on the unit care delivery model and collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to deliver care as outlined by the nurse or provider.

Responsibilities

• Assists in assuring effective and efficient operations while maintaining consistent and accurate communication with team members, providers, patients, and guests.
• Assists nursing staff in gathering patient data and communicates patients’ responses to the plan of care and changes in patients’ condition to appropriate staff.
• Responds promptly to patient/family/co-worker requests for assistance.
• Assists with data collection for relevant physical, psychological, social, and cultural dimensions of patient care and/or support functions according to established practice standards and policy/procedure.
• Organizes and prioritizes daily work assignments to support patient/organizational needs, the interdisciplinary team, and operational safety and efficiency.
• Provides a safe environment and promotes delivery of quality care.
• Performs administrative/documentation support functions (electronic and/or paper).
• Maintains supplies, equipment, and environment as appropriate.
• Demonstrates teamwork in the delivery of patient care/services.
• Reinforces patient/family and/or caregiver teaching plan through approved educational materials or written instructions as appropriate.
• Assists patients with care as needed and within the assigned scope and competencies.
• Provides clinical support to licensed healthcare professionals during examinations and procedures within their scope of practice, education, skills, certification, and/or competencies.
• Recognizes the importance of time-sensitive issues, including critical needs/alarms.
• Collects and/or assists in collections of patient samples (blood, urine, sputum). Appropriate training and skills checks will be provided and/or skills validated.
• Following education and training, applies splints as directed (these must be checked by provider prior to discharge).
• Assists in care and monitoring of patients with mental and behavioral health needs, including safety of patient, self, and others.
• Assists with patient monitoring devices including patient height and weight, vital signs, blood glucose monitoring, and electrocardiograms.
• Maintains a clean, organized, and safe space for patients, guests, and caregivers.
• Assists patients and staff with procedures within the scope of practice following education, training, and competency validation.
• Responds to organizational emergency/disaster situations as needed.
• Participates in quality and performance improvement initiatives resulting from evidence-based literature and/or unit-based metrics, providing care consistent with Centra Health, regulatory, and legal expectations and standards.
• Assumes responsibility for professional development of self and others according to departmental policy and procedures, including orientation, on-boarding, and precepting.
• May initiate Intravenous Catheters with Saline Lock provided current certification is verified and maintained (subject to skills verification).
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Certified Nurse Aid/Assistant, Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), EMT Intermediate, or EMT Advanced certification. In lieu of these certifications, experience as a Patient Care Technician with completion of the Centra Training and Skills Validation specific to Emergency Department Technician is acceptable.
• AHA BLS CPR completion.

Pay

$19.32 - $28.01 per hour.