Emergency Department Tech - Emergency Department PT Days

About the role

Under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN), the Emergency Department Technician works cooperatively with all team members to provide technical patient care services. The Emergency Department Technician assists nurses and physicians in the performance of their functions and is responsible for adhering to all standards of care and for promoting teamwork among coworkers.

Responsibilities

• Collects, documents, and ensures the data related to the health status of patients is communicated to the RN/MD, reporting any changes as soon as possible.
• Performs tasks/procedures as directed, including:
  • Connecting patients to bedside monitors.
  • Completing and ordering 12-lead EKGs to be read by ED provider.
  • Collecting and recording intake and output.
  • Collecting specimens for and completing point-of-care testing.
  • Completing quality control validation on all devices after appropriate validation.
• Recognizes abnormal findings from assessments and reports them immediately to the ED provider, including but not limited to:
  • Vital signs outside the normal range for the patient’s age.
  • Deformities and swelling.
  • Changes in orientation status.
  • Acute changes in breathing patterns and/or pulse oximetry.
• Assists ED providers with bedside procedures such as chest tube insertion, lumbar puncture, suturing, and splinting.
• Provides healthcare services to patients across various age groups, including:
  • Infancy: birth – 1 year
  • Toddler: 1 year – 3 years
  • Pre-School: 3 years – 6 years
  • School Age: 6 years – 12 years
  • Adolescent: 12 years – 18 years
  • Adulthood: 19 years – 64 years
  • Older Adult: 65 years and older
• Applies warm and cold compresses to injured sites under the direction of a provider or RN.
• Performs first aid care, including cleaning and irrigating wounds with saline and applying appropriate dressings.
• Sets up and prepares patients for sterile procedures.
• Applies external urine collection devices for male or female anatomy, collects and documents urine description and amount.
• Obtains appropriate-sized crutches for patients and ensures proper use through return demonstration.
• Applies slings, ace wraps, splints, and other orthopedic devices under physician direction and informs RN/MD when the patient is ready for reevaluation.
• Assists with patient ambulation to and from the bathroom or other hospital areas, using assistive devices (wheelchairs, walkers) to prevent falls.
• Tests visual acuity with or without correction and documents appropriately.
• Changes oxygen connections from wall units under the direction of a licensed professional to enable patient transfers.
• Uses a bag-valve mask (BVM) for respiratory failure, delivers CPR for cardiac arrest, and responds to inpatient code blues with physicians.
• Provides assistance in managing combative or potentially dangerous patients/visitors by initiating verbal de-escalation and practicing nonaggressive defensive techniques to prevent injury.
• Assists with the application of restraints for combative individuals when all other interventions fail to ensure safety.
• Verifies and documents all patient belongings with the patient or family before any transfer or admission.
• Verbalizes and receives reports from ongoing or off-going technicians regarding patient care, pending procedures, or tasks needing completion.
• Orients patients to their room, provides a call light, and confirms their understanding of its use and response time expectations. Ensures side rails are up and gurneys are locked except during transport for patient safety.
• Ensures the unit is free of clutter and potential hazardous conditions.
• Complies with patient safety-centered interventions/bundles such as fall and pressure injury prevention.
• Adheres to hand hygiene, isolation, and infection prevention policies.
• Complies with Joint Commission’s national patient safety goals.

Requirements

• National registry EMT, LA County EMT, or Paramedic certification OR minimum of 1 year Emergency Department Technician experience.
• BCLS or ACLS Certification.
• National Registry EMT, LA County EMT, Paramedic, CNA, or PCT certification.

Pay

$24.51 - $31.85 per hour.