Emergency Department Technician

About the role

The Emergency Department Tech (ED Tech) provides compassionate care to individuals and families under the direction of a registered nurse (RN) or licensed practical nurse (LPN).

Responsibilities

• Provides patient care under the direction of the registered nurse (RN) or licensed practical nurse (LPN), which may include but is not limited to: turning, moving, or ambulating patients; gathering medical supplies; bathing and grooming patients by brushing their hair, teeth, shaving them, etc.; feeding patients and documenting their food and liquid intake; checking vital signs; answering patient call lights; cleaning rooms and bed linens; stocking supplies; assisting with some medical procedures; transporting patients; assures medication safety by transportation of medications from the pneumatic tube and/or desk area to the RN or the medication room.
• Protects patients and team members by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
• Documents patient care services timely and accurately.
• Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
• Ensures operation of equipment by verifying preventive maintenance requirements are completed; calling for repairs; and evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge through continuing education opportunities including internal and external educational offerings.
• Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information and participating in team problem-solving methods.
• Regular attendance and punctuality for scheduled shifts.
• Appropriately adapts assessment, treatment, and/or care methods to accommodate the