Emergency Dept Tech - Part Time (24 hrs/week) - 7a-7p

About the role

The Emergency Department is seeking a Part Time Emergency Department Tech to join our team. This role works Shift 1 (7a - 7p) in two twelve-hour shifts per week.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates nursing care given by comparing the patient's functional status from hour to hour and discussing this with the nurse.
• Documents findings, interventions and patient outcome results on patient documents.
• Promotes infection control by using the appropriate hand washing techniques.
• Transports patients to diagnostic testing or to other patient care areas.
• Maintains a safe environment and protects the patient from injury by observing the patient who may be at risk for falls, confusion, disorientation, wandering or suicidal behaviors; follows Constant Observation Policy.
• Applies and monitors patients in restraints per policy and per medical order.
• Observes or monitors behavior/health state and responses to therapy.
• Performs patient care rounds per unit policy.
• Participates in staff and unit council meetings.
• Works in collaboration with all members of the healthcare team.
• Reports findings to nurse concerning the patient and or family which may impact patient care.
• Assists with activities of daily living such as bathing, grooming, eating, feeding, range of motion, ambulating, transferring and oral hygiene.
• Prevents and treats skin breakdown.
• Provides for the patient’s oral dietary needs using currently accepted methods.
• Provides for the elimination needs by giving a bed pan, urinal, emptying urinary and or bowel appliances or implementing the bowel program under the direction of the RN.
• Assists with colostomy irrigations.
• Applies urosheath/condom catheter.
• Removes foley catheter as directed by the nurse and monitors urinary output as directed.
• Administers cleansing enemas as ordered.
• Performs postmortem care.
• Affords assistance to the physician to perform physical exams.
• Affords assistance with oxygen therapy only and does not regulate the flow of oxygen.
• Encourages the use of the pulmonary toilet by using the incentive spirometer, coughing, turning and deep breathing.
• Participates in Quality Monitoring Procedures.
• Daily accucheck controls, urine dipsticks controls, clinitek controls.
• Daily code cart checks for defibrillator and code cart operations.
• Resuscitation Room(s) checklist every shift.
• Reinforces health care instruction to patients according to the directions of the nurse.
• Displays competence in using the following equipment and reports findings to the registered nurse:
• Pulse oximeter, 12 Lead ECG, vital sign machine, glucometer, foley removal, lift and transfer devices etc.
• Performs phlebotomy as directed by RN.
• Affords assistance to professional staff with: discontinuing INT, spinal immobilization including use of cervical collar and backboard, casting and splinting, transports patients to diagnostic testing or to other patient care areas.
• Planners assist in setting mutually agreed upon realistic individual patient goals.
• Integrates the RN’s directions re: the patient’s plan of care into the care given to the patient.
• Gives RN report before the end of the shift regarding the patient’s response to the plan of care issues, and at various times during the shift to report unusual findings e.g., abnormal blood sugar results, vital sign changes, pain etc.
• Assists in Assessment Identifies the patient per hospital policy before carrying out functions.
• Assists with data collection for nursing history and physical e.g., vital signs, ht. wt, blood sugar results, point of care testing results, functional status and communicates changes to the RN in a timely fashion.
• Participates in respectful communication with patients, families and co-workers.
• Provides patient and family information to the registered nurse for coordination of care and discharge planning.
• Observes skin changes and reports discoloration, abrasions, infestations or skin breakdown.
• Reports to the registered nurse.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Vocational / Technical School / Diploma Program preferred.
• CAN or matriculating nursing student that has successfully completed clinical rotation preferred.
• EMT or EMPT preferred.
• BLS from the American Heart Association required.
• At least 2 years related work experience preferred.