Emergency Room Tech - 36hrs/week (Day/Evening shift)
Tufts Medicine · Lowell, MA · 1 mo ago
Healthcare$20.12–$25.15/hrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (or Qualifications), Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Must include only sections with real content. Must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info. Remove boilerplate.
We need to parse the posting.
Key info:
- Role: Nursing Support Clinical Technician - Emergency Room- Saints Campus
- Description: As a member of the Patient Care Team in the Saints Campus Emergency Dept you will ensure that the patient and family members are attended to in a caring and attentive manner, responding to the needs of patients/family members in a timely manner and maintaining a professional and friendly demeanor at all times. This position works under the supervision of the professional nurse and collaborates to meet the needs of the patient within the scope of the role.
- Responsibilities: list many duties.
- Hours: 36 Hours per week / Day/Evening 7a-7p Weekend Rotation Required & Rotating Holiday Shifts Required
- Location: Lowell General Hospital- Saints Campus
- Minimum Qualifications: High School diploma or equivalent. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Preferred Qualifications: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Medical Assistant (MA) Completion of Nursing Fundamentals in an accredited Nursing program. One (1) year recent experience as a Nursing Assistant (NA), Patient Care Assistant (PCA), Critical Care Tech (CCT) or Patient Care Tech (PCT). Prior experience in acute care.
- Duties and Responsibilities: long list (we can combine with responsibilities). We'll need to output a
- list.
- Physical Requirements: list.
- Skills & Abilities: list.
- What We Offer: Competitive salaries & benefits 403(b) retirement plan with hospital match Opportunities for growth Tuition reimbursement Free on-campus parking
- About Lowell General: description.
- Pay Range: $20.12 - $25.15 based on full-time equivalent
- No explicit schedule beyond hours.
We need sections: About the role (maybe intro paragraph), Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe combine Minimum and Preferred Qualifications?), Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We must not create sections with filler. So we need to ensure each section has content.
Let's craft:
About the role
As a member of the Patient Care Team in the Saints Campus Emergency Department, you will ensure that patients and family members are attended to in a caring and attentive manner, responding to their needs in a timely manner while maintaining a professional and friendly demeanor. You will work under the supervision of a professional nurse, collaborating to meet patient needs within the scope of the role.
Responsibilities
- Prepare patient rooms for admission and maintain a clean, safe environment.
- Prioritize patient care according to nursing direction and discharge plan.
- Transport patients to procedures or discharge within/from the hospital as directed.
- Clean and operate equipment safely and correctly; prepare patients for meals, assist with meals or feed as necessary.
- Perform technical tasks such as glucometer use, lift-assisted devices, specimen collection, 12‑lead EKG, simple dressings, wound care, applying approved orthopedic splints/dressings.
- Responsible for care of biomedical equipment: check par levels and working order of BP cuffs, EKG cables, leads, oximeter cables, etc.; send malfunctioning equipment to Medical Engineering.
- Collect, record, and report accurate patient data timely; maintain paper components in each patient chart.
- Greet visitors professionally and direct them appropriately.
- Function as a patient sitter when needed, maintaining continuous observation per Constant Observation guidelines.
- Answer phones professionally and direct callers to appropriate persons.
- Screen all persons requesting access to the department for appropriateness of entry; enforce department security policies.
- Complete administrative duties regarding patient admission, transfer, and discharge in an organized and timely manner.
- Perform clerical duties involved with ordering labs, x‑rays, EKGs, and procedures.
- Provide patient transportation using ambulatory, wheelchair, or stretcher as appropriate.
- Assist with procedures requiring aseptic technique during peri‑operative care; follow nursing policies for instrument, needle, and sponge counts; anticipate surgeon/assistant needs; assist team members post‑surgery (moving patients, room clean‑up).
- Assemble, process, and transport instruments to CSR for sterilization.
- Contribute to a positive work environment: introduce self to patients/family, ask preferred form of address, accept assignments positively, interact effectively with coworkers, accept constructive feedback, negotiate breaks with nurse to ensure coverage.
- Perform tasks to ensure a clean, clutter‑free, safe work environment: clean and stock equipment/supplies; report non‑functioning equipment and environmental problems timely.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Preferred: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Medical Assistant (MA).
- Preferred: Completion of Nursing Fundamentals in an accredited nursing program.
- Preferred: One (1) year recent experience as a Nursing Assistant (NA), Patient Care Assistant (PCA), Critical Care Tech (CCT) or Patient Care Tech (PCT).
- Preferred: Prior experience in acute care.
Skills & Abilities
- Ability to assist in providing care for a designated group of patients under the direction of a licensed nurse and according to unit guidelines, hospital policies, procedures, and protocols.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to interact effectively with patients, visitors, and hospital personnel.
- Able to perform in stressful situations and handle multiple priorities simultaneously while maintaining a positive and approachable demeanor.
- Knowledge of computer systems and software (Microsoft Office) with ability to learn and retain new applications.
- Knowledge of growth and development; provide age‑appropriate communication.
- Ability to work under stressful conditions, adapting to changing pace, frequent interruptions, emergencies, and critically ill patients.
Benefits
- Competitive salaries & benefits
- 403(b) retirement plan with hospital match
- Opportunities for growth
- Tuition reimbursement
- Free on‑campus parking
Pay
Pay range: $20.12 – $25.15 per hour (based on full‑time equivalent).
Schedule
36 hours per week; day/evening shift 7 a.m.–7 p.m.; weekend rotation required; rotating holiday shifts required.
We also might include location? Not required as a section; could be included in About the role paragraph. But we already have location in posting; we could add a short paragraph about location. However we must not create a section unless we have content; we could add location to About the role paragraph. We need to ensure we didn't repeat job title as heading. We didn't. We must not include boilerplate like EEO etc. We removed. Check that we didn't include any filler like "commensurate with experience". We didn't. We must preserve all substantive information. Did we miss any? Let's review original text for any details not captured: - "As a member of the Patient Care Team in the Saints Campus Emergency Dept you will ensure that the patient and family members are attended to in a caring and attentive manner, responding to the needs of patients/family members in a timely manner and maintaining a professional and friendly demeanor at all times" captured. - "This position works under the supervision of the professional nurse and collaborates to meet the needs of the patient within the scope of the role." captured. - "Responsibilities may include assisting in direct patient care, providing environmental support, facilitating patient safety, and perform a variety of clerical duties." This is somewhat generic; we have more specific duties. - "This position may communicate with other departments associated with patient care in order to maintain high levels of customer services and efficient functioning of the unit." Not explicitly captured. Could add a bullet under Responsibilities: "Communicate with other departments to maintain high levels of customer service and efficient unit functioning." - "This position facilitates an environment supportive of the patient and family centered model of care." Could add bullet. - "Hours: 36 Hours per week / Day/Evening 7a-7p Weekend Rotation Required & Rotating Holiday Shifts Required" captured. - "Location: Lowell General Hospital- Saints Campus" we could add to About the role. - "Minimum Qualifications: High School diploma or equivalent. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification." captured. - "Preferred Qualifications: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Medical Assistant (MA) Completion of Nursing Fundamentals in an accredited Nursing program. One (1) year recent experience as a Nursing Assistant (NA), Patient Care Assistant (PCA), Critical Care Tech (CCT) or Patient Care Tech (PCT). Prior experience in acute care." captured. - "Duties and Responsibilities: The duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the general nature of work and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned." We could note that but it's boilerplate; we can ignore. - The long list of duties we captured many but maybe missed some: "Prepares patient room for admission; Maintains a clean and safe environment for the patient; Prioritizes patient care according to nursing direction, and discharge plan; Transports patient to procedures/discharge within/from hospital as directed; Cleans and operates equipment safely and correctly; and Prepares patients for meals, assists with meals or feeds patient as necessary." captured. - "Demonstrates ability to perform technical tasks, such as use of glucometer, lift assisted devices, collect specimens, 12 Lead EKG, Simple dressings, wound care, applies approved orthopedic splints/ dressings." captured. - "Responsible for care of biomedical equipment, checking par levels and working order for BP cuffs, EKG cables, leads, oximeter cables, etc. Sends malfunctioning equipment to Medical Engineering per established procedure." captured. - "Collects, records and reports accurate patient data in a timely manner. Maintains paper components in each patient chart." captured. - "Greets visitors in a professional, friendly manner and directs to appropriate destination." captured. - "Ensures that the patient and family members are attended to in a caring and attentive manner, responding to the needs of patients/family members in a timely manner and maintaining a professional and friendly demeanor at all times." captured (duplicate). - "Functions as a Patient Sitter when needed by maintaining continuous observation of a patient as outlined in the Constant Observation guidelines." captured. - "Answers phone in professional and friendly manner and directs caller to appropriate person" captured. - "Screens all persons requesting access to the department for appropriateness of entry. Enforces department security policies." captured. - "Completes administrative duties regarding patient admission, transfer, and discharges in an organized and timely manner." captured. - "Performs all clerical duties involved with ordering labs, x-ray’s, EKG’s and procedures." captured. - "Provides transportation of patients using appropriate mode: Ambulatory, Wheelchair, or Stretcher" captured. - "May assist with procedures requiring aseptic technique during of peri-operative care." captured. - "Applies principles of Follows nursing policies and procedures regarding instrument, needle and sponge counts." captured. - "Anticipates the needs of the surgeon and assistant during the operative procedure." captured. - "May assist other team members upon