Emergency Room Technician

Basic Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED, required
• Completion of one of the following:
• Medical Corpsman program and one year of applicable experience
• EMT-P (Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic), AEMT (Advanced-EMT), Licensed Paramedic (LP) course/program and one year of applicable experience
• EMT-B (Emergency Medical Technician-Basic) and 1+ years of emergency room experience as an ER Technician or hospital equivalent experience [Oklahoma, North TX, Wisconsin & Pennsylvania markets only]
• First year of education and current enrollment in an accredited School of Nursing and one year of applicable experience
• 2+ years of emergency room experience as an ER Technician
• 3+ years as a CNA with relevant hospital experience (Wisconsin market only)
• 3+ years as a Certified Anesthesia Tech/OR Tech experience (Wisconsin market only)
• Current BLS certification through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross, required
• Current ACLS/ALS certification through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross is required in most markets
• Exceptions where it is strongly preferred include Pittsburgh, Oklahoma, El Paso, DFW, and Central PA (WellSpan Hospitals)
• Wisconsin (required only for EMT-P roles)
• Current PALS certifications through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross, strongly preferred
• Experience with IV start, phlebotomy, and initiation of EKG, strongly preferred
• For the Las Vegas market only, one of the following is required:
• Active Paramedic (EMT-P) license, maintained throughout employment
• Active Advanced EMT (A-EMT) license, maintained throughout employment
• Completion of an IV certification course (one-time requirement) AND one of the following:
• Active phlebotomy license, maintained throughout employment
• Lab Assistant certification, maintained throughout employment

Essential Job Functions

• Collect, report, and document clinical data
• Take vital signs, height and weight, intake and output, pulse oximetry, and collect specimens
• Assist with patient activities and care as assigned by the charge nurse/designee as indicated by the patient's plan of care
• Provide for superficial wound care
• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality of information and records at all times
• Prepare patients and chaperone during examinations/procedures or assists with other patient treatments
• Maintain patient care areas with appropriate supplies
• Assist with patient restraints and maintain precautions; collect, report and document data related to patient needs/emergencies and unusual patient and family behavior

Other Job Functions

• Travel to all facility locations as required
• Attend staff meetings or other company sponsored or mandated meetings as required
• Perform additional duties as assigned