Emergency Room Technician PRN

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Emergency Department Technician delivers high quality, patient-centered care by performing a variety of delegated basic patient care services related to common nursing functions and activities of daily living. Under the supervision of the registered nurse (RN), the ED Tech assists the nursing staff in providing patient care in accordance with the tech’s skills/training and the needs of the Department, and consistently assists the patient care team with maintaining a clean, well-organized, and safe patient care environment.

What will you do in this role?

• Participates in the implementation of nursing care plans by performing direct and indirect patient care under the supervision of the licensed nurse.
• Obtains and records initial and ongoing patient information throughout the cycle of care, including admissions data, vital signs, height and weight, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, intake and output, calorie counts, and other patient information as outlined by policy.
• Demonstrates proper body mechanics.
• Provides or assists with non-medicated support care, including non-sterile dressing changes, skin protection, application of heat or ice, and venous compression devices.
• Retrieves supplies from pharmacy, storage room, or tube systems and delivers as permitted by regulation and hospital policy.
• Assists with patient preparation for surgery or other procedure.
• Assists patients with activities of daily living, including eating and drinking, bathing, shaving, oral care, grooming, and elimination.
• Changes bed linens as needed.
• Performs hourly rounding and responds promptly to call lights and patient requests.
• Strives to anticipate patient needs and resolve them proactively.
• Affords post-mortem care.
• Affords clerical work as needed, including assembling and maintaining charts, filing, answering and transferring phones, and relaying messages.
• Serves as Monitor/Telemetry Tech for the unit as needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED required
• State of New Hampshire LNA License or (EMT) Medical Technician License required
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 30 days of beginning of employment
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (CPI) certification required within 30 days of beginning of employment

Benefits

Catholic Medical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include: Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation. Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.