EMT Emergency Department

About the role

The EMT Emergency Department Tech - ER works nights, 7pm-7:30am Monday-Friday, every other weekend. They work at Henry Ford Genesys in Grand Blanc, Michigan.

Responsibilities

• Performs a variety of patient related duties in accordance with established policies and procedures in the Nursing Department, under the general supervision of a registered nurse.
• Aids professional nurses with medical screening of incoming emergency patients.
• Obtains and documents patient's vital signs including blood pressure, pulse, respiration, and temperature and verbally reports any changes or abnormalities to the RN.
• Obtains vital signs for infants, children and adults.
• Obtains specimens as ordered; specimens are labeled and sent to the laboratory; applies pediatric urine isolation devices.
• Provides assistance when requested or as indicated in transporting infants, children or adult patients, or in transferring patient to/from cart or wheelchair, or to/from automobile.
• Performs EKG's as directed; provides report to RN and/or ED physician immediately for eval.
• Applies cardiac monitor electrodes to patient and is able to operate cardiac monitor and to identify life-threatening arrhythmia; initiates Basic Life Support in both adult and children.
• Assists patient care for any life or limb threatened emergency patients, as directed by RN.
• Assists RN w/pediatric procedures including immobilizing (sheet mummy), weight, spinal tap.
• Maintains knowledge of patient's pain levels using appropriate assessment tools.
• Promotes a safe environment for patient and self; identifies, reports high risk patients to RN; implements appropriate safety measures, assists RN in utilizing restraint alternatives and/or restraints; observes patients in restraints for comfort and safety; ensures restraints are not restrictive to extremities; offers food, fluid, toiletry opportunities per policy.
• Assembles equipment and assists the physician; as directed by the RN; differentiates and selects appropriate type and/or size of equipment/supplies for patient age and/or developmental status.
• Assists with patient ambulation as indicated; performs other patient related duties as required by RN/ED physician; completes special unit jobs in a timely manner: equipment cleaned and returned to proper areas, inspect and care for supplies, assist with ordering and obtaining supplies, restock unit cabinets, assist with room turnover.
• Participates in mandatory in-services, continuing education, relevant meetings to maintain, improve understanding of present, future trends in health care; participates in unit problem solving; maintains competency requirements.
• Works effectively with others; assists in orientation of new personnel as requested; assists w/documentation on clinical records, monitor sheets, etc.; adheres to standards of practice, policy, procedure, and clinical practice guidelines; participates in Quality Assessment, Quality improvement activities as directed by Nurse Mgr/Dir-Nursing including: chart review, safety, universal precautions, others as assigned; maintains professional working relationship with external emergency agencies.

Requirements

• Required Credential(s): Certified BLS Provider specializing in Basic Life Support credentialed from the American Heart Association (AHA) obtained within 3 Months (90 days) of hire date or job transfer date.
• Licensed Emergency Medical Tech credentialed from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). Advanced licensure preferred.

Qualifications

• Ability to work and stand for long periods of time, and to lift, position, and transport patients and equipment.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and effectively interact with patients and families in courteous, effective and tactful manner.
• Ability to work in patient care environment with moderate exposure to excessive noises, dust, temperatures, frequent exposure to communicable disease, hazardous wastes, and moderately adverse Working Conditions while in performance of patient care activities.

Skills

• Effective communication skills.
• Tact, diplomacy, other skills necessary to perform all duties of position.
• Read, write legibly, speak and understand English.

Benefits

The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That’s why we offer support in the various components of our team’s well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.

Pay

Details about pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

This position works PT and FT Nights, 7pm-7:30am Monday-Friday, QOWE.

Location

The EMT Emergency Department Tech - ER works at Henry Ford Genesys in Grand Blanc, Michigan.

Hospital

The EMT Emergency Department Tech - ER works at Henry Ford Genesys, a hospital in Grand Blanc, Michigan.

Additional Details

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.