ER Technician - PT - 24hr - Day - Putnam

Responsibilities

• Aids in delivering patient care as part of a nursing team by performing specific and non-specific patient care tasks as directed by the nurse in charge.
• Assists in transporting patients as needed and assists patients with activities of daily living.
• Obtains and records vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiratory rate, pulse oximetry, blood pressure, finger stick blood glucose) accurately and reports abnormalities to the primary nurse promptly.
• Adheres to hospital infection control practices, policies, and performance improvement practices at all times.
• Collects, prepares, labels, and delivers specimens to the lab in a timely manner according to procedures, as needed.
• Demonstrates self-motivation by utilizing unassigned time to perform duties and facilitate the smooth functioning of the department.
• Assists in initiating and discontinuing cardiac and hemodynamic monitoring.
• Performs point-of-care testing and quality control testing for waived tests such as Accucheck, urine dipsticks, urine pregnancy, and rapid strep testing, and reports and records results in a timely manner.
• Accurately measures and fits patients for crutches and extremity splints on non-displaced fractures and/or non-fractured injuries and applies all bandages under the supervision of the RN.
• Applies extremity splints of displaced fractures under the supervision of the physician and/or APC with assistance of the Specialty Technician.
• Reports to the primary nurse and/or charge nurse any requests, complaints, or problems of the patient, as well as reports all incidents and/or potentially hazardous situations to the supervisor, nurse director, or designee, at the time of occurrence or discovery.
• Aids in sustaining a safe environment of care by maintaining the general cleanliness and appearance of the department and restocking patient care supplies in assigned locations and carts.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• BLS Healthcare Certification required for initial employment.
• PCT or EMT certification is required with at least 6 months' work experience.
• CPI Crisis Prevention Intervention within one year, based on availability of class.
• General knowledge of high school subjects including sciences, simple medical procedures/terminology, and/or office equipment such as MS Excel, presentation skills, etc.
• Phlebotomy experience, preferred.
• Patient care experience in an acute care setting, preferred.