ER Technician - PT - 24hr - Night - Putnam

Responsibilities

• Aids in the delivery of patient care as a nursing team member by performing, in a prompt and appropriate manner, specific and nonspecific patient care tasks as directed by the nurse in charge.
• Assists in the transport of 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 procedure, as needed.
• Demonstrates self-motivation by using unassigned time to perform duties and facilitate the smooth functioning of the Department.
• Initiates and discontinues cardiac and hemodynamic monitoring.
• Obtains EKG tracing, as requested, and submits to the provider in a timely fashion.
• Accurately performs Point of Care testing and quality control testing for the following waived tests: Accucheck, urine dipsticks, urine pregnancy, and rapid strep testing, and reports and records results in a timely manner.
• 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 to be done by 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 the continuity of patient care through harmonious working relationships with staff members and through appropriate interfacing with patient, family, and physicians.
• Communicates effectively and frequently with the healthcare team to share information and solve problems in a positive and result-oriented manner, through timely and concise pertinent oral and/or written reports to oncoming teams as indicated.
• 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.
• Current PCT or EMT certification is required with minimum of 6 months' work experience.
• CPI Crisis Prevention Intervention within one year, based on availability of class.
• General knowledge of high school subject matter including sciences, simple medical procedures/terminology, and/or office equipment such as MS Excel, presentation skills, etc.
• Patient care experience in an acute care setting, preferred.
• Phlebotomy experience, preferred.