Unit Tech Level III ER

About the role

To provide general clerical, equipment, and patient care support to patient care units.

Responsibilities

• Respond to communication devices such as phone, Vocera, call bells; complete basic entries into the electronic medical record; record patient data in EMR; transcribe written orders.
• Stock supplies, check expiration dates, order supplies, clean equipment, clean toys.
• Transport blood-borne pathogen or other patient specimens; pick up blood from blood bank and deliver to unit.
• Spray surgical instruments with enzymatic cleanser and prepare/transport them for processing; package or move infectious waste containers for disposal.
• Provide in-room support for patients on airborne precautions; assist with hazardous chemical decontamination.
• Measure, record, and empty urine collection devices; empty bedpans/commodes; reinforce established education material or room orientation with patients/families.
• Transport patients off unit for tests/procedures; discontinue peripheral TVs; obtain point-of-care specimens (urine, wound, stool, throat, nasal).
• Bring equipment and assist the transport team at the helicopter pad; perform venipuncture, 12‑lead EKG tests, splint application.
• Perform room safety checks; act as a non‑clinical patient assistant; provide 1:1 supervision for at‑risk patients (including those in restraints, not hard restraints) and complete basic data collection and documentation.

Requirements

• Education/Experience: Nurse Aide, Certified Nurse Aide, Medical Assistant, Certified Medical Assistant, Patient Care Technician school, EMT training.
• Training or experience to perform EKG and/or phlebotomy preferred.
• Certificates/Licensure/Registration: American Heart Association Basic Life Support (CPR) continuously maintained; may onboard with AHA or Red Cross CPR then transition to AHA upon first renewal.
• Non‑Violent Crisis Intervention (NCI) within 6 months of hire and maintained continuously thereafter.
• Nurse Aide, Certified Nurse Aide, Medical Assistant, Certified Medical Assistant, Patient Care Technician School, Emergency Medical Technician.
• Must obtain a national certification relevant to field within 1 year of completing orientation and continuously maintain it.