Emergency Room Technician

Description

Job Summary:

The Emergency Room Tech provides technical support for physicians and nurses in the Emergency Center. The purpose of this position is to assist and support the nursing and medical staff of the Emergency Department, to perform patient care, and environmental tasks, and manage supplies and equipment to ensure the patient-focused, cost-effective operation of the department. 

The Emergency Room Tech will also be responsible for assisting the RN with performing education and observing chemical tests on patients or control specimens by clinical staff using the lab and correctly record appropriate results and uses and maintains all laboratory equipment correctly.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assists the RNs and physicians in providing technical care of the patients by: Documenting vital signs, performing phlebotomy and IV starts, performing EKGs, transporting patients, placing patient on cardiac and vital sign monitors, performing Point of Care Testing, performing wound care, obtaining lab specimens, and documents all care/procedures provided.
• Performs urine drug screens and/or breathalyzer tests, once checked off or trained
• Assists the physician with physical exams, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
• Applies a variety of orthopedic splints and fits patients for crutches
• Ensures that patient care areas, storage rooms, and equipment are clean and maintained
• Cleans equipment and workspace (including patient rooms, restrooms, waiting room, and nurse’s station)
• Assists with unloading supplies into Emergency Center
• Performs POC and QC lab testing
• Performs daily check of ABC equipment in each room
• Maintains temperature logs in Pharmacy and Lab
• Responsible for changing out Sharp’s containers
• Recognizes equipment malfunctions and refers for repair
• Performs patient care as directed by nursing or medical staff, documenting on the medical record
• Ensures an adequate supply of equipment needed for patient care and is responsible for stocking items such as: linens, wall mounts, thermometer probes and otoscope probes, patient care room drawers, vital sign machine, IV carts, ortho carts, urine cups and wipes, triage wound supplies, nourishment counter, patient and waiting room refrigerators
• Perform quality control procedures and maintain records on these checks
• Perform calibrations in compliance with manufacturer’s requirements
• Ensures proficiency testing specimens are performed in compliance with policy
• Monitors appropriate send out lab procedures
• Maintains current appropriate and needed policies and procedures
• Demonstrate knowledge of new testing methods, products and instrumentation; remain informed on all current technologies
• Demonstrate the values to team concept on a consistent basis
• Interact professionally with all department members, physicians, staff, administration and the Lab Manager/Lab Director
• Able to perform moderate and waived testing per Clinical Laboratory's and according to patient care unit's policies and procedures
• Able to interpret the results of moderate and waived tests and take appropriate action on test results
• Responsible for documenting correct information for compliance purposes
• Performs daily opening and closing duties as assigned.
• Along with all these duties you will be responsible to greet all patients as they arrive and check them in a professional manner.

Requirements

Qualifications

Education & Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 1-3 years’ experience in an Emergency Room setting or
• 1-3 years’ experience as an Emergency Medical Technician EMT-P (or equivalent) required

Language/Math/Reasoning/Ability:

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situation

Computer Skills:

• Basic computer skills

Certificate/Licenses:

• Current Emergency Medical Technician (or equivalent) certification preferred
• BLS