Clinical Care Technician - Emergency Department

St. Elizabeth Healthcare•Florence, KY

7d•Onsite

About The Position

St. Elizabeth Healthcare is hiring a Clinical Care Technician for our Emergency Department located within the Florence Hospital. This role provides direct and indirect patient care to support the unit or facility as directed by a Registered Nurse (RN). The technician participates as a member of the patient care delivery team by collecting basic laboratory specimens and two-hour troponins, collecting legal alcohol specimens, performing EKGs and two-hour EKGs with troponins, assisting with lifting and transporting, performing vital signs, cleaning and bandaging wounds, splinting fractures, and performing other duties delegated by nursing staff within the scope of training. The role also involves transporting patients to testing, performing CPR on full arrests as a member of the code team, and following all policies and procedures for accurate and timely specimen collection and EKG performance. The Clinical Care Technician assists nursing staff with patient care needs, performs frequent rounding, and ensures the environment is conducive to care.

Requirements

Highschool Diploma / GED
BLS Certification
Ability to perform such tasks as vital signs
Demonstrates knowledge of body mechanics
Hospital Orientation

Responsibilities

Collection of basic laboratory specimens and two hour troponins
Collects legal alcohol specimens
Performs EKG’s and 2 hour EKG’s with troponins
Assists with lifting and transporting
Performs vital signs
Clean and bandage wounds
Splinting to fractures
Other duties as delegated by the nursing staff within scope of training
Transport patients to testing
Perform CPR on full arrests as members of the code team
Follows all policies and procedures in the collection of laboratory samples and in the performance of EKG’s, in an accurate and timely fashion
Assists nursing staff in addressing patient care needs
Rounding frequently
Ensuring that environment is conducive to care