ED Tech 1-Columbia County (Augusta)
About The Position
The Emergency Department (ED) Tech Level I is a multi-skilled caregiver who functions under the direction of the professional Registered Nurse. Provides safe, age-appropriate care to the patient by performing various patient care functions and technical procedures. This role also involves tracking, delivering, maintaining, and retrieving telesitter carts, troubleshooting connectivity issues, performing safety checks, and responding to escalations. The ED Tech is responsible for ensuring the patient care area is appropriately stocked and for monitoring patients in restraint/seclusion. They also observe cardiac monitors and ensure recognition of arrhythmias, and are responsible for cleaning and maintaining monitors and pumps. The position requires compliance with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.
Requirements
- High School Diploma General or GED General
- BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor
- Effective communication skills (verbal and written) required.
- Proficiency with desktop computer required.
- Demonstrate willingness to be a team-player and a self-starter required.
- Proficiency obtaining vital signs using manual processes required.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of all specialty instruments and trays, including trauma resuscitation equipment and set-up, ENT trays, special procedure trays.
- Ability to operate and observe cardiac monitors to ensure recognition of arrhythmias (site specific Kennestone ED), as well as operate pulse oximetry monitors.
Responsibilities
- Obtain and document vital signs; inform nurse if vital signs are abnormal.
- Perform 12-lead EKG and hand to ED physician.
- Perform bedside blood sugar testing; inform nurse if result is abnormal.
- Measure and apply extremity splints as directed by nurse or physician.
- Instruct patient regarding safe crutch ambulation techniques with return demonstration by patient.
- Oral suctioning.
- Superficial wound care.
- Urethral catheterization.
- Sterile tray preparation.
- Dressing application.
- Phlebotomy
- Tracks, delivers, maintains, and retrieves telesitter carts
- Troubleshoots any cart connectivity issues and places an IT ticket if necessary
- Performs safe room guideline checks upon initiation and upon every hand-off thereafter
- Performs environmental rounds to ensure safe room guidelines are being maintained
- Responds to remote telesitter escalation for face-to-face intervention
- Notifies Nurse and/or charge Nurse when face to face redirection is required
- Transport patients via stretcher or wheelchair, ensuring patient safety.
- Transport unit supplies.
- Transport equipment.
- Transport patient medications
- Monitor patients in restraint / seclusion as per policy.
- Document monitoring as per policy.
- Notify nurse of abnormal findings or observation
- Recognize cardiac rhythms and communicate findings to registered professional as appropriate
- Provides accurate patient information for each monitor in use
- Responsible for cleaning and maintaining monitors and pumps in monitor room
- Assures patient care area is appropriately stocked.
- Performs other duties as assigned
Benefits
- Support to do more meaningful work—and enjoy a more rewarding life.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
