ED Tech 1 - Fulltime - Nights - WEST Float Team
About The Position
How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives. Join Our WEST Float Team at WellStar! Are you ready to make a difference? Join the WellStar Enterprise Support Team (WEST) in our Float Pool! This exciting opportunity allows you to work across various facilities based on staffing needs, utilizing your unique skills to provide exceptional patient care wherever you’re needed most. Why Join Us? As a member of the WEST Float Team, you'll: Impact Lives: Play a vital role in delivering high-quality care across the WellStar network. Diverse Experience: Float to different units, expanding your clinical expertise and gaining valuable experience. Supportive Environment: Work collaboratively with a dynamic team committed to excellence.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- Minimum of 3 years of direct patient care experience in an Emergency Department in a hospital required.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) from American Heart Association, required.
Responsibilities
- Take and document vital signs, promptly notifying nurses of abnormalities.
- Perform 12-lead EKGs and report results to ED physicians.
- Conduct bedside blood sugar testing and inform nurses of abnormal readings.
- Apply extremity splints, provide crutch ambulation training, and assist with basic wound care.
- Assist with urethral catheterization, sterile tray prep, dressing changes, and phlebotomy.
- Manage and troubleshoot tele-sitter carts, ensuring seamless operation and connectivity.
- Perform safety checks and respond to remote tele-sitter escalation for face-to-face intervention.
- Safely transport patients, equipment, and medications across departments, utilizing proper body mechanics.
- Recognize cardiac rhythms and report findings to the nursing team.
- Maintain and clean cardiac monitors and pumps.
- Monitor patients in restraint or seclusion, ensuring policy compliance and documenting observations.
- Keep patient care areas stocked with necessary supplies.
- Perform other duties as needed to ensure efficient delivery of patient care.
- Comply with all WellStar Health System policies, standards, and ethical guidelines.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
