ED Tech/Unit Coordinator, Mary and Elizabeth Hospital, 7p-7a

UofL Health•Elizabeth, NJ

19h•Onsite

About The Position

The ED Tech/Unit Coordinator provides clinical patient care support in a caring, safe, and efficient manner under the direction of a registered nurse. The role also performs clerical duties and supports patient admission and discharge processes across multiple computer systems, along with phlebotomy, EKG lead placement, trauma care, and respiratory functions. UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute, and Brown Cancer Center. Its more than 12,000 team members focus on delivering patient-centered care to each patient every day.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED/equivalent.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA).

Nice To Haves

Completion of a recognized Clinical Assistant, Medical Assistant, or EMT training program, or nursing students who have completed the Fundamentals of Nursing course at an accredited school of nursing.
Previous emergency department experience.
Certification as a Nursing Assistant (C.N.A.), Certified Medical Assistant (CMA), or Emergency Medical Technician (EMT).

Responsibilities

Measure and document intake and output, heights and weights, and vital signs.
Apply, monitor, and document restraint usage; perform standard safety checks on high-risk patients.
Obtain timed cardiac markers for patients with life-threatening heart disease.
Verify patient registration before discharge and correct errors in computer systems.
Perform and document patient mobility, exercise, comfort, rest, sleep, hygiene, grooming, dressing, skin and nail care, dietary, toileting, and elimination needs.
Transport patients, laboratory work, specimens, and blood.
Organize, assemble, clean, disinfect, and maintain equipment and supplies; follow infection-control procedures and communicate equipment malfunctions to biomedical engineering.
Stock the trauma room in preparation for trauma patients.
Apply and document non-sterile hot or cold packs, compresses, bandages, and elastic stockings.
Safely operate equipment such as beds, wheelchairs, stretchers, hypo/hyperthermia units, mechanical lifts, and bed scales.
Perform venipuncture for specimen collection under RN direction, label specimens, and ensure their delivery to the Clinical Laboratory.
Perform routine 12-lead electrocardiography testing under RN direction.
Assist the RN or respiratory therapist with nasal cannula placement.
Assist physicians and nurse practitioners/physician assistants with procedure setups, including sterile fields.
Accurately transcribe and enter physician orders, department orders, and messages; page consultations and locate providers as needed.
Set up admission charts and disassemble discharged and transferred charts, ensuring completion.
Perform equipment safety checks and quality assurance/quality control on point-of-care testing machines.
Update patient files and the hospital billing system with information needed to complete the collection cycle; obtain patient or guarantor signatures for release of information.
Ensure patient medical record number assignment is accurate and physician information is correctly documented in the hospital computer system.
Support care for patients with orthopedic injuries, including splinting and crutch training, and assist physicians.
Perform wound-care irrigation.
Respond appropriately in lifesaving situations and handle desk communications promptly, including intercom calls, pages, and message routing.
Safeguard patient clothing and valuables; track equipment and supplies and report broken or lost equipment and missing supplies.
Follow universal precautions, infection-control, OSHA, regulatory, and facility safety policies and procedures.
Assist with patient admission, physical examination, transfer, and discharge.
Receive oncoming reports and give off-going reports.
Assist with orientation of new employees as needed.
Use A.I.D.E.T. when communicating with patients, families, visitors, coworkers, and customers.
Maintain compliance with company policies, procedures, standards of conduct, and HIPAA privacy and security requirements; maintain confidentiality.
Perform other duties as assigned.