ED Tech- Columbia County- PRN Day

Wellstar Health System•Magnolia, AR

About The Position

The Emergency Department (ED) Tech Level I is a multi-skilled caregiver who works under the direction of a professional Registered Nurse. The role provides safe, age-appropriate patient care through clinical tasks and technical procedures, including vital signs, 12-lead EKGs, bedside blood sugar testing, superficial wound care, oral suctioning, splint application, and instruction in safe crutch ambulation. The ED Tech uses aseptic technique for urethral catheterization, sterile tray preparation, dressing applications, and phlebotomy. The position also involves observing cardiac monitors to recognize arrhythmias at applicable sites, operating pulse oximetry monitors, and working with specialty instruments and trays, including trauma resuscitation equipment, ENT trays, and special procedure trays. The ED Tech transports patients, unit supplies, equipment, and patient medications; maintains stocked patient care areas; monitors and documents patients in restraint or seclusion; and performs other duties as needed to support patient care. The role also includes telesitter cart support, safe-room checks, environmental rounds, and responding to telesitter escalations requiring face-to-face intervention.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
BLS, American Red Cross BLS, or BLS Instructor certification required upon hire.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Proficiency with desktop computers.
Willingness to be a team player and self-starter.
Proficiency obtaining vital signs using manual processes.

Responsibilities

Obtain and document vital signs and notify the nurse of abnormal results.
Perform 12-lead EKGs and provide them to the ED physician.
Perform bedside blood sugar testing and notify the nurse of abnormal results.
Measure and apply extremity splints as directed by a nurse or physician.
Instruct patients in safe crutch ambulation and obtain a return demonstration.
Perform oral suctioning and superficial wound care.
Perform urethral catheterization, sterile tray preparation, dressing applications, and phlebotomy using aseptic technique.
Track, deliver, maintain, and retrieve telesitter carts; troubleshoot connectivity issues and submit IT tickets when necessary.
Perform safe-room guideline checks at initiation and each hand-off, and conduct environmental rounds.
Respond to remote telesitter escalations requiring face-to-face intervention and notify the nurse or charge nurse when face-to-face redirection is required.
Transport patients by stretcher or wheelchair using appropriate body mechanics and ensuring patient safety.
Transport unit supplies, equipment, and patient medications.
Monitor patients in restraint or seclusion at the frequency required by policy, document monitoring, and notify the nurse of abnormal findings.
Observe cardiac monitors for arrhythmias at applicable sites, communicate findings to the registered professional, and provide accurate patient information for each monitor in use.
Clean and maintain monitors and pumps in the monitor room.
Keep the patient care area appropriately stocked.
Comply with Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.
Perform other duties as assigned.