ED Tech- Behavioral Health -Emergency Department- PRN

Wellstar Health System

14h•Onsite

About The Position

The ED Tech Level I is a multi-skilled caregiver who works under the direction of a professional Registered Nurse to provide safe, age-appropriate patient care and perform technical procedures. Duties include obtaining vital signs, performing 12-lead EKGs and bedside blood sugar tests, providing superficial wound care and oral suctioning, applying splints, and instructing patients in safe crutch use. The role requires aseptic technique for sterile tray preparation, dressing applications, and phlebotomy. The ED Tech transports patients, supplies, equipment, and medications; maintains stocked patient care areas; monitors patients in restraint or seclusion; and performs other duties needed to support patient care. The position also serves as a telesitter facility liaison by maintaining and troubleshooting telesitter carts, checking and maintaining safe room guidelines, conducting environmental rounds, responding to remote escalations requiring face-to-face intervention, and notifying nursing staff when redirection is needed. Where applicable, the role observes cardiac monitors for arrhythmias, communicates findings to registered professional staff, and cleans and maintains monitors and pumps. The employee must comply with Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Current BLS certification, or American Red Cross BLS certification, 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 inform the nurse of abnormal readings.
Perform 12-lead EKGs and provide them to the ED physician.
Perform bedside blood sugar testing and inform 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.
Use aseptic technique for sterile tray preparation, dressing application, and phlebotomy.
Track, deliver, maintain, and retrieve telesitter carts; troubleshoot connectivity issues and submit IT tickets when needed.
Perform safe room guideline checks at initiation and each hand-off, and conduct environmental rounds to maintain guidelines.
Respond to remote telesitter escalations requiring face-to-face intervention and notify the nurse or charge nurse when redirection is needed.
Transport patients by stretcher or wheelchair while maintaining patient safety, and transport unit supplies, equipment, and patient medications using appropriate body mechanics.
Monitor patients in restraint or seclusion according to policy, document monitoring, and notify the nurse of abnormal findings or observations.
Observe cardiac monitors for arrhythmias where applicable, communicate rhythm findings to registered professional staff, provide accurate patient information for monitors in use, and clean and maintain monitors and pumps in the monitor room.
Keep the patient care area appropriately stocked.
Perform other assigned duties and comply with Wellstar policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.