ED Tech, Mary and Elizabeth Hospital, PRN
About The Position
The Emergency Department Tech/Unit Coordinator provides clinical patient care support in a caring, safe, and efficient manner under the direction of a registered nurse. The position also performs clerical duties and supports patient admission and discharge across multiple computer systems, phlebotomy, EKG lead placement, trauma care, and respiratory functions. The role supports patient assessment and daily care, safety and mobility, specimen collection and transport, equipment preparation and maintenance, emergency procedures, documentation, registration, billing, and communication among patients, families, visitors, and health care providers. The employee follows infection control, safety, regulatory, privacy, and facility policies and performs other duties as assigned.
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 a Fundamentals of Nursing course from 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, and 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; report equipment malfunctions and stock the trauma room.
- Apply and document non-sterile hot or cold packs and compresses, bandages, and elastic stockings.
- Safely operate beds, wheelchairs, stretchers, hypo/hyperthermia units, mechanical lifts, bed scales, and other equipment.
- 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 NP/PAs with procedure setups, including sterile fields.
- Transcribe and enter physician and department orders and messages accurately; page consults and locate providers as needed.
- Set up admission charts and disassemble discharged and transferred charts, ensuring completion.
- Perform equipment safety checks and quality assurance and quality control on point-of-care testing machines.
- Update patient files and the hospital billing system with information needed to complete the collection cycle, and obtain patient or guarantor signatures for release of information.
- Ensure medical record number assignments are accurate and physician information is correctly documented in the hospital computer system.
- Support patients with orthopedic injuries, including splinting, crutch training, and assistance to physicians.
- Perform wound care irrigation.
- Respond appropriately in lifesaving situations and handle desk communications promptly, including intercom calls, pages, and message routing.
- Safeguard patients' clothing and valuables and track equipment and supplies, reporting 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 examinations, transfers, and discharges; receive and give shift reports.
- Assist with orientation of new employees as necessary.
- Use A.I.D.E.T. when communicating with patients, families, visitors, coworkers, and customers.
- Comply with company policies, procedures, standards of conduct, and HIPAA privacy and security requirements.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
