Emergency Department Tech | Per Diem | Rotating

Concord Hospital Health System•Concord, NH

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Summary As an emergency department technician, your main function is to support registered nurses in a hospital emergency department in order to provide the highest quality patient care. Your duties are divided between clinical and clerical roles as needed. Your clinical responsibilities may include taking vital signs, temperature and blood pressure; Placing an IV; dressing wounds and doing ECG’s. The Emergency Physician may ask for additional assistance with patient procedures within the boundaries of your scope of practice. As an emergency department technician, you also have administrative obligations that include assisting with patient transfers, order entry, and discharge, maintaining a clean and safe environment, documenting patient information and replenishing supplies. The emergency department technician reports to the Tech Manager with daily shift supervision by the Charge Nurse. Education High school or equivalent (GED). Certification, Registration & Licensure AEMT Required Experience Previous direct patient care experience strongly preferred. Concord Hospital is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants and to prohibit any discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal Applicants to and employees of this company are protected under federal law from discrimination on several bases. Follow the link above to find out more. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, you may contact Human Resources at 603-230-7269. A minimum of 24 hours a month is required. Concord Hospital (CH) is a nationally-accredited, progressive regional health system. Over the past two decades, CH has evolved from a community hospital to a $550 million net revenue regional integrated health system with more than 3,574 employees, leaders and clinicians who are talented, mutually supportive, and community centered in helping the organization meet its community mission. CH has sophisticated clinical and management practices. The organization consistently performs among the top ten percent of national organizations and has received many national accolades (e.g., most wired, Press Ganey's summit award). After a four-year effort to strengthen and standardize our quality management processes, Concord Hospital has become the first healthcare system in New Hampshire to be certified as being in compliance with internationally recognized quality management practices ISO 9001:2008 certification, issued by DNV GL. ISO certification means that patients can be confident CH has implemented and strengthened processes for internal auditing, control of documents, control of records, control of non conforming products, and preventative and corrective action. Learn more about working at Concord Hospital Culture and Values Career Development Benefits Life Here