Emergency Department Technician, Emergency Department, FT, Days

Prisma Health•Greer, SC

19h•Onsite

About The Position

The Emergency Department Technician supports and cares for patients requiring urgent or emergency care in an emergency medical setting. The technician works within their scope of practice under close or general supervision of licensed personnel and provides care as delegated by providers and licensed staff. Duties include providing basic patient care, collecting and documenting clinical data, performing point-of-care testing as trained, assisting with patient mobility and daily activities, supporting emergency procedures, maintaining equipment and supplies, and helping ensure safe and smooth emergency department operations. The technician also documents observations and procedures in the electronic medical record, communicates patient changes to the RN, follows department policies and safety standards, and participates in education, process improvement, and ongoing professional development. Monitor technician or unit secretary duties may also be assigned depending on the facility or unit.

Requirements

Completion of a nursing assistant, patient care technician, medical assistant, EMT, paramedic, surgical technician, phlebotomy, military medical corpsman, or nursing fundamentals course.
No experience is required.
For units requiring monitor technician responsibilities, attend the formal arrhythmia training class after hire and pass the Prisma Health Arrhythmia exam with a minimum passing score within two attempts and within 30 days of hire.
Maintain arrhythmia competencies annually when monitor technician responsibilities are required.
In lieu of school verification of the required training, current or former certification or licensure may be accepted as proof of completed training at hire.
In lieu of the required education, one year of related experience may be accepted.
Licensure, certification, or registration in the field of training is preferred.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a nursing assistant, patient care technician, medical assistant, EMT, paramedic, surgical technician, phlebotomist, medical corpsman, or nursing student.
Licensure, certification, or registration in the field of training.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care within scope of practice as directed by providers and licensed staff, following applicable policies, procedures, and protocols.
Provide delegated care such as soaks, simple dressings, perineal care, basic ostomy care, nasal cannula use, phlebotomy, EKGs, and incentive spirometry.
Insert and remove straight catheters and remove Foley catheters when appropriately trained and competency-validated.
Collect and document vital signs, oxygen saturation, temperature, cardiac monitoring, non-invasive blood pressure readings, specimens, and fluid intake and output.
Perform point-of-care testing as trained and delegated by an RN, and report laboratory values to the RN.
Assist with positioning patients and applying orthopedic splints, casts, and dressings.
Assist patients with activities of daily living, positioning, and ambulation.
Assist with fall-prevention interventions and patient restraints as delegated.
Transport patients from the helipad or ambulance bay and to diagnostic studies or floor assignments.
Provide and document comfort measures and non-pharmacological pain management.
Document patient data, observations, clinical information, and procedures in the medical record and inform the RN of activities, observations, and changes in patient status.
Assist with resuscitation, CPR, and emergency airway procedures.
Maintain appropriate medical equipment and supplies, return equipment to other units as needed, and decontaminate equipment, instruments, and supplies using approved cleaners.
Clean and stock carts and rooms and change linen as required.
Keep the supervisor informed of unit activities, needs, and patient-care-related problems.
Follow department, unit, and hospital policies and standards, including quality, safety, environmental, and infection-control requirements.
Protect patient rights and maintain confidentiality of patient information.
Help ensure smooth emergency department operations and participate in process-improvement initiatives.
Serve as a role model and participate in educating and mentoring other care-team members.
Use supplies safely and efficiently; attend department and organization meetings and complete required compliance training.
Maintain a clean, safe, therapeutic, and caring environment for patients, families, and staff.
Take responsibility for professional development and continuing education.
Perform monitor technician or unit secretary duties when assigned, and perform other duties as assigned.