Emergency Department Technician

Cayuga Medical Center•Ithaca, MI

27d•$21 - $27•Onsite

About The Position

The Emergency Department Technician works closely with nurses to provide direct patient care that supports assessment, testing, and diagnosis for patients presenting to the emergency department, and helps prevent complications. The role is based onsite at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca, New York, and involves three 12-hour evening and/or night shifts, with rotating weekends and holidays. No travel is expected.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent experience.
Obtain BLS during the introductory period.

Nice To Haves

Prior patient assessment and care experience.

Responsibilities

Communicate clearly and respectfully with patients and teammates, represent Cayuga Medical Center with a high level of customer service, and serve as a resource to the interdisciplinary team.
Report abnormal findings or changes in patients’ physical, mental, or emotional conditions to the RN, including changes in vital signs, activities of daily living, ambulation, transfers, and daily weights.
Obtain and report vital signs as scheduled and as needed, in a timely manner.
Assist patients with personal care, including bowel and bladder care, ambulation, and repositioning.
Support safe patient ambulation and fall prevention in the department.
Help patients maintain a clean and organized bedside area that supports a safe healing environment.
Remain flexible in assisting patients and teammates as needed.
Conduct intentional hourly patient rounds to ensure patient needs are met.
Perform 12-lead EKGs as ordered by providers.
Perform venipuncture and post-phlebotomy site care, and label specimens using two forms of identification with zero labeling errors.
Retrieve instruments at the bedside and safely process and transport them to sterile processing.
Safely transport patients by stretcher or wheelchair outside the department for testing or admission.
Provide direct observation and safety monitoring for patients assessed as threats to others, themselves, or ongoing medical interventions.
Perform ordered point-of-care testing in accordance with competencies.
Stock patient rooms and medical equipment carts with supplies according to established par levels, as directed.