Emergency Department Technician- Cayuga Medical Center- Part Time- Days/Evenings FLEX

Cayuga Health System•City of Ithaca, NY

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The ED Technician is responsible for working closely with the nurse to provide excellent direct patient care supporting activities of assessment, testing, and diagnosis of patient presenting to the emergency department, and helps prevent complications.

Requirements

HS diploma or equivalent experience
Will obtain BLS during introductory period

Nice To Haves

Prior patient assessment and care experience preferred

Responsibilities

Communicating in a clear and respectful fashion with both patients and teammates with every encounter.
Representing CMC with the highest level of customer service.
Acting as a resource for the interdisciplinary team.
Reporting abnormal findings or changes in physical, mental, and emotional conditions of the patient to RN. Examples include changes in vital signs, acts of daily living (ADLs), patient ambulation and/or transfers, and daily weights.
Obtaining and reporting vital signs as scheduled and prn in a timely manner.
Assisting patients with all aspects of personal care (including bowel and bladder care, ambulating, and repositioning).
Supporting safe patient ambulation and fall prevention in the department
Assisting patients with maintaining a clean and organized bedside area to ensure a safe workspace that is conducive to healing.
Remaining flexible in assisting both patients and teammates as needed.
Intentional rounding on patients every hour to ensure their needs are met.
Perform 12 lead EKG on patients as ordered by providers
Performs proper venipuncture and post care of phlebotomy site along with labeling each specimen with 2 forms of ID with zero labeling errors.
Bedside retrieval and safe processing/transport of instruments to sterile processing
Safely transporting patients by stretcher or wheelchair outside the department for testing or admission
Performing direct observation and safety monitoring of patients assessed to be a threat to others, themselves, or ongoing medical interventions
Perform ordered POC testing in accordance with competencies
Stock patient rooms & medical equipment carts with supplies according to established pars throughout the department as directed

Benefits

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