Emergency Department Technician

Beth Israel Lahey Health

2d•$20 - $35•Onsite

About The Position

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. This position involves cleaning, stocking, and preparing the emergency department for patient care. It includes transporting patients within the department and to other in-hospital locations. The role also involves performing clinical functions such as EKGs, assisting with wound care, obtaining lab specimens (urine and serum), and applying splints, molds, and immobilizers to injured extremities as ordered. Additionally, the technician will set up orthopedic clinics, perform lab draws, and carry out tasks as directed by physicians and nursing staff. This is a summary of key job functions and does not include every detail of the job that may reasonably be required.

Requirements

Current Certified Nurse Assistant License, EMT License or graduate of an accredited Medical Assistant program required or current enrollment in a nursing program with at least 1 year of clinical rotations completed; or a minimum of 2 years current experience as an ED Tech.
CPI required within 6 months of hire.
AHA BLS Certification
High School Diploma or equivalency required

Nice To Haves

Preference given to those who hold a Paramedic license

Responsibilities

Cleans, stocks, and readies the emergency department for care for patients.
Transports patients within the department and to in-hospital locations as needed.
Performs clinical functions, like EKG’s, suture set-up, assists in wound cleansing as ordered, utilizes sterile technique when necessary, obtains labs specimens: urine and serum, and other tasks as needed.
Assists in EDMD and Orthopedist by applying splints, molds and immobilizers to injured extremities as ordered and sets up orthopedic clinic.
Perform lab draws as required.
Carries out tasks as directed by physicians, nurse director and ED nursing staff.