Emergency Department Technician- St John's

Fairview Health Services • Maplewood, MN

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is looking for an Emergency Department Technician (EDT) to join our ED team at our M Health Fairview St Johns Hospital in Maplewood, MN.
M Health Fairview St. John’s Hospital, located in Maplewood, provides fast, high-quality emergency care to families and individuals across the northeast Twin Cities metro area, including Little Canada, Vadnais Heights, White Bear Lake, and North St. Paul. Our Emergency Department cares for patients of all ages with a wide range of urgent and critical medical conditions.
As part of our ED team, Emergency Department Technicians play a key role in supporting patient care. You’ll work alongside experienced emergency medicine physicians, nurses, and clinical staff in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
St. John’s offers comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic services on a welcoming 32-acre suburban campus, combining compassionate, patient-centered care with advanced technology and innovative treatments.
The Emergency Department Technician (EDT) assists the professional nurse in delivering patient care, transporting patients and equipment, setting up and maintaining patient rooms, and managing supplies. Depending on unit needs and the discretion of the professional nurse, the EDT may be assigned patient care responsibilities.
Schedule: This position will be working 0.80 FTE (64 hours every two weeks). The shift length will be 8 hour variety of evening shifts. This position will also work an every other weekend rotation.

Requirements

• Must have BLS certification and ONE of the following:
• Current EMT or ERT certification
• Current Paramedic certification
• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) on the MN Registry
• Enrolled in an LPN, RN, or NP program (with at least 1 completed clinical semester)
• Six months of recent hands-on patient care experience (acute, long-term, or home care)
• Completed Fairview’s OnTrack Nursing Assistant training program
• LPN licensure

Nice To Haves

• 1+ years of Emergency Department experience (EMT, ERT, paramedic, scribe, etc.)
• Current experience as a CNA or NST

Responsibilities

• Provides patient care
• Transports patients by wheelchair and cart
• Assists patients with ambulation and positioning
• Informs RN of patient/family observations and concerns
• Promptly responds to patient call lights/requests
• Demonstrates concern for patient dignity, privacy, and confidentiality
• Performs tasks with adaptations or modifications consistent with patients ages and developmental abilities
• Obtains ordered specimens from patient
• Transports specimens and blood products
• Demonstrates adherence to proper procedures
• Assists in resuscitation
• Functions as nurse extender: assists nurses with patient care activities
• Documents patient care activities and procedures on the nursing records.
• Documentation is clear, concise, accurate and timely
• Maintains room/unit and supplies
• Restocks room, supplies, and carts
• Assists with patient room clean-up between patients
• Completes room and cart checklist
• Performs quality control checks on designated pieces of equipment
• Completes quality control checklist
• Reports discrepancies and malfunctions to charge nurse or manager

Benefits

• Fairview offers a generous benefits package, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, PTO/vacation and Safe and Sick Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement and more!
• Please follow this link for additional information: https://www.fairview.org/careers/benefits/helocalseiu

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees