Emergency Dept. Tech (Cert), Emergency Department, Part Time (36 hr week), Night

MarinHealth Medical Center•Bon Air, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Emergency Department Technician assists Registered Nurses, Physicians, and Physician Assistants in providing direct patient care. The role obtains and records vital signs and other patient data; assists with personal care and activities of daily living; transports patients; applies orthopedic splints and immobilizers; performs bedside EKGs and specimen collection; and supports licensed staff with treatments and procedures. The technician also helps maintain a safe, efficient care environment by stocking supplies and linens, cleaning equipment and stretchers, replacing full sharps containers, and completing other assigned duties. The position serves patients from toddlers through adults over age 80 and requires care appropriate to each patient's physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs. Employees have access to protected health information and must comply with patient privacy requirements. The role follows MarinHealth's C.A.R.E.S. standards: Communication, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Safety. Required measles, mumps, varicella, and annual influenza immunizations are conditions of employment; COVID-19 vaccination and boosters are strongly recommended, with exemptions considered as permitted by law.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
At least one year of experience as an EMT, Paramedic, or CNA; enrollment in a registered nursing program with at least the first year of instruction completed may substitute for the required experience.
Certified Phlebotomy Technician I (CPT I) or Certified Phlebotomy Technician II (CPT II) certification required at hire.
Basic Life Support (BLS) required at hire.
Integrative Agitation Management (IAMTAC) certification required within 30 days of hire.
Ability to read, speak, and write clearly and legibly, and to understand and follow English verbal and written instructions.
Ability to establish priorities and follow through on assigned tasks.
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with patients, visitors, physicians, team members, and other hospital staff.
Knowledge of medical terminology.
Ability to learn current in-house computer systems.
Ability to work effectively as a team member and contribute positively to team and organizational goals.
Ability to maintain a calm demeanor while working amid conflicting demands.
Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills for the physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, and related needs of patients served in the assigned area.
Compliance with required measles, mumps, varicella, and annual influenza immunizations, subject to applicable exemptions.

Nice To Haves

Experience as an Orthopedic Technician.

Responsibilities

Obtain and record vital signs, intake and output, and other patient data, and report significant findings to licensed personnel.
Assist patients with hygiene, activities of daily living, comfort, and safety measures.
Assist with patient positioning, ambulation, and transfers.
Assist with simple respiratory therapy treatments.
Perform bedside EKGs and collect specimens.
Prepare patients for surgery, diagnostic tests, and transport, and assist licensed staff with simple procedures.
Troubleshoot and set up equipment and assist team members with treatments and procedures.
Apply splints and other orthopedic immobilizers.
Bring patients into the Emergency Department treatment area and prepare them to be seen by a physician according to patient care guidelines.
Assist physicians with physical examinations when requested.
Prepare procedural trays using sterile technique and assist physicians and nurses with procedures.
Assist the RN in receiving ambulance patients, including placing patients on monitors, transferring them, helping them into hospital gowns, and obtaining vital signs.
Observe patients for changes in condition and immediately report observed changes to licensed personnel.
Respond to Code 2000 on the assigned unit.
Attend mandatory classes, meetings, and in-services required by unit and hospital standards.
Transport patients in wheelchairs and gurneys.
Inspect and clean wheelchairs, gurneys, and other Emergency Department equipment during idle time; remove equipment needing repair from service and deliver it to engineering.
Perform post-mortem care and transport expired patients to the morgue.
Change linens and disinfect gurneys between patients.
Cross-train to the Clerk position and edit the EKG machine.
Perform phlebotomy if California phlebotomy-certified.
Complete other duties as assigned.