Emergency Patient Care Tech
About The Position
As an ED Tech, you will provide crucial support and direct patient care in the fast-paced Emergency Department, ensuring efficient operations and compassionate assistance during critical moments. Every day you will expertly assist with patient admissions and discharges, perform vital signs and basic medical procedures, maintain a clean and organized environment, and meticulously document observations to support the nursing staff and physician team. To be successful, you will demonstrate outstanding adaptability, strong communication skills, and a calm, proactive demeanor, contributing significantly to timely patient care and a smooth-running ED. Utilizes the AIDET principle to communicate with others, with a focus on patients and their families. Acknowledge Introduce Explain Duration Thank Reports and documents all care rendered to patient, patient/family. Reports and documents all changes in patients conditions including behavior and psychosocial. Utilizes Chain of Command appropriately as needed. Demonstrates ability to measure and record vital signs, including orthostatics. Demonstrates knowledge of vital sign ranges in all ranges and notifies licensed nursing staff of any abnormal vital sign. Demonstrates ability to accurately measure and record weights on all patients in ED.
Requirements
- Minimum one (1) year previous direct patient care in an emergency department, ambulance, fire or emergent pre-hospital setting.
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support - CPR
- Emergency Medical Technician: CA National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians Basic
Nice To Haves
- EKG experience
Responsibilities
- Assist with patient admissions and discharges.
- Perform vital signs and basic medical procedures.
- Maintain a clean and organized environment.
- Document observations to support the nursing staff and physician team.
- Utilize the AIDET principle to communicate with others, with a focus on patients and their families.
- Report and document all care rendered to patient, patient/family.
- Report and document all changes in patients conditions including behavior and psychosocial.
- Utilize Chain of Command appropriately as needed.
- Measure and record vital signs, including orthostatics.
- Notify licensed nursing staff of any abnormal vital sign.
- Accurately measure and record weights on all patients in ED.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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