Emergency Room Tech

Covenant Health•Sevierville, TN

About The Position

The Emergency Room Tech functions as a specialized direct patient caregiver in the Emergency Department, performing hands-on care and specified technical tasks to assist nurses and providers, and coordinating communications on the unit. The role supports patient care, department operations, safety, and an orderly patient and work environment at LeConte Medical Center.

Requirements

At least one year of experience as an EMT, HUC, LPN, MA, or PCA/CNA, or meet the stated licensure requirement.
CPR is required.
If the candidate has less than one year of experience, they must have a current EMT registry or license, LPN, MA, or CNA certification at the time of hire or promotion, or be a student in an accredited nursing education program who has successfully completed the program’s fundamental clinical skills portion (first semester of clinicals).
No minimum education is specified; education must be sufficient to meet the standards for any required license or certification.

Responsibilities

Enter and update the ED tracking board promptly and document or maintain patient records as appropriate.
Measure and record vital signs, oxygen saturation, weight, height, and intake and output.
Complete applicable items and activities on the TECH CHECKLIST of DAILY ACTIVITIES.
Order and stock patient care supplies; maintain lab-draw supplies, including rotation and restocking.
Clean and wrap instruments for transport to sterile processing, and identify and replace appropriate surgical instruments on trays.
Help maintain a safe environment by checking equipment, reporting malfunctioning equipment, and properly handling linen and storing supplies.
Gather equipment for oxygen setup and verify oxygen connections and placement; set up suction equipment and check its function.
Answer patient call lights promptly and respond to patient requests; report observed changes in patient condition to a nurse or provider.
Assist with patient transportation within the facility, including ambulation and transfers to and from beds and wheelchairs, using oxygen when required.
Prepare wounds for providers, clean and dress wounds, apply splints, immobilizers and ace bandages, and fit patients for crutches.
Perform range-of-motion tasks and assist with ambulatory devices as specified in the patient’s plan of care.
Assist providers with pelvic exams and assist with triage vital signs.
Provide general care, including positioning, lifting, turning, assistance with bedpans, urinals or commodes, preoperative supportive care, and use of anti-embolism stockings and sequential compression devices.
Empty canisters, urine bags, bedpans and emesis basins, and record intake and output.
Collect ordered urine, stool and sputum specimens and perform phlebotomy, labeling specimens with two patient identifiers.
Perform INT removal as directed by nursing staff or a licensed independent practitioner (LIP), and perform suture or staple removal at their direction.
Perform EKGs.
Follow infection-control policies, including standard and transmission-based precautions, OSHA standards, safety measures and proper body mechanics.
Demonstrate knowledge and competency in meeting the age-specific needs of the population served.
Maintain a clean and orderly patient and work environment; follow policies, procedures and safety standards.
Complete required annual education assignments, work toward goals and objectives, and participate in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
Perform other duties as assigned.