Emergency Room Tech

Covenant Health • Knoxville, TN

6d • Onsite

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, while coordinating communications on the unit. The role supports patient care, department operations, safety, and quality improvement. This is a full-time, 72-hours-per-pay-period, day-shift position at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, a 444-bed hospital and part of Covenant Health.

Requirements

• At least one year of experience as an EMT, HUC, LPN, MA, or PCA/CNA, or meet the stated licensure or certification requirement.
• Current CPR certification is required.
• If the applicant 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 fundamental clinical skills portion of the program (first semester of clinicals).
• No minimum education level 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 temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, weight, height, and intake and output.
• Complete applicable items on the TECH CHECKLIST of DAILY ACTIVITIES.
• Order and restock patient-care supplies in rooms, carts, and other appropriate areas.
• Clean and wrap instruments for transport to sterile processing and correctly identify and replace instruments on appropriate trays.
• Help maintain a safe environment by checking equipment, reporting malfunctioning equipment, handling linen appropriately, and storing supplies.
• Gather equipment for oxygen setup and check oxygen connections and placement; set up and check suction equipment.
• Answer patient call lights promptly and respond to patient requests; report observed changes in patient condition to a nurse or provider.
• Assist with transporting patients within the facility.
• Prepare wounds for providers as directed, clean and dress wounds, apply splints and immobilizers, apply 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.
• Ambulate and help patients move in and out of bed, into wheelchairs, and onto transport, including while on oxygen if required.
• Empty canisters, urine bags, bedpans, and emesis basins, and record intake and output.
• Provide general care, including positioning, lifting, turning, assistance with bedpans, urinals or commodes, preoperative supportive care, and application of anti-embolism stockings and sequential compression devices.
• Collect ordered urine, stool, and sputum specimens.
• Perform phlebotomy, label samples using two patient identifiers, and maintain, rotate, and restock lab-draw supplies.
• Remove INTs at the direction of nursing staff or a licensed independent practitioner (LIP).
• Remove sutures or staples at the direction of a nurse or LIP.
• Perform EKGs.
• Follow infection-control policies, including standard precautions, transmission-based isolation precautions, OSHA standards, safety measures, and proper body mechanics.
• Demonstrate knowledge and competency in meeting the age-specific needs of the population served.
• Help maintain a clean and orderly patient and work environment and 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.

Benefits

• Covenant Health offers a comprehensive benefits package, including tuition reimbursement, student loan assistance, certification bonuses, and leadership development programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed