Emergency Room Tech

Covenant Health•Knoxville, TN

About The Position

The Emergency Room Tech functions as a direct patient caregiver, performing tasks to assist registered nurses. Under the supervision of the Team Leader, the Tech provides hands-on care, assists patients with activities of daily living, and performs specified technical tasks for a group of patients in the emergency department.

Requirements

At least one year of experience as an EMT, HUC, LPN, MA, or PCA/CNA, or meet the stated licensure or certification requirement.
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 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).

Responsibilities

Enter and update the ED tracking board promptly to communicate with staff.
Document and maintain patient records as appropriate.
Measure and record temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, weight, height, and intake and output.
Complete applicable items and activities on the TECH CHECKLIST of DAILY ACTIVITIES.
Order patient-care supplies and keep supplies stocked in appropriate amounts in rooms, carts, and other areas.
Clean and wrap instruments for transport to sterile processing, and identify and replace appropriate surgical instruments on trays.
Help maintain a safe environment, including checking equipment for proper function, reporting malfunctioning equipment, and appropriately handling linen and storing supplies.
Gather equipment for oxygen setup and check oxygen connections and placement.
Set up suction equipment and check that it functions properly.
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 to other areas of the facility.
Prepare wounds for a provider as directed; clean and dress wounds appropriately.
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.
Assist with triage vital signs.
Ambulate patients and assist them in and out of bed, into wheelchairs, and during transport, including on oxygen when required.
Empty canisters, urine bags, bedpans, and emesis basins, and record intake and output.
Provide general care, including positioning, lifting, or turning patients; assisting with bedpans, urinals, or commodes; preoperative supportive care; and applying anti-embolism stockings and sequential compression devices.
Collect urine, stool, and sputum specimens as ordered.
Perform phlebotomy, including labeling specimens with two patient identifiers and maintaining, rotating, and restocking 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.