Emergency Room Technician - Emergency Department

UNC Health•Chapel Hill, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Emergency Room Technician II assists with patient care, patient safety, and responding to patient needs in the Emergency Room at UNC Medical Center. The Emergency Department is a designated Level I adult and pediatric trauma center and serves as North Carolina’s primary referral hospital as well as the Chapel Hill and Orange County communities. Staff work collaboratively across the Main ED for adults and the Pediatric ED for children, caring for patients from neonates through geriatrics. A separate Psych Emergency Department works closely with the larger Emergency Department. This is a 36-hour-per-week, full-time onsite position with three 12-hour shifts on rotating day and night schedules, including rotating weekends and holidays. The role requires attendance at a week-long hospital orientation offered every two weeks. The position qualifies for a comprehensive benefits package, and paid time off accrues based on hours worked.

Requirements

Currently be listed as a Nursing Assistant I by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services or be an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT).
Hold a Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider certificate, or be willing to obtain it independently.
High school diploma or GED; a higher-level degree may satisfy this requirement.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; write routine reports and correspondence; and speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide, including using units of American money and weight, volume, and distance.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and address problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Nice To Haves

Three to six months of relevant experience and/or training is preferred.

Responsibilities

Take and record temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration rates every two hours or as directed.
Record intake and outputs as directed.
Perform urinary catheterization or an in-and-out Foley procedure and document accordingly.
Set up the area for sterile procedures and document accordingly.
Perform minor orthopedic splinting under the direction of the physician assistant.
Document any observed skin breakdown and notify the RN.
Remove IV catheters and document accordingly.
Transcribe, document, and transmit physician orders and other pertinent information.
Work in all three department areas—triage, minor treatment, and acute—and follow the applicable departmental guidelines in each area.
Attend the required week-long hospital orientation.