Emergency Room Technician (ERT)- East Bank

Fairview Health Services•Minneapolis, MN

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is hiring an Emergency Room Technician (ERT) for its Emergency Department team at East Bank University Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The ERT assists professional nurses with patient care, patient and equipment transport, preparing and maintaining patient rooms, and managing supplies. Depending on unit needs and the professional nurse’s discretion, the ERT may be assigned patient care responsibilities. This is a 0.60 FTE position, or 48 hours every two weeks. The schedule consists of 8-hour evening shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 3:30 a.m., with an every-other-weekend rotation.

Requirements

BLS certification.
And at least one of the following: current EMT or ERT certification; current Paramedic certification; CNA status on the Minnesota Registry; enrollment in an LPN, RN, or NP program with at least one completed clinical semester; six months of recent hands-on patient care experience in acute, long-term, or home care; completion of Fairview’s OnTrack Nursing Assistant training program; or LPN licensure.

Nice To Haves

At least one year of Emergency Department experience, such as EMT, ERT, paramedic, or scribe experience.
Current experience as a CNA or NST.

Responsibilities

Transport patients by wheelchair or cart.
Assist patients with ambulation and positioning.
Inform the RN of patient and family observations and concerns.
Respond promptly to patient call lights and requests.
Protect patient dignity, privacy, and confidentiality.
Adapt tasks to patients’ ages and developmental abilities.
Obtain ordered specimens from patients and transport specimens and blood products.
Follow proper procedures and assist in resuscitation.
Assist nurses with patient care activities as a nurse extender.
Document patient care activities and procedures clearly, concisely, accurately, and promptly in nursing records.
Restock rooms, supplies, and carts; assist with room clean-up between patients; and complete room and cart checklists.
Perform quality-control checks on designated equipment, complete quality-control checklists, and report discrepancies or malfunctions to the charge nurse or manager.