Emergency Room Technician - PRN, DAYS

Exceptional Healthcare Inc.•Bullhead City, AZ

About The Position

POSITION SUMMARY: The Emergency Room Tech provides technical support for physicians and nurses in the Emergency Center. The purpose of this position is to assist and support the nursing and medical staff of the Emergency Department, to perform patient care, and environmental tasks, and manage supplies and equipment to ensure the patient-focused, cost-effective operation of the department. The Emergency Room Tech will also be responsible for assisting the RN with performing education and observing chemical tests on patients’ or control specimens by clinical staff using the lab and correctly records appropriate results and uses and maintains all laboratory equipment correctly.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
1-3 years’ experience in an Emergency Room setting or 1-3 years’ experience as an Emergency Medical Technician EMT-P (or equivalent) required
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situation
Basic computer skills

Nice To Haves

Current Emergency Medical Technician (or equivalent) certification preferred

Responsibilities

Assists the RNs and physicians in providing technical care of the patients by: Documenting vital signs, performing phlebotomy and IV starts, performing EKGs, transporting patients, placing patient on cardiac and vital sign monitors, performing Point of Care Testing, performing wound care, and obtaining lab specimens and documents all care/procedures provided
Performs urine drug screens and/or breathalyzer tests, once checked off or trained
Assists the physician with physical exams, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
Applies a variety of orthopedic splints and fits patients for crutches
Ensure that patient care areas, storage rooms, and equipment are clean and maintained
Cleans equipment and workspace (including patient rooms, restrooms, waiting room, and nurse’s station)
Ensure that there is a sufficient amount of lab supplies, linens, stock room supplies
Assists with unloading supplies into Emergency Center
Perform POC and QC lab testing
Perform daily check of ABC equipment in each room
Maintain temperature logs in Pharmacy and Lab
Responsible for changing out Sharp’s containers
Recognizes equipment malfunctions and refers for repair
Perform patient care as directed by nursing or medical staff, documenting on the medical record
Ensure an adequate supply of equipment needed for patient care and is responsible for stocking items such as: linens, wall mounts, thermometer probes and Otoscope probes, upper and lower drawers, vital sign machine, IV carts, ortho carts, urine cups and wipes, triage wound supplies, nourishment counter, patient and waiting room refrigerators
Perform quality control procedures and maintain records on these checks
Perform calibrations in compliance with manufacturer’s requirements
Ensures proficiency testing specimens are done at each center in compliance with policy
Oversees documentation of temperatures/humidity checks
Monitors appropriate send out lab procedures
Maintains current appropriate and needed policies and procedures
Demonstrate knowledge of new testing methods, products and instrumentation; remain informed on all current technologies
Maintain inventory of necessary supplies and submit orders for restocking as needed
Demonstrate the values to team concept on a consistent basis
Interact professionally with all department members, physicians, staff, administration and the Director of Clinical Laboratory
Responsible for documenting correct information for compliance purposes.
Remain knowledgeable about appropriate testing procedures
Performs daily opening and closing duties as assigned (see attached)
Perform other duties as assigned