Emergency Room Technician (ERT)- East Bank
Fairview Health Services•Minneapolis, MN
•Onsite
About The Position
Fairview is looking for an Emergency Room Technician (ERT) to join our ED team at our University of Minnesota Medical Center (East Bank) in Minneapolis, MN. The Emergency Room Technician (ERT) assists the professional nurse in delivering patient care, transporting patients and equipment, setting up and maintaining patient rooms, and managing supplies. Depending on unit needs and the discretion of the professional nurse, the ERT may be assigned patient care responsibilities.
Requirements
- Current EMT or ERT certification
- Current Paramedic certification
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) on the MN Registry
- Enrolled in an LPN, RN, or NP program (with at least 1 completed clinical semester)
- Six months of recent hands-on patient care experience (acute, long-term, or home care)
- Completed Fairview’s OnTrack Nursing Assistant training program
- LPN licensure
- Must have BLS certification
Nice To Haves
- 1+ years of Emergency Department experience (EMT, ERT, paramedic, scribe, etc.)
- Current experience as a CNA or NST
Responsibilities
- Transports patients by wheelchair and cart
- Assists patients with ambulation and positioning
- Informs RN of patient/family observations and concerns
- Promptly responds to patient call lights/requests
- Demonstrates concern for patient dignity, privacy, and confidentiality
- Performs tasks with adaptations or modifications consistent with patients ages and developmental abilities
- Obtains ordered specimens from patient
- Transports specimens and blood products
- Demonstrates adherence to proper procedures
- Assists in resuscitation
- Functions as nurse extender: assists nurses with patient care activities
- Documents patient care activities and procedures on the nursing records. Documentation is clear, concise, accurate and timely
- Restocks room, supplies, and carts
- Assists with patient room clean-up between patients
- Completes room and cart checklist
- Performs quality control checks on designated pieces of equipment. Completes quality control checklist. Reports discrepancies and malfunctions to charge nurse or manager
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- PTO/vacation
- Safe and Sick Time
- tuition reimbursement
- retirement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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