ER Tech

Trinity Health • Brighton Charter Township, MI

6d • $16

About The Position

Emergency (ER) Tech
Department: Emergency
Location: Brighton and Howell, Michigan
Pay: 16.29+ per hour based upon applicable on the job patient care experience + shift premiums when working afternoons, overnights and weekend shifts
Shifts: 10:45am - 11:15pm, every 3rd weekend and holiday rotation
Status: Full Time, benefit eligible (72 hours per pay period – every two weeks)
Position Purpose:
The ER Tech, under the direction of a registered nurse, is responsible for direct patient care considering age specific, developmental, cultural and spiritual needs. They assist in establishing and maintaining a patient care environment that is clean, safe and conducive to patient/family wellbeing including concepts of relationship-based care.
Trinity Health Livingston Hospital’s Emergency Department (ED) is available 24-hours a day, 365 days a year to care for minor illnesses/injuries, as well as major life-threatening, traumatic, medical and surgical problems.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED
• Minimum of one year of previous direct care experience (acute or long term) or successful completion of CENA, PCT, MA, or EMT course.
• Student nurses must have completed their nursing fundamentals class of a BSN program.

Responsibilities

• The ER Tech assists patient in completing ADLs including: Bathing, showering, toileting, positioning, turning, transferring, ambulation using assistive devices and with feeding and menu selection.
• An ER Tech will collect and send specimens including blood and blood cultures and inserts and removes peripheral IV catheters.
• They are responsible to record patient information and required data in appropriate areas in order to meet documentation requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED