ER Tech

Tenet Healthcare Corporation • Phoenix, AZ

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About The Position

Provides patient care support services in the Emergency Department under the supervision of an RN. The role supports patients' physical, psychosocial, spiritual, educational, safety, risk, and discharge-planning needs, and performs direct care activities according to the plan of care and RN direction. The ER Tech also assists with patient admission, transfer, and discharge; maintains supplies and equipment; and cleans and prepares rooms for incoming patients.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent GED.
• Excellent customer service skills, basic computer skills, and knowledge of basic medical terminology.
• One year of experience as a nursing assistant, or one of the following in lieu of experience: current CNA certificate; LNA license from the Arizona State Board of Nursing; completion of block one/first year of nursing school; current EMT-B certification; or completion of a formal PCA/T/ED Tech education program from an accredited institution.
• Current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) license or meeting the minimum experience requirements.
• CPR.

Nice To Haves

• Six months of experience in a hospital or emergency room setting as a Unit Secretary, EMT, or CNA.
• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Certified Emergency Medical Tech (EMT) certification.
• CPR.

Responsibilities

• Observe, report, and respond to patients' physical, psychosocial, spiritual, educational, safety/risk, and discharge-planning needs on admission and on an ongoing basis.
• Perform direct patient care activities according to the plan of care and as directed by an RN, including placing patients on monitors, obtaining and documenting vital signs and intake/output, inserting Foley catheters, transporting patients, phlebotomy, performing EKGs, wound care, and joint immobilization, splinting, or casting.
• Perform other patient care as needed.
• Organize, track, stock, and store supplies and equipment, and keep the department clean and organized.
• Maintain linens, rooms, carts, blankets in the warmer, bedside equipment, suture trays and equipment, bedside monitor supplies, oxygen tanks under carts, and IV trays and carts.
• Assist the nursing team with patient admission, transfer, and discharge.
• Clean rooms after patient discharge and prepare them for the next patient.
• Prioritize work in a rapidly changing workload.
• Perform other related job tasks or responsibilities as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match.
• Paid time off.
• Career development and continuing education opportunities.
• Health savings accounts and healthcare and dependent flexible spending accounts.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Employee discount program.
• Voluntary benefits including pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long-term care, elder and childcare, and auto and home insurance.

What This Job Offers

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