ER Technician
About The Position
Where You’ll Work Founded in 1873, Dignity Health - Mercy Medical Center is a 186-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Merced, California. Serving over 150,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II NICU, heart care, the Mercy Cancer Center, and a family birth center. Additionally, Merced Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center. One Community. One Mission. One California Job Summary and Responsibilities Position Summary Under the direction of the Department Director and/or Registered Nurse, assists nursing personnel in maintaining required medical record documentation, as well as administrative/clerical processes surrounding the daily operations of the Nursing Unit. Monitors the central cardiac monitoring station, and alerts appropriate members of the healthcare team to the presence of problematic and/or potentially lethal arrhythmias.
Requirements
- Experience as a MA, EMT, CNA orequivalence, upon hire
- Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire
- Medical Terminology
- Familiarity with computer operations
- Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire. This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience as a ER Tech, UnitClerk and/or Monitor Technician
- Previous experience with EKG equipment, able to perform EKG's
- Prior acute care or emergency experience
Responsibilities
- Assists nursing personnel in maintaining required medical record documentation
- Assists nursing personnel in administrative/clerical processes surrounding the daily operations of the Nursing Unit
- Monitors the central cardiac monitoring station
- Alerts appropriate members of the healthcare team to the presence of problematic and/or potentially lethal arrhythmias.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
