Paramedic EMT

Renown Health•Reno, NV

About The Position

The ER Trauma Technician supports the day-to-day operations of the Emergency Department as an Emergency Medical Trauma Technician Basic (ETTB), supply aide, and unit clerk. The technician works under the direct supervision of an ED medical director, ED physician, and paramedic, in collaboration with a registered nurse. Within established competencies and scope of practice approved by Renown Health, the role performs technical procedures and may provide patient care as part of the ED team-based model alongside an ED physician and registered nurse or an Emergency Medical Trauma Technician Advanced or Paramedic. In the supply aide function, the incumbent stocks required supplies, equipment, and instrumentation to support safe and effective patient care. In the unit clerk function, the incumbent performs clerical duties, serves as unit receptionist, coordinates unit and patient schedules and activities, uses computers and telephones, and maintains an orderly nurse's station. The technician interacts with patients, families, visitors, and other guests, providing directions, information, and appropriate referrals. The role requires effective communication with supervisors, ED staff, physicians, and ancillary staff, as well as ensuring equipment is working properly before procedures, caring for it afterward, and reporting broken or malfunctioning equipment. Duties and work areas may vary according to operational needs, and flexible hours or other related duties may be requested. The technician provides age-specific care to neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, geriatric, and trauma patients, within established competencies and quality standards. Patient-care skills may include physical assessment, medication administration, patient education, 12-lead EKGs, and other skills specified in the Emergency Medical Trauma Technician-Acute Care Technician Practice Guidelines. Responsibilities also include safe application and maintenance of traction, orthopedic, and durable medical equipment; trauma documentation; maintaining cervical spinal immobilization; assisting with trauma procedures; appropriate chain of custody for gunshot or stab wound patients; and designating appropriate trauma staff. Required orientation and ongoing competency checklists and professional development requirements apply.

Requirements

Working-level knowledge of English, including reading, writing, and speaking.
Current State of Nevada and National Registry of EMT (NREMT) Basic certification upon hire.
NREMT certification must be in active status within 90 days of hire.
Current BLS certification meeting American Heart Association standards.
Must possess, or be able to obtain within 90 days, the computer skills needed for online learning, accessing forms and policies, and completing benefits enrollment.
Must successfully complete the required unit clerk skills checklist, ETTB skills checklist (including the medication administration grid), and orderly skills checklist during orientation.
Must maintain competencies within scope of practice, verified through completion of Professional Development Day in the Emergency Department.
Must successfully complete the trauma pathway in cost center 200326 where applicable.
Must successfully complete the trauma technician skills checklist within established competencies and Renown Health-approved scope of practice.

Nice To Haves

Six months of Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) experience.
Six months of Emergency Department Technician experience.
Completion of the Renown Emergency Medic Intern Program.

Responsibilities

Perform technical procedures and patient-care skills within established competencies and Renown Health-approved scope of practice.
Support safe, age-specific patient care in collaboration with ED physicians, registered nurses, paramedics, and other emergency medical trauma technicians.
Perform physical assessments, administer medications, provide patient education, and perform 12-lead EKGs as appropriate to scope of practice.
Stock the Emergency Department with required supplies, equipment, and instrumentation.
Perform unit clerk duties, including receptionist work, clerical tasks, coordinating schedules and activities, using computers and telephones, and maintaining an orderly nurse's station.
Provide directions and information and make appropriate referrals to patients, families, visitors, and other guests arriving at or calling the ED.
Ensure equipment is functioning properly before procedures, care for equipment after procedures, and report broken or malfunctioning equipment.
Safely apply and maintain traction, orthopedic, and durable medical equipment supplied in the department and in patient care departments.
Complete trauma-related duties, including documentation, maintaining cervical spinal immobilization, assisting with procedures, maintaining appropriate chain of custody for gunshot or stab wound patients, and designating appropriate trauma staff.
Complete required unit clerk, ETTB, medication administration, orderly, and trauma technician skills checklists and maintain competencies through required professional development.