Emergency Department Technician Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• EMT, Certified Nursing or Medical Assistant preferred.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience in data entry or typing preferred.
• Previous clerical experience preferred.
• Legible handwriting.
• Through education, experience, and/or training, the individual is qualified to work with infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
• Fluent knowledge of medical terminology.
• Current BLS Healthcare Provider card.

Nice To Haves

• EMT, Certified Nursing or Medical Assistant preferred.
• Experience in data entry or typing preferred.
• Previous clerical experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists nursing staff with patient care throughout the ED course.
• Provides assistance in the triage process.
• Provides assistance to nursing/medical personnel in direct patient treatment.
• Adheres to standards of aseptic technique.
• Performs ongoing audit of supplies in ED department.
• Re-supplies ED department on an ongoing basis.
• Performs technical skills specific to the ED department.
• Performs splinting, application of orthopedic devices.
• Performs the duties of the Ward Clerk as needed.
• Answers the phone, interacts with ancillary departments to facilitate and ensure completion of patient testing, pages physicians, and completes transfers.
• Effectively utilizes Meditech electronic health record.
• Assists in the admission process.
• Accurately collects and enters patient information, including vital signs.
• Transports patients.
• Insertion of Intravenous catheters.
• Assists patients out of cars as necessary.

Benefits

• $1,000 SIGN ON BONUS (EXTERNAL CANDIDATES)