Critical Care Technician, Emergency Dept, Per Diem

University of Miami; Miami, Northern (FL, KY); On-site; USD 33,000 - 44,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Tuition remission

Job summary

The University of Miami Health System is seeking a Critical Care Technician - PRN to support patient care and drug utilization review activities. This role collaborates with physicians, nurses, and staff to ensure safe medication practices and effective therapy planning.

It involves room preparation, specimen handling, and patient transport in a fast-paced clinical environment. Ideal candidates bring at least 3 years of relevant healthcare support experience, EMT/PMD certification, and

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent; certification or license as applicable.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant healthcare support experience.
• EMT/PMD certification with BLS-CPR, ACLS and PALS required.
• Learning agility to adapt to new procedures and priorities.
• Ability to work in a team and communicate effectively.
• Proficiency with office software and clinical data entry.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and care for equipment, including cleaning of IV pumps, glucometer and ultrasound equipment.
• Keep patient areas stocked with supplies.
• Complete equipment logs and repair work orders.
• Maintain medication refrigerator cleanliness and logs; report temp deviations.
• Collect vitals and report abnormalities to the nurse.
• Escort patients to exam rooms for procedures.
• Prepare clinic rooms with equipment and supplies for procedures.
• Assist with minor wound care and universal precautions.

Skills

Learning Agility

Teamwork

Communication

Technical Proficiency

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

EMT/PMD Certification

BLS-CPR

ACLS

PALS

Job description

CORE JOB SUMMARY

The Critical Care Technician - PRN conducts drug utilization review studies, and consults with medical practitioners on prescription orders, patient reactions, and errors. Additionally, this employee works closely with patients and healthcare providers to provide information and guidance about the effects of prescription drugs and help plan effective drug therapy programs.

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS

• 1. Maintains and cares for all equipment, to include cleaning of intravenous pumps, poles, glucometer, and ultrasound machine with hospital approved disinfectant, before and after use.
• 2. Maintains patient areas with adequate supplies.
• 3. Completes equipment log, reports broken equipment, and enters work orders for repair.
• 4. Ensures that medication refrigerator is clean, maintains refrigerator logs, and reports deviations in temperature range to supervisor.
• 5. Collects vital signs and communicates abnormalities to appropriate senior staff member(s).
• 6. Accompanies patients to the exam room for procedures.
• 7. Prepares clinic rooms for procedures to assure all equipment and supplies are present.
• 8. Assists with simple wound care and practices universal precautions per policy.
• 9. Assists in lifting, positioning, turning, and ambulating patients.
• 10. Collects specimen of stool, urine, and sputum, and transports to laboratory.
• 11. Reports any changes observed in the condition or behavior of patients to the assigned nurse.
• 12. Transports patients to and from various areas as indicated.
• 13. Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent/relevant experience, certification or license
• Experience: Minimum 3 years of relevant experience required
• Certification and Licensing: Refer to department description for applicable certification requirements (EMT/PMD) BLS-CPR, ACLS, PALS
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.
• Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.
• Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

Job Status: Part time Employee Type: Temporary-Intermittent

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

The mission of the University of Miami is to transform lives through education, research, innovation, and service. A vibrant and diverse academic and healthcare community, the University of Miami and the University of Miami Health System ("UHealth") have rapidly progressed to become one of the nation’s top research universities and academic medical centers in the nation. The University comprises 12 schools and colleges serving undergraduate and graduate students in more than 350 majors and programs. Visit welcome.miami.edu/about-um to learn more about our points of pride. The University ranks No. 55 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges list and ranked No. 49 in the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is ranked the #1 eye hospital in the USA and offers some of the nation's premiere eye doctors to treat every eye condition for adults. Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer, part of the Miller School of Medicine, received the prestigious National Cancer Institute designation in 2019. The University of Miami and UHealth have also ranked among the Forbes Best Employers and Best Employers for Women on several occasions, most recently in 2022. With more than 17,000 faculty and staff, the University strives for excellence, and is driven by a powerful mission to transform and impact the lives of its students, patients, members of the community, and people across the globe.