Critical Care Technician, Emergency Room, Per Diem, Variable Shifts

Heywood Medical Group; Gardner, Dayton (MA, OH); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare provider as a Critical Care Technician! In this vital role, you will assist with patient care, ensuring a safe and comfortable environment for patients in the Emergency Department. Your responsibilities will include performing EKGs, monitoring vital signs, and supporting the healthcare team in delivering exceptional care. With a commitment to employee well-being, this organization offers competitive wages and generous benefits. If you are passionate about making a difference in patients' lives and thrive in a dynamic environment, this is the opportunity for you!

Benefits

Competitive Wages

Great Benefits

Generous Earned Time Off

Qualifications

• High school diploma required; CNA, L.N.A., MA or EMT certification preferred.
• Emergency Department or ICU experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with patient care, including vital signs and EKGs.
• Maintain a clean environment and assist in patient transfers.
• Participate in continuing education and departmental meetings.

Skills

Patient Care

Interpersonal Effectiveness

Analytical Thinking

Customer Service Orientation

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Tools

Meditech

Job description

Overview

You Matter Here!

Heywood Healthcare values our employees! We offer competitive wages, great benefits and generous earned time off. Come work where you will matter!

Hours: Per Diem, Variable Shifts

Job Summary:

The Critical Care Technician will report to the Emergency Department Nurse Director. He/She will assist with patient care based on individual patient needs within the scope of practice under the direct supervision of the Registered Nurse. Responsibilities will include but are not limited to: Answering phones, order entry, EKG’s, lab draws, stocking of rooms and transporting patients to other departments.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Works together with departmental and healthcare teams to complete assignments.
• Maintains a clean and comfortable environment for patients and visitors.
• Removes or arranges for removal of safety hazards from the environment immediately to prevent potential safety hazards from occurring.
• Prioritizes and reprioritizes work based on the changing needs of the customers.
• Assists patients, physicians, and nurses during procedures, assisting as needed.
• Assists in the admission and discharge of patients to expedite care.
• Assists in the collection, labeling, and delivery of routine specimens.
• Assists with the transfer of patients to and from other departments utilizing appropriate technique (i.e., body mechanics, transfer mattress).
• Observes, reports, and records vital signs and intake and output as directed by the registered nurse and in accordance with Patient Care Service’s Standards.
• Performs EKG’s, according to standard policies and procedures.
• Performs Glucometer testing according to standard policies and procedures on patients 15 years or older. (This is dependent on completed competency).
• Performs blood draws according to standard policies and procedures on patients 15 years or older. (This is dependent on completed competency).
• Performs IV insertion according to standard policies and procedures on patients 15 years and older. (This is dependent on completed competency).
• Places patients on cardiac monitors and obtains trends, as indicated.
• Recognizes and reports appropriate patient data to the Registered Nurse.
• Monitors stock and re-stocks supplies as needed.
• Participates in continuing education, departmental staff meetings, in-services, and performs department specific competencies.

Statement of Other Duties

This document describes the major duties and responsibilities for this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described.

Functional Demands

Physical Requirements: Exerts 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Frequently kneels (bending the legs at the knee to come to rest on knee or knees), reaches (extending hands and arms in any direction), and feels (perceiving attributes of items as size, shape, temperature, or texture by means of fingertips). Occasionally crouches (bending body downward and forward by bending legs and spine), and stoops (bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist).

Organizational Expectations

Behavioral Attributes: The following behavioral attributes are required: achievement motivation, concern for order, flexibility, initiative, self-confidence, customer service orientation, interpersonal effectiveness, teamwork, analytical thinking, and information seeking.

Qualifications

Job Requirements

Minimum Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

Minimum Work Experience:

• Emergency Department or Intensive Care Unit experience strongly preferred.
• Phlebotomy & EKG experience preferred.
• Computer/Meditech proficiency preferred.

Minimum Licenses and Certifications:

• CNA, L.N.A., MA or EMT certification required -OR-
• RN nursing student who has completed the first fundamentals course and 75 hours of clinical -OR-
• Acquired critical care technician (CCT) competency as demonstrated by continuous employment in a CCT role with Heywood Healthcare for a period of 12 months.
• AHA BLS certification required.