E/PC Technician- Per Diem NMH

Northwell Health; New Milford (CT); On-site; USD 28,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health is seeking an Emergency Department Assistant to assist the ED team with quality patient care under RN supervision. You will help prepare the clinical area, assist patients into gowns, monitor equipment and support the care team throughout rounds and procedures.

Requirements include a high school diploma or equivalent, 2+ years in ED with MA or EMT certification, or 5+ years ED experience; CPR/BLS certification required; phlebotomy and EKG training preferred.

Qualifications

• HS Grad/EQUIVALENT.
• At least 2 years on-the-job experience and holds either a Medical Assistant or EMT certification, or over 5 years on-the-job experience in the Emergency Department.
• Minimum Experience: three years.
• Desired: Phlebotomy and EKG training. Direct patient care skills.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the preparation of the clinical area, ensuring cleanliness and supplies.
• Prepares patient and treatment room for exams; assists patients into gowns and monitors.
• Performs tasks related to trauma, stroke, STEMI care and related monitoring equipment.
• Initiates protocol testing and completes required documentation.
• Collects specimens (blood, urine, etc.) and handles samples per policy.
• Maintains hourly rounding and communicates with care team and families.
• Participates in performance improvement activities and staff meetings.

Skills

Basic Life Support

CPR

Education

HS Grad / Equivalen

Job description

Description

Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York State’s largest private employer with over 104,000 employees — including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners — who are working to change health care for the better.

Summary

Assists the Emergency Department team by providing quality patient care, working under the direction and supervision of a Registered Professional Nurse.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the preparation of the clinical area, ensuring that the area is clean per infection control standards and adequate supplies and linens are in place.
• Ensures the patient and the treatment room is properly prepared and set up for the exam. This includes assisting patients into gowns, securing belongings and attaching to necessary monitoring devices and securing the necessary supplies or cart.
• Provides specific duties as related to the complex, critical care patient to include: Trauma, Stroke, STEMI patient. Set up rapid infuser, Baer Hugger, surgical trays, pleurovac, Lifepack, cardiac monitoring, etc.
• Initiates protocol testing, including placing the order and completing the required documentation.
• Communicates processes to patients and collects specimens from patients for subsequent analysis, in accordance with approved policies and procedures while observing universal precautions. This includes but is not limited to, blood (venipuncture), urine collection, samples requiring special handling, cultures etc.
• Performs hourly rounding and maintains regular communications with patients and their family. Acts as a conduit for communication with the care team.
• Achieves the organization’s established performance expectations regarding quality service, teamwork, and staff development. Participates in performance improvement activities as needed.
• Transports patients to testing and in-patient units.
• Completes mandatory continuing education.
• Attends staff meetings.
• Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education Skills Experience

HS GRAD/EQUIVALENT

Other Information

Required: At least 2 years on-the-job experience and holds either a Medcial Assistant or EMT certification, or over 5 years on-the-job experience in the Emergency Department. Must maintain skills necessary such as Basic Life Support (BLS), and keep competencies current.

Minimum Experience: three years

Desired: Phlebotomy and EKG training. Direct patient care skills.

Working Conditions

• Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity
• Occupational: Significant occupational risk
• Physical Effort: Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force
• Physical Environment: Significant exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.
• Credentials: CPR
• Company: Danbury Hospital
• Org Unit: 476
• Department: Emergency Department NMH
• Exempt: No
• Salary Range: $20.54 - $33.50 Hourly