ED Care Technician - Fast-Paced Patient Support

CHRISTUS Health; Alice (TX); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The CHRISTUS Health Emergency Department is seeking an Emergency Department Technician who supports RN-delivered care and assists the patient care team across ED functions. You will help with admissions, registrations, monitor duties, and supply management while maintaining a safe, well-organized environment.

Responsibilities include performing venipuncture, EKGs, phlebotomy, and routine patient care tasks under RN supervision.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Completion of Nursing Assistant, Medical Assistant, Basic EMT, Intermediate EMT, PT Care Tech, or military medic training is required.

Responsibilities

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Assists with admission, transfer, and discharges of patients.
• Commensurate with training, observes patient's condition, recognizes changes in patient status, and reports findings to the RN.
• Escorts stable patients to other departments as required.
• Cleans, procures, and returns equipment and supplies.
• Assists with ordering and maintaining stock items.
• Maintains competency to perform special procedures such as: venipuncture, splinting, staple and suture removal, nonsterile dressing changes, peak expiration flow rate, pulse oximetry, and crutch training.
• As delegated, sets up for Emergency Department procedures and assists the RN as directed.
• As delegated by the RN, operates patient monitoring equipment, records, rhythm strips, runs 12 lead EKGs, biomarkers, and glucometer readings.
• Performs phlebotomy, collects laboratory specimens as ordered, and inserts saline lock under the direction of the RN.
• Demonstrates competence to perform assigned patient care responsibilities in a manner that meets the population-specific and developmental needs of patients served by the department.
• Appropriately adapts assigned patient assessment, treatment, and/or care methods to accommodate the unique physical, psychosocial, cultural, age specific and other developmental needs of each patient served.
• Under the direction of the Registered Nurse, performs duties of a clerical and non-nursing nature on the nursing units. Activities include serving as a receptionist for the unit, transcribing orders and requesting items for patient care, and assisting with maintaining patient, unit, and hospital records.
• As a Patient Registrar - Greet all patients as they arrive in a friendly, courteous, and professional manner; Demonstrate and maintain a working knowledge of customer service principles, and departmental expectations regarding customer service. Show concern for patient problems and ensure comfort of the patient while waiting to be registered or seen by the provider. Document in the computer system all necessary demographic, insurance, and financial information. Compile or retrieve scheduled reports from computer system.
• Demonstrates adherence to the CORE values of CHRISTUS Health.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

High School Diploma or GED preferred

Nursing Assistant program

Medical Assistant program

Basic EMT program

Intermediate EMT program

PT Care Tech program

Military basic combat training and Advanced Individual Training for military medics

Job description

The CHRISTUS Health Emergency Department is seeking an Emergency Department Technician who supports RN-delivered care and assists the patient care team across ED functions. You will help with admissions, registrations, monitor duties, and supply management while maintaining a safe, well-organized environment.

Responsibilities include performing venipuncture, EKGs, phlebotomy, and routine patient care tasks under RN supervision.