ED Tech - Adult ED - Augusta

Wellstar Health System; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellstar Health System in Georgia is seeking an Emergency Department Tech Level I to provide safe, age-appropriate care under RN supervision. You will perform vital signs, basic procedures, EKGs, wound care, splints, ambulation instruction, phlebotomy support and monitor patients on monitors and telesitters.

You will transport patients and supplies, stock supplies, and participate in room safety checks and environmental rounds.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.
• BLS certification required (or ARC-BLS/Instructor variants).
• Effective communication and teamwork skills essential; able to obtain vital signs with manual processes.

Responsibilities

• Obtain and document vital signs; inform nurse if abnormal.
• Perform 12-lead EKG and relay results to ED physician.
• Transport patients, equipment, and medications as needed.
• Monitor telesitter carts and respond to escalations; assist with room safety checks.

Skills

Effective communication

Vital signs

Team player

Self-starter

Desktop proficiency

Education

High School Diploma General

Job description

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

Job Summary

The Emergency Department (ED) Tech Level I is a multi-skilled caregiver who functions under the direction of the professional Registered Nurse. Provides safe, age-appropriate care to the patient by performing the following patient care functions and technical procedures: vital signs, 12-lead EKG, bedside blood sugar testing, superficial wound care, oral suctioning, splint application, instruction of safe ambulation with crutches. Must understand and practice aseptic technique when required: sterile tray preparation, dressing applications and all phlebotomy. Must be able to operate and observe cardiac monitors to ensure recognition of arrhythmias (site specific Kennestone ED), as well as operate pulse oximetry monitors. Requires knowledge of all specialty instruments and trays, including trauma resuscitation equipment and set-up, ENT trays, special procedure trays. Transports patients, unit supplies, equipment, and patient medications. Assures patient care area is appropriately stocked with supplies. Monitor's patients in restraint/seclusion and documents observations. Performs other duties deemed necessary to ensure delivery of patient care.

Core Responsibilities And Essential Functions

Provides safe, age- appropriate care to the patient:

• Obtain and document vital signs; inform nurse if vital signs are abnormal.
• Perform 12-lead EKG and hand to ED physician.
• Perform bedside blood sugar testing; inform nurse if result is abnormal.
• Measure and apply extremity splints as directed by nurse or physician.
• Instruct patient regarding safe crutch ambulation techniques with return demonstration by patient.
• Oral suctioning.
• Superficial wound care.
• Sterile tray preparation.
• Dressing application.
• Phlebotomy Telesitter Facility Liaison
• Tracks, delivers, maintains, and retrieves telesitter carts
• Troubleshoots any cart connectivity issues and places an IT ticket if necessary
• Performs safe room guideline checks upon initiation and upon every hand-off thereafter
• Performs environmental rounds to ensure safe room guidelines are being maintained
• Responds to remote telesitter escalation for face-to-face intervention
• Notifies Nurse and/or charge Nurse when face to face redirection is requireda.
• Patients via stretcher or wheelchair, ensuring patient safety.
• Unit supplies.
• Equipment.
• Patient medications
• Frequency of monitoring performed as per policy.
• Document monitoring as per policy.
• Notify nurse of abnormal findings or observation
• Recognize cardiac rhythms and communicate findings to registered professional as appropriate
• Provides accurate patient information for each monitor in use
• Responsible for cleaning and maintaining monitors and pumps in monitor room
• Assures patient care area is appropriately stocked.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Required Minimum Education

• High School Diploma General

Required Minimum License(s) And Certification(s)

• BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor

Required Minimum Skills

Effective communication skills (verbal and written) required. Proficiency with desktop computer required. Demonstrate willingness to be a team-player and a self-starter required. Proficiency obtaining vital signs using manual processes required.

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