Emergency Department Tech

Brown University Health; Taunton (MA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Brown University Health is seeking an Emergency Room Technician to support patient care in the Morton Hospital ER. You will help manage departmental flow, assist with wound care, and perform phlebotomy and EKG testing as directed by physicians.

Responsibilities include documenting vital signs, preparing sterile instruments, and teaching basic safety practices. A High School diploma and BLS are required, with preferred ER experience and basic computer skills for charting.

Qualifications

• ER technician experience beyond one year preferred.
• Phlebotomy and EKG experience preferred.
• Basic computer knowledge required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate patient care activities for ER patients and support departmental flow.
• Assist with wound care, splints, and initial dressing changes as directed.
• Perform EKGs and phlebotomy as needed.
• Document vital signs and interventions in patient records.
• Ensure sterile technique and prepare supplies for procedures.

Skills

ER experience

Phlebotomy

EKG

Basic computer skills

Education

High School diploma

BLS certification

Tools

EKG machine

Phlebotomy equipment

Job description

SUMMARY:

The Emergency Room Technician performs various patient care activities and related non-professional services necessary in caring for the personal needs and comfort of patients, under the ultimate direction and supervision of a registered nurse.

Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another.

In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include:

• Instill Trust and Value Differences
• Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

RESPONSIBILITIES:

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Coordinates patient care activities for all ER patients including: departmental flow, logging, setup for procedures, documentation, discharge instructions, and coordination of other professional services as directed.
• Removes sutures/staples after the wound is assessed by the physician.
• Applies slings, ace wraps, cervical collars, wrist and knee immobilizers.
• Applies posterior splints to include, but not limited to: sugar tong splints, thumb spica splints, ulnar gutter splints when directed by the physician.
• Measures patients for crutches.
• Performs skin scrubs on dirty wounds prior to laceration repair.
• Provides wound care, applications of OTC ointments, Gelfoam, Silvadene, and applies aseptic or sterile dressings.
• Assist with gastric lavage as directed.
• Performs EKGs on critical and non-critical patients.
• Performs phlebotomy on patients.
• Determines a patient's oxygen saturation by using a pulse oximeter.
• Documents vital signs and all interventions on Emergency Department Clinical Record and signs full name.
• Considers age specific needs according to scope of service: Neonate, Child, Adolescent, Adult,Geriatric.
• Initiates crutch walking teaching.
• Reviews preprinted instructions with patients and refers all questions to the physicians.
• Sets up sterile instruments for procedures, being aware of applying sterile technique and its principles.
• Rinse, reassemble, and make ready Central Supply equipment for return to CSR.
• Orders, maintains, keeps track of inventory of ER supplies.
• Applies safety principles in testing and maintaining oxygen tanks.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• More than one year's experience, as a technician, in an emergency room preferred.
• Previous phlebotomy experience and/or EKG experience preferred.
• Basic computer knowledge

EDUCATION:

• High School diploma.
• BLS required

Pay Range:

$20.01-$29.21

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

Location:

Morton Hospital - 88 Washington Street Taunton, Massachusetts 02780

Work Type:

24 hrs/wk, 7p-7a, eow/eoh

Work Shift:

Night

Driving Required:

No

Union:

1199 Seiu United Healthcare Workers East