Emergency Department Tech

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

Job summary

Brown University Health in Taunton, MA seeks an Emergency Room Technician to support patient care under RN supervision. Responsibilities include coordinating ER patient flow, wound care, phlebotomy, EKGs, and ensuring accurate vital signs documentation.

Requirements include 1+ year ER technician experience, phlebotomy/EKG exposure, basic computer skills, and a High School diploma with BLS certification. Work is night shift, 24 hrs/wk.

Qualifications

• Emergency room technician experience preferred (1+ year).
• Phlebotomy and/or EKG experience preferred.
• Basic computer knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate patient care activities for ER patients, including flow, setup, documentation, and discharge instructions.
• Remove sutures/staples after physician assessment.
• Apply slings, wraps, collars, and immobilizers as directed.
• Measure patients for crutches and perform wound care and dressing changes.
• Perform EKGs and phlebotomy on patients.
• Document vital signs and interventions in the Emergency Department record.

Skills

ER care

Phlebotomy

EKG

Wound care

Vital signs

Sterile technique

Inventory management

Education

High School diploma

BLS certification

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.

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 As Rhode Island's largest health system and private employer, Brown University Health is the state's premier provider of health services and includes the only Level I Trauma Center for southeastern New England.

Today, more than 20,000 people work at Brown University Health and bring their unique skills, experiences, and compassion to their jobs every day. Formed in 1994, Brown University Health is a not-for-profit health system based in Providence, RI comprising three teaching hospitals of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University: Rhode Island Hospital and its Hasbro Children's; The Miriam Hospital; and Bradley Hospital, the nation’s first psychiatric hospital for children; Newport Hospital, Saint Anne's Hospital and Morton Hospital, community hospitals offering a broad range of health services; Gateway Healthcare, the state’s largest provider of community behavioral health care; and Brown Health Medical Group, the largest multi-specialty practice in Rhode Island.

Brown University Health is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity of cultural background, race, gender, age, religion, identity, ability, and perspectives - we are actively committed to a diverse workforce that represents the patients and community that we serve. We are invested in creating a respectful, inclusive, and equitable environment that supports the holistic well-being of our employees and their families. Join us and help build a healthier future for our patients - and for yourself.

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