Emergency Department Tech: Fast-Paced Patient Care

Carle Health; Normal (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Carle Health in Illinois is seeking an Emergency Department Technician to support the ED team under the supervision of physicians and nurses. You will help maintain equipment, manage supplies, and assist with patient care in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include responding to call lights, assisting with triage and rooming, performing EKGs and phlebotomy as ordered, preparing patients for transport, and documenting care in the patient chart while ensuring patient safety.

Qualifications

• BLS certification(s) within 30 days of hire as required by AHA.
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Work experience not specified.

Responsibilities

• Answers call lights and offers comfort measures to patients in coordination with nursing staff.
• Brings code cart to designated areas, provides cardiac compressions.
• Cleans and sends instruments for sterilization.
• Obtains supplies and equipment required for procedures.
• Documents appropriate data in patient chart when care is provided.
• Maintains all department equipment in a functional manner.
• Orders supplies and equipment from storeroom and specific vendors as needed.
• Performs wound irrigations, wound repair, wound dressings and surgical preps under the direct supervision of the physician.
• Prepares patient for transportation and transport.
• Assists nursing staff with direct patient care within ED Tech scope
• Performs monitoring and documents appropriately for psychiatric population
• Facilitates patient throughput into and out of the department by assisting with triage, rooming and transfers
• Stocks linen and supplies in the ED
• Performs EKGs and phlebotomy as order by ED provider

Skills

BLS Certification

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Carle Health in Illinois is seeking an Emergency Department Technician to support the ED team under the supervision of physicians and nurses. You will help maintain equipment, manage supplies, and assist with patient care in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include responding to call lights, assisting with triage and rooming, performing EKGs and phlebotomy as ordered, preparing patients for transport, and documenting care in the patient chart while ensuring patient safety.