Emergency Department Tech: Rapid, Compassionate Care

Prisma Health; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Prisma Health in Greenville Memorial Hospital's Children’s Emergency department seeks a dedicated patient care provider to assist with urgent and emergency care within their scope of practice. You will work under supervision of licensed staff performing basic nursing tasks, charting in the EMR, and supporting patient comfort.

Role involves assisting with daily living activities, transport within the unit, and participation in process improvement while maintaining a safe, compassionate care

Qualifications

• Education: Completion of a nursing assistant, patient care tech, medical assistant, EMT, Paramedic, surgical tech, phlebotomy, military medical corpsman or nursing fundamentals course.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care within scope of practice as directed by providers and licensed staff in accordance with established policies, procedures, and protocols based on assigned facility or unit.
• Provides patient care as delegated by the RN including sterile and non-sterile soaks, dressings, perineal care, basic ostomy care, nasal cannula, phlebotomy, EKGs and incentive spirometry.
• Inserts and removes straight catheters and removes Foley catheters with appropriate training and competency validation.
• Performs data collection including vital signs, oxygen saturation, temperature, cardiac monitoring, and documentation in EMR.
• Performs point of care testing as trained and reports lab values to RN.
• Assists with positioning patients, applying splints/casts, and maintaining comfort and safety.

Education

Nursing assistant training

Patient care tech training

Medical assistant training

EMT training

Paramedic training

Surgical tech training

Phlebotomy training

Job description

Prisma Health in Greenville Memorial Hospital's Children’s Emergency department seeks a dedicated patient care provider to assist with urgent and emergency care within their scope of practice. You will work under supervision of licensed staff performing basic nursing tasks, charting in the EMR, and supporting patient comfort.

Role involves assisting with daily living activities, transport within the unit, and participation in process improvement while maintaining a safe, compassionate care