Emergency Department Technician

McLaren Health Care; Lapeer (MI); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Michigan seeks a skilled ED support professional to assist nursing and medical staff in patient care and clerical duties. This role involves direct patient care, specimen handling, and helping with admissions and discharges in a busy emergency department.

The candidate should have a high school diploma or equivalent, with six months of patient care experience or completion of the US Armed Services medic program, and EMT/Paramedic/MA/CNA certification.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Six months patient care experience in a health care delivery setting OR completion of US Armed Services medic program.
• Certification as EMT, paramedic, medical assistant (MA), or certified nursing assistant (CNA).

Responsibilities

• Provides direct and indirect patient care, assisting nursing and physician staff with patient care procedures.
• Inventories and restocks emergency department equipment.
• Collects and transports specimens such as urine, blood, and cultures.
• Assists with the admission and discharge of patients, initiates and discontinues intravenous lines, cleans and prepares examination room between patients.
• Places patients on monitors, provides wound care, assists with orthopedic procedures and other emergency room procedures as requested.
• Reports and records observations in the patient medical record.
• Reports patient care needs and changes in condition to the nursing staff.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Skills

Patient care

Clerical duties

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Six months patient care experience

EMT/Paramedic/MA/CNA certification

Job description

The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals across the state, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 730-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 242,000 Michigan lives, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 93,000 network providers throughout Michigan.

Position Summary: Under the direct supervision, provides assistance to the emergency department nursing and medical staff with patient care and clerical duties.Performs various patient care activities necessary in caring for patients in the emergency department.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

1. Provides direct and indirect patient care, assisting nursing and physician staff with patient care procedures.

2. Inventories and restocks emergency department equipment.

3. Collects and transports specimens such as urine, blood, and cultures.

4. Assists with the admission and discharge of patients, initiates and discontinues intravenous lines, cleans and prepares examination room between patients.

5. Places patients on monitors, provides wound care, assists with orthopedic procedures and other emergency room procedures as requested.

6. Reports and records observations in the patient medical record.

7. Reports patient care needs and changes in condition to the nursing staff.

8. Performs all other duties as assigned .

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Six months patient care experience in a health care delivery setting OR completion of the US Armed Services medic program.
• Certification as an emergency medical technician (EMT), paramedic, medical assistant (MA), or certified nursing assistant (CNA).

Preferred:

Additional Information

• Daily Work Times: Varies
• On Call: No

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.

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McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status,national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classificationprotected by law.