Emergency Department Technician - Grand Ledge

Mclaren-Health-Care; Grand Ledge (MI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Grand Ledge is seeking an Emergency Department Technician to support nursing staff and assist in patient care under RN supervision. You will perform routine tasks, monitor patients, and help with emergencies.

This role requires completion of an EMT or related program, with recent acute care experience and the ability to respond quickly in high-stress settings. McLaren emphasizes safety and teamwork in a fast-paced ED.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Specialized education in EMT, medical assisting, nursing assistance, clinical rotations, or armed forces medic training.
• Recent patient care experience in acute care settings as nursing assistant or EMT or clinical rotation.

Responsibilities

• Provides routine patient care such as ambulating, hygiene assistance, and call light response.
• Records vital signs and reports changes to the registered nurse.
• Performs Foley catheterization and bladder monitoring under supervision.
• Sets up and assists with orthopedic splints, supports, and related equipment.
• Executes ECGs, transmits data, and places patients on cardiac monitors as needed.
• Transports patients and stocks rooms; maintains department readiness.
• Responds to emergencies, assists with airway management and IVs, and supports EMS.
• Prepares and cleans equipment; contributes to shift handoffs for continuity.

Skills

Patient care

Vital signs

CPR

Emergency response

Education

EMT program

Medical assistant program

Nursing assistant course

Clinical rotation

Armed services medic training

Tools

Bladder scanner

ECG machine

Cardiac monitor

Suture trays

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.

Emergency Department Technician - Grand Ledge

Under the supervision of a registered nurse, responsible for providing support to nursing staff and assisting in the delivery of patient care following hospital and departmental policies, procedures, and standards of care.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

1. Provides routine patient care services such as call light response; ambulating, transferring, and positioning; personal hygiene assistance.

2. Collects, records, and reports various patient data. Obtains vital signs, blood glucose levels, bedside pregnancy testing, and reports changes in patient data to registered nurse.

3. Performs Foley catheterization for both male and female patients, uses bladder scanner for patients to estimate bladder contents.Administers enemas as directed. Collects and transports specimen.Documents.

4. Performs specific orthopedic procedures such as placement and fitting of splints, immobilizers, supports, slings, wraps and crutches, and provides instruction. Obtains, and documents correctly, paperwork in appropriate paperwork.

5. Performs electrocardiogram, gives copy to Emergency physician and transmits for interpretation. Places patient on cardiac monitor as needed.

6. Performs general unit support activities such as postmortem care, cleaning of rooms and areas, running errands, making deliveries, and restocking.

7. Performs decontamination procedures and other decontamination activities.

8. Sets up of suture trays, instruments and other equipment.

9. Participates in emergencies; CPR, spiking IVs, slaving monitors. Setting up for pacing/defibrillation and assisting with intubation, suction and airway management.

10. Exchanges and maintains portable O2 tanks in department.

11. Transports patients to and from departments for testing and to inpatient units.

12. When an RN is not available, answers ambulance radio/phone on priority 2 and 3 calls, documents EMS report, and discusses patient placement with registered nurse. Ascertains patients “Last Known Well Time” when appropriate. When answering EMS call identifies self by using first name and Job title.

13. Is able to recognize LifeNet alerts from EMS, download incoming EKG, and present to ED physician at time of retrieval.

14. Cleans wounds promptly upon patient placement within department pod. Proactive in gathering anticipated supplies needed to address patient wounds. Performs simple dressing changes after wound assessed by registered nurse.

15. Cleans trays and equipment, returns to central processing and picks up sterile supplies.

16. Assists in application and removal of backboards and cervical collars of trauma victims.

17. Performs breathalyzers when ordered.

18. Places Saline Lock in patient as ordered by Physician, PA or standing order when delegated by an RN following Nursing Policy 40.4.010.

19. Discontinue IVs as directed by registered nurse.

20. Demonstrates knowledge on setting up / priming continuous bladder irrigation and assists monitoring inflow and outflow with registered nurse. Empties and records outflow.

21. Reports off to oncoming shift for patient continuity.Checks on patients for needs.

23. Stocks patient rooms, line cart and suture carts in assigned rooms and assist in stocking other areas of department when assigned area is completed.

24. Performs thorough cleaning of stretchers and patient rooms during downtime according to procedure.

25. Responds to emergency calls to the parking lot and ambulance bay to bring patient in.

26. Precepts new employees once competent in role.

27. Rounds to rooms at shift change to ensure stocking accuracy, and department readiness.

28. Performs other related responsibilities as necessary.

Required:

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Specialized education requirements include:
• acute care nursing assistant course preferred for acute care positions or
• long term care nursing assistant course or
• completion of an emergency medical technician program or
• completion of medical assistant program or
• completion of a clinical rotation while participating in an accredited nursing program or
• completion of medical training in a branch or the armed services
• Recent patient care experience in acute care setting as nursing assistant, EMT, completion of a clinical rotation in an accredited nursing program, or completion of the US Armed Services medic program.

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.

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.