Emergency Department Technician (Oxford)

Mclaren-Health-Care; Pontiac (MI); On-site; USD 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is an integrated health system providing patient care across 12 hospitals and numerous care centers. The Emergency Department seeks staff to assist nursing and medical teams with patient care and clerical duties in a full-time role.

Schedule: 6:00pm–6:30am, daily coverage, with opportunities to contribute across care settings. Ideal candidates hold a high school diploma, six months of patient care experience, and EMT/paramedic/MA/CNA

Qualifications

• 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.
• EMT, paramedic, medical assistant (MA), or certified nursing assistant (CNA) certification OR nursing student who has completed their first Med/Surg rotation.

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

EMT/Paramedic/MA/CNA cert

Nursing student (Med/Surg rotation)

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, 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 centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.

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.

Qualifications

Required

• 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) OR currently enrolled Nursing student who has completed their first Med/Surg rotation

Preferred

• Previous experience working in an Emergency Department

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26010169
• Daily Work Times: 6:00pm- 6:30am
• 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.