Emergency Department Technician (Pontiac)

McLaren Health Care; Pontiac (MI); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Michigan seeks an Emergency Department aide to support nursing and medical staff with direct patient care and clerical duties. The role involves preparing examination rooms, assisting with admissions and discharges, starting IVs when needed, and ensuring timely documentation in the medical record.

The position requires a high school diploma, six months patient care experience, and appropriate certifications (EMT/MA/CNA) or enrollment in nursing school.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Six months patient care experience in a health care setting.
• EMT/Paramedic/MA/CNA certification or nursing student with Med/Surg rotation.
• Preferred: prior ED experience.

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

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

EMT certification

CNA certification

Nursing student (Med/Surg rotation)

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:

• 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 .

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
• Daily Work Times: 6:00am- 6:30pm
• 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.

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.