Emergency Room Technician

Kaiser Permanente; Fontana (CA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in California seeks a dedicated individual to assist physicians and nurses in various medical procedures. This role involves direct patient care, including applying splints and performing diagnostic tasks in the emergency room. Ideal candidates will have recent healthcare experience and a strong commitment to customer service.

Qualifications

• At least 6 months experience in a healthcare setting.
• Proof of anatomy course completion within 3 years.

Responsibilities

• Assist with therapeutic and diagnostic patient care functions.
• Perform CPR and 12-lead EKGs.
• Maintain cleanliness of work areas.

Skills

Customer Service

Patient Care

Education

Anatomy Course

Job description

Job Summary: Under direct supervision, assist physicians and nurses with examinations, treatments, and special procedures. Apply splints to patients as authorized by the Chief of Orthopedic Department. Perform related patient care duties in clinics, wards, or Emergency Room following established policies, routines, practices, and procedures.

Essential Responsibilities:

1. Assist with therapeutic and diagnostic patient care functions, which may require sterile techniques, such as removal and application of dressings and splints, wound cleansing, irrigation, and prepping. Explain standard self-care procedures and orient patients to Medical Center policies.
2. Assist in the emergency room with diagnostic examinations by positioning and draping patients, and assist during minor surgical procedures.
3. Assist with special procedures such as peritoneal lavage, lumbar punctures, thoracotomy, thoracentesis, etc. Organize treatment areas prior to procedures as required.
4. Answer incoming phone calls and take appropriate actions.
5. Perform CPR (closed heart massage).
6. Perform 12-lead EKGs and download results into the Muse system.
7. Obtain complete vital signs and clothing lists on patients.
8. Issue and adjust crutches and canes, and instruct patients in proper walking techniques as authorized.
9. Apply basic splints for fractures or sprains under physician instructions using appropriate materials.
10. Coordinate instrument cleaning and processing with Central Processing.
11. Deliver items such as forms, mail, specimens between departments.
12. Transport patients to appropriate rooms or areas within the ED or Medical Center.
13. Maintain stock of supplies and report needs to Charge RN.
14. Perform other duties such as preparing gurneys/beds, stocking patient items, oxygen supplies, suction setups, gloves, and EKG electrodes.
15. Maintain cleanliness of work areas, including utility rooms, supply rooms, and ED ramps.
16. Promote and improve customer service to internal and external customers, demonstrating skills aligned with the organization's philosophy of providing extraordinary service.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

• At least six (6) months (1,000 hours) recent experience in a healthcare or patient contact setting within the last two years.
• Proof of successful completion of an anatomy course within the last three years or six (6) months (1,000 hours) recent ER Technician/EMT experience.
• Successful completion of Kaiser Permanente Orthopedics demonstration/validation of ability to apply all types of splints within the probationary period, with up to three opportunities to demonstrate this ability.