Emergency Room Technician- FT- Mid-Shift (12:00PM - 12:00AM)- Emergency Room - 22080

DHR Health; Edinburg (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

DHR Health in Edinburg, TX seeks an ED Technician for evening shifts to assist the clinical team with patient care, phlebotomy, splinting and transportation of patients. The role supports a fast-paced emergency department under RN supervision.

Ideal candidates have a High School/GED, active TX licenses or related credentials, BLS, and comfort with English; hospital experience is preferred. On-site role with evening hours at DHR Health.

Qualifications

• Two years experience as ED Technician or related preferred.
• Ability to adjust and troubleshoot monitoring equipment and computer equipment.
• Reasoning ability with good independent judgment.
• Ability to handle frequent interruptions.
• Exhibits tact, enthusiasm, and patience.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• High degree of competency and general performance.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Promotes the facility mission, vision and values to others; models standards and practice.
• Orders paper products and medical supplies for the unit.
• Maintains log of assignments for ER techs and assigns room duties at shift start.
• Participates in patient care and maintains a safe, comforting environment.
• Responds to patients' needs promptly and transports patients as needed.
• Welcomes patients and assists in admission process.
• Performs Pre-Triage tasks including vital signs and triage transport.
• Assists with positioning and transfer of patients between bed, chair, wheelchair or stretcher.
• Maintains clean and prepared beds for next patient.
• Monitors IV lines and reports any issues; performs oral suction and creates patient setups (NIBP, SaO2, EKG).
• Prepares IV fluids for licensed personnel; performs 12-lead ECG; records vital signs with equipment.
• Performs weight measurements and basic patient information collection.
• Performs clerical duties including lab and radiology lookups and order entry.
• Performs blood glucose monitoring and maintains stock levels of supplies.
• Orients new hires and contributes to staff development; promotes team spirit.
• Assists in interdepartmental service coordination and participates in PI and Utilization.
• Maintains organized patient area and chart labeling; posts labs on chart.
• Applies skills such as phlebotomy, tray setup, dressings and splinting per policy.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Splinting

Assisting with procedures

Patient transportation

BLS certification

Communication in English

Cultural sensitivity

Education

High School/GED

Active license: CNA/CECA/EMT/PCT or Medical Assistant (TX)

BLS certification

Paramedic training preferred

Medical Assistant program graduate

Tools

Monitoring equipment

Computer equipment

Job description

US:TX:Edinburg | EMERGENCY SERVICES | Full Time

Description

DHR Health - US:TX:Edinburg - Evenings

Summary:

Assist clinical team members by performing a variety of duties for patients within the patient focused care system and under the direction/supervision of a registered nurse. Including, but not limited, to phlebotomy, splinting, assisting with procedures and transporting of patients.

POSITION EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS :

• High School graduate/GED preferred
• Must maintain an active license as C.N.A, CECA, EMT, EMT Intermediate, PCT or graduate of a Medical Assistant program in the state of Texas.
• Current BLS certification required upon hire
• Graduate of an accredited college providing paramedic or related training preferred.
• Must be able to be sensitive to cultural and bilingual issues.
• Good written and verbal communication skills required.
• Ability to read, write and speak English
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with all levels of nursing, administration, and physicians
• Prefer hospital experience

Responsibilities:

• Promotes the facility mission, vision and values by effectively communicating them to others. Considers mission, vision and values in developing services, standards and practice
• Ordering paper products and medical supplies for unit.
• Maintaining log of assignments for ER techs, and assigning room duties at start of shift.
• Actively participates directly with patient care and ensures a safe and comforting environment
• Responds to patients needs in a timely manner.
• Transports patients as needed.
• Welcomes patients and assists in the admission process.
• Pre-Triage functions including vital signs, notification of arrival and transporting patients to triage
• Performs/Assists with positioning patients and transferring patients from bed to chair or wheelchair or stretcher.
• Cleaning and assembling bed for next patient.
• Observes intravenous lines for adequacy of fluids and operations and reports any non-functioning line as observed with visual inspection.
• Performs oral suction with yankauer.
• Establishes patient setup/connection tasks including NIBP, SaO2, and EKG.
• Applies icepacks.
• Able to prepare IV fluids for licensed personnel via spiking & priming for protocol
• Performs 12 lead ECG.
• Performs vital signs using a variety of equipment
• Performs shave preps on patients.
• Obtains weights and basic patient information as necessary.
• Provides clerical duties as needed, including looking up labs and radiology results.
• Order entry as needed
• Performs blood glucose monitoring.
• Maintains appropriate stock levels of supplies and forms in the emergency department.
• Uses resources in an efficient and cost effective manner.
• Orients new hires to floor
• Participates in developing other staff
• Maintains and develops competencies
• Maintains and promotes a team spirit through active cooperation and collaboration.
• Assists in interdepartmental service coordination
• Participates in the Performance Improvement and Utilization.
• Assumes a role in the maintenance of the patient-focused care delivery system.
• Maintains a neat, organized work area in emergency department.
• Assembles patient chart with appropriate labeling of all chart forms.
• Maintains organization of charts to facilitate location of data and placement forms.
• Posts labs on chart
• Applies skills as delegated such as phlebotomy, setting up trays, dressings and splinting per policy.

Other information:

JOB KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE :

• Two (2) years experience as ED Technician or related preferred.
• Able to adjust and/or troubleshoot monitoring equipment, and computer equipment.
• Requires reasoning ability and good independent judgment.
• Requires working with frequent interruptions.
• Exhibits tact, enthusiasm, and patience.
• Must have excellent customer service skills.
• High degree of competency/experience in general.
• Requires good communication and organizational skills.
• Requires reasoning ability and good independent judgment.

DHR Health - US:TX:Edinburg - Evenings

Summary:

Assist clinical team members by performing a variety of duties for patients within the patient focused care system and under the direction/supervision of a registered nurse. Including, but not limited, to phlebotomy, splinting, assisting with procedures and transporting of patients.

POSITION EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS :

• High School graduate/GED preferred
• Must maintain an active license as C.N.A, CECA, EMT, EMT Intermediate, PCT or graduate of a Medical Assistant program in the state of Texas.
• Current BLS certification required upon hire
• Graduate of an accredited college providing paramedic or related training preferred.
• Must be able to be sensitive to cultural and bilingual issues.
• Good written and verbal communication skills required.
• Ability to read, write and speak English
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with all levels of nursing, administration, and physicians
• Prefer hospital experience

Responsibilities:

• Promotes the facility mission, vision and values by effectively communicating them to others. Considers mission, vision and values in developing services, standards and practice
• Ordering paper products and medical supplies for unit.
• Maintaining log of assignments for ER techs, and assigning room duties at start of shift.
• Actively participates directly with patient care and ensures a safe and comforting environment
• Responds to patients needs in a timely manner.
• Transports patients as needed.
• Welcomes patients and assists in the admission process.
• Pre-Triage functions including vital signs, notification of arrival and transporting patients to triage
• Performs/Assists with positioning patients and transferring patients from bed to chair or wheelchair or stretcher.
• Cleaning and assembling bed for next patient.
• Observes intravenous lines for adequacy of fluids and operations and reports any non-functioning line as observed with visual inspection.
• Performs oral suction with yankauer.
• Establishes patient setup/connection tasks including NIBP, SaO2, and EKG.
• Applies icepacks.
• Able to prepare IV fluids for licensed personnel via spiking & priming for protocol
• Performs 12 lead ECG.
• Performs vital signs using a variety of equipment
• Performs shave preps on patients.
• Obtains weights and basic patient information as necessary.
• Provides clerical duties as needed, including looking up labs and radiology results.
• Order entry as needed
• Performs blood glucose monitoring.
• Maintains appropriate stock levels of supplies and forms in the emergency department.
• Uses resources in an efficient and cost effective manner.
• Orients new hires to floor
• Participates in developing other staff
• Maintains and develops competencies
• Maintains and promotes a team spirit through active cooperation and collaboration.
• Assists in interdepartmental service coordination
• Participates in the Performance Improvement and Utilization.
• Assumes a role in the maintenance of the patient-focused care delivery system.
• Maintains a neat, organized work area in emergency department.
• Assembles patient chart with appropriate labeling of all chart forms.
• Maintains organization of charts to facilitate location of data and placement forms.
• Posts labs on chart
• Applies skills as delegated such as phlebotomy, setting up trays, dressings and splinting per policy.

Other information:

JOB KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE :

• Two (2) years experience as ED Technician or related preferred.
• Able to adjust and/or troubleshoot monitoring equipment, and computer equipment.
• Requires reasoning ability and good independent judgment.
• Requires working with frequent interruptions.
• Exhibits tact, enthusiasm, and patience.
• Must have excellent customer service skills.
• High degree of competency/experience in general.
• Requires good communication and organizational skills.
• Requires reasoning ability and good independent judgment.

LINES OF REPSONSIBILITIES :

(Chain-of-command)

• Nurse → 2. Charge Nurse →3. Director of ER

CUSTOMER SERVICE:

Provide excellent customer service to all DHR customers. All employees are required to attend the DHR C.A.R.E.S program which outlines the Customer Service Principals including: Commitment, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Service.

AGE SPECIFIC :

Employees must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirement relative to his or her age.