Emergency Services Technician

SSM Health; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Parental Leave

DailyPay

Upfront Tuition Coverage

Job summary

SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital – Madison seeks an Emergency Services Technician to join our fast-paced emergency department team.

You will assist with patient care, coordinate patient flow with radiology and labs, respond to call lights, and support the Registered Nurse with vital signs and exams. The position requires a HS diploma or equivalent, CNA/EMT-B or nursing student with fundamentals; BLS certification is required.

Qualifications

• Provides direct and/or indirect duties to ensure quality patient care.
• Assists with patient flow and coordinating with radiology and labs.
• Responds promptly to call lights and assists with transfers and vital signs.

Responsibilities

• Assists in collection of labs, coordinating patient flow with radiology to assist with turn around times. Performs visual acuity.
• Responds to patients' requests for assistance and answers call lights promptly. Assists with transfer and transportation of patients. Assists the Registered Nurse with the taking and/or recording of patient's temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, weight and fluid status and bedside glucose and notifies Registered Nurse of significant findings. Assists physicians by placing calls to other physicians as needed. Assists provider with gynecology exams and specimen collection. Collects voided urine samples. Turns over rooms by cleaning and restocking.
• Obtains EKG's for patients in emergent/urgent situations and as able.

Skills

Patient care support

Education

HS diploma / EMT Basic / CNA

Job description

It's more than a career, it's a calling

WI-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison

Worker Type

Regular

Job Highlights

Career Opportunity: Emergency Services Technician

Location: SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison

700 S. Park Street, Madison, WI 53715

Position Details

• Scheduled across all seven days of the week

Shift times

• 3:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
• 4:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
• 11:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m.

Weekend Requirement

Every other weekend

Preferred Qualifications

Previous Emergency Department experience preferred

Job Summary

Provides direct and/or indirect duties necessary to provide quality patient care.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements

Primary Responsibilities

• Assists in collection of labs, coordinating patient flow with radiology to assist with turn around times. Performs visual acuity.
• Responds to patients' requests for assistance and answers call lights promptly. Assists with transfer and transportation of patients. Assists the Registered Nurse with the taking and/or recording of patient's temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, weight and fluid status and bedside glucose and notifies Registered Nurse of significant findings. Assists physicians by placing calls to other physicians as needed. Assists provider with gynecology exams and specimen collection. Collects voided urine samples. Turns over rooms by cleaning and restocking.
• Obtains EKG's for patients in emergent/urgent situations and as able.
• Performs messenger service and delivers equipment to departments. Orders and stocks supplies as needed. Performs routine cleaning duties.
• Answers phones, takes and relays messages.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience OR Certified Nurse Assistant OR EMT Basic OR nursing student with completion of fundamentals course

Experience

• No experience required

Physical Requirements

• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
• Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent reaching, gripping, and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Occasional bending, stooping, crawling, kneeling, sitting, squatting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving patients.
• Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Occasional driving.

Required Professional License And/Or Certifications

State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)

Work Shift

Night Shift (United States of America)

Job Type

Employee

Department

2000000007 Emergency Services

Scheduled Weekly Hours

24

Benefits

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

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SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.