Emergency Technician - Liberty Emergency Department - Part Time - Days

The Christ Hospital; United States; On-site; USD 38,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Christ Hospital is seeking an Emergency Department Technician (EDT) to support nursing care in a busy ED. The role performs clinical tasks under the supervision of registered nurses, following Ohio Board of Nursing guidelines.

You will engage in patient assessment, vital signs, specimen collection, and a range of procedures to support patient care and comfort. The technician assists with numerous ED workflows, including transport, comfort measures, and safety protocols, contributing to

Qualifications

• Demonstrates knowledge of tests, procedures, treatments, and potential complications.
• Performs tasks after demonstrating competency as documented on the CPR.
• Provides care under RN guidance and Ohio Board of Nursing guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Performs clinical care as assigned by RN.
• Assists with monitoring vitals and documenting measurements.
• Performs phlebotomy, IV insertion, wound care, and catheter care as delegated.
• Transports patients and assists with procedures under clinician supervision.
• Maintains patient comfort and safety and documents care according to policy.

Skills

Vital signs monitoring

Clinical procedures

Phlebotomy

IV insertion

Patient comfort

Tools

iStat

Biosite

Clinitek

Job description

The Emergency Department Technician (EDT) performs duties to enhance patient experience while maintaining patient comfort and a safe patient environment. Some of these duties are beyond the scope of practice of a traditional PCA. The additional training an EDT receives allows them to perform skills and functions necessary for patient care in a critical care, emergency setting. All direct patient care is still provided under the supervision of and is delegated by the Registered Nurse according to the guidelines as set out by the Ohio Board of Nursing. All care is provided based on the concepts inherent in the model of care for TCH which promotes an ongoing partnership between patients and families and the team of healthcare providers. The care is culturally based and age-specific.

Clinical

Performs aspects of clinical care as assigned and instructed by the RN per Ohio Board of Nursing guidelines for delegation.

1. Demonstrates knowledge of tests, procedures, treatments, and any potential complications.
2. Performs skills only after demonstrating competency as documented on the Clinical Performance Record (CPR).
3. Performs tasks delegated by RN as follows (including but not limited to):
   • Vital Signs (temperature, pulse, respiration, & blood pressure)
   • Pulse oximetry (where applicable)
   • Capnography (where applicable)
   • Measures and records patient intake and output
   • Documents Carbohydrate Count with each meal
   • Makes observations as instructed by RN, reporting deviations.
   • Collects specimens as directed by RN
   • Ensures appropriate processing of specimens
   • Weighs Patients
   • Applies hot/cold compresses, ace bandages, non-sterile dressings
   • Performs custom orthoglass and plaster splinting
   • Removes plaster casts
   • Performs finger sticks for blood glucose levels
   • Provides tube/catheter care
   • Performs IVs insertion
   • Performs phlebotomy
   • Performs foley placement
   • Performs wound care
   • Performs Medtronic and Boston Scientific interrogation
   • Performs crutch walking education
   • Performs walker teaching
   • Assembly of crutches
   • Assists physician with procedures under guidance of clinician
   • Provides post mortem care
   • Reapplies and removes oxygen mask/cannula
   • Turns, cough, and deep breathe
   • Provides incentive spirometry
   • Assists with ambulation
   • Performs range of motion
   • Applies over-bed trapeze and over-bed frame
   • Performs EKGs (where applicable).
   • Performs iStat, Biosite, Clinitek, and Hemoccult testing as ordered
   • Assist in psychiatric care
   • Maintains CPI training
   • Performs suicide check
   • Assist with Code Blue response
   • Code Violet responder
   • Maintains Ebola/Emerging path
   • Maintains BLS certification
   • Transports patients between departments for necessary testing
   • Transports patients to Labor & Delivery
   • Assists with delivery of infants
   • Performs orthostatic vital signs
   • Operates ring cutter to perform ring removal as directed
   • Understands and performs tasks specific to different areas of ED (Triage, Express, Pods)
4. Documents according to policy
5. Provides support with unit clerical functions as needed

Comfort: Provides comfort and personal hygiene for patients, documenting according to policy

1. As directed by RN, provides assistance with clothing and hygiene needs:
   • Helps patients change out of street clothes into hospital gown
   • When necessary removes clothing and belongings from room, with items labelled with patient identifiers
   • helps patients with necessary hygiene needs
   • elimination needs
   • perineal care
   • skin care (reporting any noted reddened areas to RN)
2. Positions, repositions and/or ambulates patient according to clinician' instructions and/or physician orders. Also helps patients into stretcher or chair for examination and comfort.
3. Nutritional needs:
   • Assists with menu selection and tray as needed.
   • Assists in feeding patients, as needed
   • Provides snacks at ordered times and fluids as instructed

Environment and Safety:

Provides and promotes individual patient and unit safety

Ensures beds and side rails are in appropriate position and locked at all times and that all necessary articles, including call light, are within reach.

Maintains safe patient handling guidelines according to policy 1.01.160

Applies safety devices and documents in medical record.

Assures necessary equipment is available.

Demonstrates safe handling of medical gases.

Answers call and bathroom lights promptly.

Performs purposeful patient rounding a minimum of every 2 hours (or fifteen minutes when applicable).

Maintains organization of patient rooms and unit. Identifies and addresses

potential fall hazards.

Removes any unused equipment from patient rooms

Implements and adheres to infection control policies

Safety hazards are promptly corrected &/or reported to the appropriate

Person.

Maintains and demonstrates awareness and knowledge of all fire safety

Equipment.

Maintains understanding of emergency reporting protocol

Responds to unit emergencies, reporting to the charge nurse.

If applicable, pro