ER Care Technician: Fast-Paced Patient Support

Owensboro Health; Owensboro (KY); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Owensboro Health Regional Hospital in Owensboro, KY, is seeking an Emergency Department Patient Care Assistant to support department staff. You will greet patients, gather data, assist clinicians, perform EKGs, venipuncture, and transport as needed, while maintaining patient comfort and safety in a fast-paced setting.

The position requires a minimum 6 months of direct patient care experience and a high school diploma (GED) or higher preferred, with BLS certification within 90 days.

Qualifications

• Requires critical thinking and decisive judgment.
• Works under general supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Responsibilities

• Greets and identifies patients upon entrance to department as directed.
• Provides direction and information to patients and guests.
• Contributes to the assessment of patients by collecting data for review by a nurse.
• Assists clinicians with the care of patients and performs ongoing patient assessments as directed.
• Performs electrocardiograms (EKGs) and submits results for interpretation according to established policies and procedures.
• Assists nursing staff to identify physical, psychosocial, age-specific, and cultural considerations of each patient.
• Reports abnormal assessment findings or changes in physical, mental, and emotional conditions to nursing staff.
• Performs venipuncture on patients of all age groups and other specimen collection with proper therapeutic skills according to procedures as directed.
• Assists with keeping patient rooms stocked, clean, and orderly.
• Assists with administrative duties including communicating with providers and external facilities, arranging transport, printing discharge instructions and other duties as directed.
• May transport patients by utilizing safe lifting techniques and appropriate assistive devices.
• Demonstrates flexibility in staffing to meet needs of unit and hospital; accepts assignments to work in other areas as needed.

Skills

Critical thinking

Supervision

Stress tolerance

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Owensboro Health Regional Hospital in Owensboro, KY, is seeking an Emergency Department Patient Care Assistant to support department staff. You will greet patients, gather data, assist clinicians, perform EKGs, venipuncture, and transport as needed, while maintaining patient comfort and safety in a fast-paced setting.

The position requires a minimum 6 months of direct patient care experience and a high school diploma (GED) or higher preferred, with BLS certification within 90 days.