ER Tech

bhs; Elizabethtown (KY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition Assistance

Paid Time Off

Company paid Maternity and Paternity

Bereavement Leave (pets)

Employee Assistance Program

Retirement plans with company match

Job summary

Baptist Health in Elizabethtown, KY, seeks an ER Tech for the Emergency Department. This full-time role (7a–7p) supports patient care under nurse supervision, performing time-sensitive EKGs, collecting specimens, and recording vital signs. Training includes lead placement and alternative studies such as reverse and right-sided EKGs.

The candidate will learn phlebotomy basics and blood glucose testing, with a focus on timely communication of results to caregivers.

Qualifications

• Collects specimens per policy and will complete training to include collection of blood specimens, throat swabs, nasal swabs, stool specimens, and clean catch urine specimens.
• Performs routine vital signs and documents appropriately in the patient medical record.
• Time sensitive EKG testing on patients with an order and informs primary caregiver promptly.

Responsibilities

• The ER Tech performs designated/delegated tasks in the provision of care for patients under the direction and supervision of a nurse.
• Perform time sensitive EKG testing and communicate results to the primary care giver.
• Collect specimens as trained and as policies allow.
• Record vital signs and blood glucose testing as ordered.

Skills

EKG testing

Vital signs

Specimen collection

Blood glucose testing

Time-sensitive communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

BLS Certification within 90 days

Job description

ER Tech - Emergency Department

Full-Time 7a - 7p

The ER Tech performs designated/delegated tasks in the provision of care for patients under the direction and supervision of a nurse.

Must perform time sensitive EKG testing on patients that have an order for this test and must inform primary care giver in a time sensitive manner of results. Training will include knowledge of proper lead placement as well as alternate studies such as reverse and right sided EKGs.

Collects specimens according to policy. Will complete training to include collection of blood specimens, throat swabs, nasal swabs, stool specimens, and obtaining clean catch urine specimens.

Performs routine vital signs and documents appropriately in the patient medical record.

Responsible for performing blood glucose testing as ordered.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required within 90 days of hire.
• Mandatory nonviolent crisis prevention training to be completed prior to end of orientation period and maintained annually.

Preferred Qualifications

• Recent nursing assistant training with six months or more experience.
• Prior Phlebotomy training or experience preferred.

Benefits

• Tuition Assistance reimbursement program
• Paid Time Off available for use upon hire
• Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement plans with company match

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.