ER Tech - Emergency Department - Full Time, Mid-Shift

BHS Baptist Healthcare System; Springlee (KY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health seeks an ED Tech to support the Emergency Department in a high-volume, team-based environment. The role includes clerical duties and patient care under RN/LPN supervision during 11a-11p shifts.

Qualifications include a high school diploma and BCLS certification within 90 days; prior healthcare exposure is welcomed. Baptist Health is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to excellence in patient care across Kentucky.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent, with recent healthcare experience.
• BCLS certification within 90 days.
• Ability to perform clerical and clinical duties under RN/LPN supervision.

Responsibilities

• Performs desk duties with high accuracy.
• Assists nursing staff in triage.
• Provides patient care within the ED scope under supervision.

Skills

Triage assistance

Education

High School diploma

BCLS certification within 90 days

Job description

Summary Job Description: Hours: 36 Shift: 2nd, 11a-11p Status: Full Time Emergency Department The Emergency Department has thirty-two beds divided into four pods of eight beds each (staffed with one provider, two RNs and one tech per pod), and nine beds in the Clinical Decision Unit, this fast-paced ED treats an average of more than 150 patients per day. Types of cases include acute cardiovascular and neurovascular emergencies, general medical emergencies, traumatic injuries and psychiatric patients. We are recognized by the American Heart Association as both a STEMI receiving center and a designated Primary Stroke Center. The ages of those treated range from neonate to geriatric. An extensive orientation program allows the emergency nurse to work autonomously with a wide range of clinical specialties in treating the emergent patients and families. The ED fosters high levels of teamwork and collaboration with a multi-disciplinary group of professionals. New graduates with appropriate training and background are welcomed.

The ED Tech assists the nursing and medical staff by performing selected procedures and emergent duties in the care of Emergency Department patients. They also perform duties as Unit Secretary, thus having both a clinical and clerical aspect to their role. All functions must be within the scope of training and instruction received and is under the supervision of a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs desk duties in a clerical role with high levels of accuracy
• Provides care appropriate to the emergency population and maintains the environment of care
• Assists the nursing staff in triage

He or she may perform other duties, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below, and specific functions may change from time to time.

Minimum Education, Training and Experience Required

High School diploma or equivalent with recent experience in a health care setting providing patient care. BCLS certified with in the first 90 days

If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

EEO Statement

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team.

Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMATION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES

Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056.