ER Tech - Part-Time Night Shift, Vital Patient Support

Advocate Health Care; Park Ridge (IL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Advocate Health Care in Chicago’s Adult Emergency Department seeks an experienced ED Technician to assist physicians and registered nurses with phlebotomy, patient transport, monitoring, wound care, and lab specimen collection.

You will document procedures in the EHR, support communications, and help maintain a clean, safe environment. Requires HS diploma and ~1 year of experience; BLS/EMT or MA certifications preferred; part-time 24 hours/week, 7p-7a.

Qualifications

• Basic computer skills and ability to work with Electronic Health Record (EHR).
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with physicians, staff, patients and their families.
• Must maintain skill and recertification as required by regulation and organization.
• Ability to effectively manage time and priorities.
• High level of attention to detail.
• Certification Addendum
• Team members will maintain annual educational requirements for hospital based certifications (e.g.DNV, CARF or others).

Responsibilities

• Assists the physicians and registered nurses in providing technical care of the patients by performing phlebotomy, transporting patients to other departments, placing patient on cardiac and vital sign monitors, performs wound care, and obtains lab specimens.
• Documents information/procedures and promptly communicates observations, concerns and needs of the patient to the registered nurse.
• Processes daily patient charges and/or related procedure through the Electronic Health record (EHR).
• Collaborates with physicians to support communications required to facilitate patient care. Coordinates and facilitates all forms of communications (phone, verbal, paging, electronic, fax, and EMS system).
• Maintains a clean and safe working environment, following department safety policies and standard precautions.
• Monitors equipment and troubleshoots minor problems. Arranges repair of major malfunctions.
• Performs various patient positioning and transporting duties, which require lifting and pushing/pulling, while utilizing proper technique.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.

Skills

Basic computer skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Attention to detail

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

EHR

Job description

Advocate Health Care in Chicago’s Adult Emergency Department seeks an experienced ED Technician to assist physicians and registered nurses with phlebotomy, patient transport, monitoring, wound care, and lab specimen collection.

You will document procedures in the EHR, support communications, and help maintain a clean, safe environment. Requires HS diploma and ~1 year of experience; BLS/EMT or MA certifications preferred; part-time 24 hours/week, 7p-7a.