ER Tech Weekend Program Full Time Mid Shift FSED at Radcliff

Baptist Health; Radcliff (KY); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition Assistance reimbursement

Paid Time Off

Maternity and Paternity Leave

Bereavement Leave (pets)

Employee Assistance Program

Retirement plans with company match

Job summary

Baptist Health is seeking an ER Tech for the Weekend Program at the Freestanding Emergency Department. This full-time role covers 11a to 11p on weekends, totaling 36 hours per week, with a 25% weekend differential.

The ER Tech will perform delegated patient care tasks under nurse supervision, including EKG testing, specimen collection, vital signs, and glucose testing. High school diploma or GED and BLS are required, with crisis prevention training annually.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• BLS certification required within 90 days of hire.
• Crisis prevention training to be completed prior to end of orientation and maintained annually.

Responsibilities

• Perform time-sensitive EKG testing and inform care team promptly.
• Collect specimens per policy (blood, throat/nasal swabs, urine) and training completed.
• Record routine vital signs in the patient chart.
• Perform blood glucose testing as ordered.

Skills

EKG testing

Specimen collection

Vital signs

Glucose testing

Education

High school diploma or GED

BLS certification

Crisis prevention training

Job description

Summary

Job Description

ER Tech Weekend Program - Freestanding Emergency Department

Full-Time 11a - 11p 36 hours/week, Every Weekend

25% Weekend Differential

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.