ED Tech, Emergency Department, Per Diem (Variable hours, generally on evening shift 3p-11p)

ED Technician

JOB SUMMARY:

The Emergency Department Technician plans and implements assigned patient care in collaboration with the Nursing staff in the department. The ED Technicians provides direct patient care for patients of all age groups and under a wide variety of circumstances, documents patient information.

PRE-REQUISITES:

Education: High School Graduate or equivalent required. Must have a current LNA or EMT.

Other: Must demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit. Identifies each patients’ age specific needs and provide the care needed by the pediatric, adolescent, and/or geriatric patient group.

Certifications: BLS required. AVADE training required within 6 months of hire.

RELATIONSHIPS:

Reports To: Emergency Department Nurse Manager and Director of Emergency Services

Other Contacts: Emergency Department staff, nursing personnel, providers and their office staff, patients and patients’ families, public, police and other forensic staff, and hospital employees.

SCOPE:

Machinery or Equipment Used: Uses diagnostic equipment including but not limited to ECG machine and NIBP and basic office equipment including computer

Physical Demands: Occasional sitting for meetings and/or documentation; lifting up to 50 lbs.; handling of supplies (59.4 lbs)which are stored on racks from the height of 14.5 inches to 90 inches; kneeling, crouching, and overhead reaching to access and retrieve equipment and supplies; awkward positions to retrieve equipment or restrain a defensive or combative patient; frequent twisting, bending, squatting, stooping, reaching, pushing and pulling for patient care; positioning of patients; adjusting beds; transporting of patients to different departments within the hospital; and use of equipment; constant standing and walking.

Working Conditions: Exposure to water or other liquids, to conditions where there is potential for danger to life, body or health in dealing with violent/infectious patients, to infections and contagious diseases, to risk of blood-borne diseases, to hazards from electrical equipment, to housekeeping cleaning agents of chemical from contaminated patients, to variations in temperature from hot to cold in all weather conditions, to sufficient noise to cause distraction, and/or to unpleasant situations. Handles emergency and crisis situations, occasional to stress/pressure due to multiple calls and injuries occasionally subject to irregular hours.

Required Protective Equipment: Eye protection, goggles or mask with shield, mask, gown, non-sterile medical gloves, sterile medical gloves.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Manages self and resources effectively

• Utilizes equipment and supplies appropriately
• Maintain clean, orderly environment of care
• Ensures traffic control in “sensitive areas”
• Requests assistance appropriately

2. Communicates with patients, team members, and management in an accurate and timely manner evidenced by:

• Talks with and listens to patients/team members
• Reports pertinent, concise information
• Complete timely clinical documentation
• Protects confidentiality of patient/colleagues

3. Assures drug drawer on medication carts are secured at all times.

• Drawer locks are checked every shift.
• Applies temporary locks immediately after each use.
• Notifies pharmacy as needed for lock replacement.
• Documents security in a complete and thorough manner.

4. Performs basic care to patients in the Emergency Department under the guidance of the nursing staff:

• Thermal applications.
• Non-sterile soaks.
• Applications of simple dressings.
• Bedside result testing.
• Obtains patient vital signs, including temperature, blood pressure, weight, respiration and pulse. Reports findings to nursing staff.
• Provides personal care assistance to patients, including bathing, dressing, bed pans and transportation.
• Performs point of care testing, rapid strep, urine pregnancy test, urine dip and assures accurate reading and documents results in log book.
• Applies splints, dressing changes, bandages as ordered.
• EKG’s and orthostatic vitals

5. Demonstrates the unit specific skills requisite for unit/patient population served

• See unit specific competencies

6. Assures equipment checks and temperature logs are completed & recorded per shift, or per day, according to policy.

• Notifies manager of malfunctioning equipment and completes work orders for TSP/facilities as needed

7. Transports patients to and from radiology department and/or to receiving unit for admitted patients.

8. Covers the unit secretary position during lunch/break.

• Assures appropriate paperwork for admissions is complete

9. Records, real time, times/procedures/medications during Code Blue as informed by the primary nurse and provider - to be recorded into the patient's medical record by the primary nurse.