What are the responsibilities and job description for the Emergency Room Technician Casual position at Westfields Hospital & Clinic?
Job Description
The Emergency Room Technician (ERT) in Westfields Hospital & Clinic's Emergency Department performs routine treatments, assists in the collection of patient specimens (urine, stool, and finger stick blood glucose), documents in accordance with departmental policies, assists the RN with nursing care and treatments as needed and completes other patient care duties as assigned. Duties include:
The Emergency Room Technician (ERT) in Westfields Hospital & Clinic's Emergency Department performs routine treatments, assists in the collection of patient specimens (urine, stool, and finger stick blood glucose), documents in accordance with departmental policies, assists the RN with nursing care and treatments as needed and completes other patient care duties as assigned. Duties include:
- Provides timely personal care of acceptable quality to patients in accordance with established policies, procedures, standards, and approved individualized care plans in a manner mindful of patient privacy, comfort, and safety.
- Maintains positive interpersonal relationships with patients, visitors, and other staff while ensuring confidentiality of patient information and protection of patient privacy.
- Operates equipment and performs work in a safe manner, demonstrating proper body mechanics in lifting, pulling, pushing, and carrying.
- Demonstrates correct application of orthopedic appliances (ace wrap, ankle splints, knee/shoulder immobilizer, arm slings, cast boots, and crutch fitting).
- Employs principles of sterile technique (tray/instrument set up.)
- Illustrates competency of insertion of urinary catheters, IV’s, and blood collection with an IV start.
- Follows correct process of patient registration when registration staff is not on duty.
- Maintains department supplies by inventory and stocking.
- Casual, varies based on department's need
- Completion of National EMS program
- Current EMT, AEMT, Paramedic or CNA license in the state of Wisconsin
- BLS certification
- Experience in EPIC computer system.
- Two years of clinical experience in an inpatient or community medical emergency setting preferred.
- At Westfields Hospital & Clinic, we believe in providing our employees with exceptional benefits to help you thrive in your work. In addition to competitive wages, we offer a benefits package that includes health, vision, and dental insurance; 403b retirement program; competitive paid time off (PTO); short-term disability pay, long-term disability and life insurance options; flexible spending accounts (FSAs); education reimbursements; employee assistance programs (EAP), employee well-being program; free parking; employee recognition and rewards; social club discounts to area attractions and events; community volunteer pay.
- Westfields Hospital & Clinic is part of HealthPartners, the largest consumer-governed, non-profit health care organization in the nation with a mission to improve health and well-being in partnership with members, patients and the community. Located just 30 minutes east of the Twin Cities in the beautiful St. Croix Valley, Westfields is an award-winner hospital serving western Wisconsin with primary, acute, emergency and outpatient health care services. Our campus is in New Richmond, where you’ll find a comfortable small-town feel, just a stone’s throw away from Minneapolis and St. Paul.
