Emergency Room Tech - Nights

BASIC FUNCTIONS OF POSITION:

• Promotes good public relations for the Emergency Department/hospital./Express Care.
• Respects the confidentiality of patient, hospital, and physician related information.
• Provides patient privacy at all times.
• Obtains and records temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure and weights as ordered.
• Reports abnormal intake/output/vital signs/elimination or any change in patient condition to team leader/charge nurse.
• Assists in admissions, transfers, and discharges. Collects and documents patient admission data correctly.
• Assists with diagnostic tests, special procedures and specimen collection as required.
• Communicates and collaborates with health care team member to provide quality patient care.
• Competently performs core and unit specific clinical skills; i.e., splinting, placing cardiac monitors, EKGs.
• Knowledgeable of proper and safe use of patient care equipment.
• Utilizes basic problem solving skills to prevent/resolve issues.
• Explains procedures and treatments to patient prior to initiation and participates in instruction as necessary.
• Records all care provided in a clean and accurate manner.
• Knows the proper collection tubes for all tests routinely ordered.
• Identifies all patients as to their name, room number, and the patient ID number, labels specimens accurately.
• Maintains department in a clean, safe, neat, and orderly condition.
• Maintains established department policies, procedures, objectives, quality assurance and safety procedures.
• Participates in quality improvement program.
• Assumes responsibility for professional development on the job.
• Provides post mortem care according to policy.
• Answers call lights, ensures call lights are always within reach and available for use.
• Transports and assists in patient care as directed.
• Demonstrates ability to process clinical data and communicate to Emergency Room Physician/Registered Nurse in order to make sound clinical decisions.
• Assists with foley catheter placement, venipuncture for lab draws, sterile field set-up, and crutch application and instruction of use.

QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION: Certified Nurse Assistant course, or graduate from an approved Emergency Medical Technician Program preferred; completion of BLS Course and Basic arrhythmia class within 3 months of employment. Validated completion of nursing fundamentals course (or its equivalent) preferred.

SPECIAL:

PATIENT CONTACT: Must have the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

STANDING: May spend a considerable amount of time standing.

WALKING: May spend a moderate amount of time sitting.

LIFTING: Must use good body mechanics to independently lift work related items and assisting with lifting or transferring a patient.

VISUAL: Must have ability to read physician orders, observe patient care areas; essential for interacting with patients, families, medical staff and public.

HEARING: Must have ability to receive/comprehend telephone calls and able to hear normal conversations.

SPEAKING: Must be capable of talking on the telephone and effectively communicating with patients/families.

Night shift, 7 pm - 7 am