Summary:
The Emergency Room Technician performs various patient care activities and related non-professional services necessary in caring for the personal needs and comfort of patients under the ultimate direction and supervision of a registered nurse.
Responsibilities:
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Coordinates patient care activities for all ER patients including: departmental flow logging setup for procedures documentation discharge instructions and coordination of other professional services as directed.
- Removes sutures/staples after the wound is assessed by the physician.
- Applies slings ace wraps cervical collars wrist and knee immobilizers.
- Applies posterior splints to include but not limited to: sugar tong splints thumb spica splints ulnar gutter splints when directed by the physician.
- Measures patients for crutches.
- Performs skin scrubs on dirty wounds prior to laceration repair.
- Provides wound care applications of OTC ointments Gelfoam Silvadene and applies aseptic or sterile dressings.
- Assist with gastric lavage as directed.
- Performs EKGs on critical and non-critical patients.
- Performs phlebotomy on patients.
- Determines a patient's oxygen saturation by using a pulse oximeter.
- Documents vital signs and all interventions on Emergency Department Clinical Record and signs full name.
- Considers age specific needs according to scope of service: Neonate Child Adolescent AdultGeriatric.
- Initiates crutch walking teaching.
- Reviews preprinted instructions with patients and refers all questions to the physicians.
- Sets up sterile instruments for procedures being aware of applying sterile technique and its principles.
- Rinse reassemble and make ready Central Supply equipment for return to CSR.
- Orders maintains keeps track of inventory of ER supplies.
- Applies safety principles in testing and maintaining oxygen tanks.
Other information:
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- More than one year's experience as a technician in an emergency room preferred.
- Previous phlebotomy experience and/or EKG experience preferred.
- Basic computer knowledge
EDUCATION:
- High School diploma.
- BLS required
Lifespan is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age ethnicity sexual orientation ancestry genetics gender identity or expression disability protected veteran or marital status. Lifespan is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
Location: Morton Hospital USA:MA:Taunton
Work Type: Part Time
Shift: Shift 1
Union: SEIUM
Source : Lifespan
