Emergency Medical Technician

$17.6 per hour

Memorial Health

Min
USD $17.60/Hr.
Max
USD $28.15/Hr.
Overview
Full time
Night shift, 6:45pm-7:15am
Every 3rd weekend
The Technician operates within Springfield Memorial Hospital and Divisional and Departmental mission, philosophy, goals and objectives. Under the direct supervision of a Registered Professional Nurse or a Licensed Physician/Mid-Level provider, assists in the delivery of care to patients. Performs a variety of tasks which include, but are not limited to, obtaining vital signs, collecting blood, stool, urine and other samples from patients. These tasks and duties are performed in accordance with both the established values and policies and procedures of the Department and Memorial Medical Center.
Qualifications
Education:
High school diploma or GED preferred
One of the following required:
Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA);
Enrollment in nursing school with one (1) semester of clinical completed
Completion of Medical Assistant program;
Illinois Department of Public Health EMT (B, I, or P) certificate or National Registry EMT (NREMT)
Enrolled in Bachelor's degree program with a focus on health sciences (Pre-med, biology, chemistry)
Completion of 6 months as a patient safety monitor within the ED
Licensure/Certification/Registry:
Demonstration of the ability to perform adequate CPR with a current CPR card.
Experience:
Prior experience with patient care preferred
Other Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Demonstration of the ability to write and/or print legibly and accurately.
Successful completion of Unit-Based orientation and clinical guidelines.
Minimum Yearly Requirements to Maintain Current Position:
Attendance at all mandatory in-services;Successful completion of all required unit specific training programs;

Responsibilities
1. Patient Care Services:
Provides care to patients under the direction of a Registered Professional Nurse and/or Licensed Physician according to Memorial Medical Center policies, procedures and standards of care:
Obtaining vital signs manually and with equipment
Performing an EKG
Performing phlebotomy on patients age 5 and above.
Perform sterile insertion of foley catheter as per physician order
Collecting stool, urine and other samples from patients
Fitting patients for crutches and orthopedic splinting supplies
Assisting providers with sterile procedures-before, during and after
Transporting patients in the department and to other departments
Dressing simple wounds with clean technique
Communicating with patients and their families
Performing an Initial Screening on low acuity patients
Assisting patients during the discharge process
Assists behaviorial health patients using de-escalation techniques

Assists in the admission of patients, (i.e. placing patients in room, preparation of patient for examination, obtaining initial and/or repeat vital signs, and communicates any unusual circumstances to the Registered Professional Nurse and/or Licensed Physician).

Maintains operating knowledge of both the Trauma and ACLS protocols
Assists in maintaining equipment, corrects equipment malfunctions and report malfunctions for repair.
Assists in providers in maintaining a sterile field during procedures.
Assists provider/nurse with rapid infuser setup, arterial line setup, chest tube placement, EVD placement
Maintains supplies of acute care carts (trauma, neuro, central line)

Maintains appropriate documentation skills.

Performs clerical functions (i.e. receives, opens and distributes mail; answers, places and routes telephone calls and pages utilizing appropriate communication skills and procedures; maintains appropriate level of clerical supplies; manages Radiology communication slips appropriately; processes completed ED patient record accurately, timely, and in appropriate manner; transmits records to attending physicians in accordance with Department policy and procedures).

Communicates with Pre-Hospital personnel in accordance with Department policy and procedures utilizing appropriate communications equipment and logs.

Understands and functions appropriately for all Medical Center and Department "Conditions".

Provides preceptor functions as directed by Manager and/or Supervisor.

Maintains familiarization with location and operation of equipment and procedure manuals for Department.

Practices appropriately for the safety of patients, (i.e., uses side rails appropriately, disposes of infectious waste appropriately, addresses spill appropriately and initiates incident reports as appropriate).

Demonstrates professionalism (i.e., attends or reviews 75% of staff meetings minutes, documenting review with signature and date; actively pursues opportunity to increase knowledge within area of responsibility; maintain patient confidentiality; complies with professional appearance policy; presents at work on time and maintains satisfactory attendance in accordance with department Ill/Absent policy).

Participates in collecting data for Quality Improvement activities, assists in identifying patient care problems for study and applies Quality Improvement findings to patient care.
2. Embodies the Memorial Health Values of Safety, Integrity, Quality, and Stewardship that support our mission and vision. :
3. Performs other related work as required or requested.

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