Emergency Service Technician EMT-B or CNA PRN

Job Title

Under the supervision of the professional nurse, performs a variety of clerical duties associated with patient care unit operations and also provides direct care duties within the scope of a CNA or EMT-B, as applicable.

Organizational Expectations

• Provides a positive and professional representation of the organization.
• Promotes culture of safety for patients and employees through proper identification, reporting, documentation, and prevention.
• Maintains hospital standards for a clean and quiet patient environment to maintain a positive patient care experience.
• Maintains competency and knowledge of current standards of practice, trends, and developments in related scope of job role or practice.
• Adheres to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
• Participates in ongoing quality improvement activities.
• Maintains compliance with organization's policies, as well as established practices, protocols, and procedures of the position, department, and applicable professional standards.
• Complies with organizational and regulatory policies for handling confidential patient information.
• Demonstrates excellent customer service through his/her attitude and actions, consistent with the standards contained in the Vision, Mission, and Values of the organization.
• Adheres to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and DNV standards and/or standards from other accrediting bodies.

Essential Functions

• Provide direct patient care under the scope of a CNA or EMT-B certification if applicable, as directed by nursing staff when needed.
• Use of computer for patient data entry.
• Communicates with members of the health care team, patients, and visitors using oral and written means and equipment such as the telephone and intercom.
• Maintains confidentiality of patient information.
• Labels, assembles, completes, and processes patients' charts as indicated.
• Keeps patient records accurately identified.
• Maintains an accurate clinical record, recording information per hospital policy.
• Checks charts and removes nonpermanent reports when permanent reports are obtained.
• Prepares special forms such as body-release permits. Obtains charts from Medical Records as needed.
• Assists with receiving, distributing, and sorting supplies brought to the unit. Prepares requisitions and reports for maintenance repairs.
• Responsible for obtaining lab and X-ray reports and notifying team nurse of results.
• Maintains an orderly and businesslike environment at the nursing station in order to assist members of the health care team in the performance of their jobs despite high-stress factors.
• Timely and accurate completion of all delegated patient care procedures and treatments.
• Answers call lights promptly.
• Collects specimens: urine, stool, sputum, etc., and documents collection in the medical record.
• Assists in maintaining order and cleanliness within the unit.
• Performs post-mortem care.
• Sets up nasal/mask oxygen appropriately and reapplies as assigned.
• Timely and safe transport of patients to and from the department via ambulation, wheelchair, and stretchers.
• Provides for patient's personal hygiene: gives bedpans, urinals, baths, backrubs, shampoos, and shaves, and assists with showers as applicable.
• Provides for activities of daily living: assists with meals and feeds patients; ambulates, turns, and positions patients; provides fresh water and nourishment between meals, as applicable.
• Administers enemas, douches, non-sterile dressings, surgical preps, ice packs, heat treatments, sitz and therapeutic baths, and applies restraints.
• Performs I&O checks vital signs and weight; specimen collection, and post-mortem care.
• Professionally communicates pertinent and timely information to care team members.
• Accepts all other duties and responsibilities as appropriate to skill level and as assigned.

Job Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Active CNA or EMT-B is required
• CPR - approved by the American Heart Association.
• One-year medical office or clerical experience preferred.
• Excellent typing and personal computer skills.
• Good oral and written communication.
• Excellent organization skills.

Functional Demands

Working Conditions and Physical Environment

• Works in a patient care setting where there is potential exposure to blood, body fluids, infectious materials; and electrical, fire, chemical, physical contact and equipment hazards.
• Fast-paced setting with rapid patient turnover.
• High patient traffic.
• Close-quartered and shared work space.
• Sufficient mobility to negotiate physical plant.
• Strength and endurance sufficient enough to perform physically for long periods of time without sitting (four to eight hours). May include: walking; lifting 25 50lbs with or without assistance; bending; twisting; standing; sitting; reaching; stair-climbing and descending.
• Physical dexterity and psychomotor skills to respond adequately and appropriately to routine and emergency patient care needs in an ambulatory setting.
• Visual and auditory capabilities sufficient to read information and respond to patient care needs.
• Ability to work in a computerized environment that includes prolonged sitting and use of keyboard, mouse, and monitor.
• Cognitive ability to accurately observe, analyze, and interpret general and technical data both verbal and written to accurately communicate this information.