Emergency Department Technician

McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. Under the supervision of a registered nurse, responsible for providing support to nursing staff and assisting in the delivery of patient care following hospital and departmental policies, procedures, and standards of care. Essential Functions and Responsibilities: 1. Provides routine patient care services such as call light response; ambulating, transferring, and positioning; personal hygiene assistance. 2. Collects, records, and reports various patient data. Obtains vital signs, blood glucose levels, bedside pregnancy testing, and reports changes in patient data to registered nurse. 3. Performs foley catheterization for both male and female patients, uses bladder scanner for patients to estimate bladder contents.Administers enemas as directed. Collects and transports specimen.Documents. 4. Performs specific orthopedic procedures such as placement and fitting of splints, immobilizers, supports, slings, wraps and crutches, and provides instruction.Obtains, and documents correctly, paperwork in appropriate paperwork. 5. Performs electrocardiogram, gives copy to Emergency physician and transmits for interpretation.Places patient on cardiac monitor as needed. 6. Performs general unit support activities such as postmortem care, cleaning of rooms and areas, running errands, making deliveries, and restocking. 7. Performs decontamination procedures and other decontamination activities. 8. Sets up of suture trays, instruments and other equipment. 9. Participates in emergencies; CPR, spiking IVs, slaving monitors.Setting up for pacing/defibrillation and assisting with intubation, suction and airway management. 10. Performs other related responsibilities as necessary. Required: High school graduate or equivalent. Specialized education requirements include: acute care nursing assistant course preferred for acute care positions or long term care nursing assistant course or completion of an emergency medical technician program or completion of medical assistant program or completion of a clinical rotation while participating in an accredited nursing program or completion of medical training in a branch or the armed services Recent patient care experience in acute care setting as nursing assistant, EMT, completion of a clinical rotation in an accredited nursing program, or completion of the US Armed Services medic program. BLS certification as Healthcare Provider or equivalent through the Military Training Network (MTN). Preferred: Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans. Additional Information Schedule: Full-time Requisition ID: 26010439 Daily Work Times: 7p-730a On Call: Yes Equal Opportunity Employer McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law. McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status,national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classificationprotected by law. #J-18808-Ljbffr