Emergency Dept Technician

Emergency Department Technician

The Emergency Department Technician provides direct and indirect patient care as delegated and directed by the licensed staff. This is accomplished through the job components of patient services, role modeling, quality/resource stewardship and patient advocacy/customer service.

Responsibilities include:

• Using principles of Patient & Family Centered Care, develops and maintains a positive working relationship with patients and family, team members, department and medical center personnel
• Responds to patients call lights in a timely manner, identifies patient needs, and provides patients with appropriate response or communicates needs to appropriate team members
• Adapts patient care activities respective to varying patient population to adhere to hospital the mission, vision, values, and essential behaviors. Maintains patient privacy and confidentiality at all times
• Performs intentional rounding in collaboration with the RN
• Reports patient/family complaints to primary nurse, charge nurse, or RN Supervisor
• Maintains safe environment for patients and fellow team members including use of organizational communication routes/devices
• Completes all mandatory hospital and unit-based requirements for the position by due date. Participates in staff meetings, training, and quality improvement initiatives
• Performs clinical duties as defined in orientation packet (skills checkoff), and through required competency
• Communicates any changes or pertinent information related to the patient's physical appearance and attitude, I & O, vital signs, and point of care testing to the nurse. Records which nurse was notified for all abnormal results
• Assists with initial patient assessments and ongoing vital sign monitoring. Applies monitoring equipment and obtains vital signs
• May perform various technical procedures after training, competency validation, and upon delegation from a Registered Nurse, such as phlebotomy, wound care/splinting, point-of-care testing, patient decontamination, foley catheter insertion/removal, specimen collection, and IV insertion/removal
• Assists patients with activities of daily living (ADLs), such as bathing, toileting, ambulation, and feeding
• Transports patients safely within the hospital
• Prepares rooms for incoming patients. Set up, clean, and stock medical equipment and procedure trays
• Ensures infection control practices are followed consistently
• Maintains accurate and timely records of care in the electronic medical record
• Performs other duties as assigned