EMERGENCY ROOM TECH

Overview Emergency Room Tech, Emergency Department Full Time, 72 Hours Per Pay Period, Night Shift LeConte Medical Center Overview: LeConte Medical Center is a part of Covenant Health, our region's top-performing healthcare network and is a 79-bed community hospital located in the heart of Sevier County. We're a full-service, not-for-profit hospital delivering modern medicine and compassionate care to the growing Sevier County community. LeConte offers a full range of health services, including top-tier specialists, a modern ER, and a beautiful Women's Center. Learn more about our amazing facility at Position Summary: Functions as a specialized direct patient caregiver in the Emergency Department, performing tasks to assist nurses and providers. Performs hands-on care, specified technical tasks, and coordinates communications on the unit. Responsibilities * Enters and updates the ED tracking board promptly to communicate with staff. * Document/maintain patient record as appropriate. * Take and record temperature, pulse, respiration rates, blood pressures, oxygen saturation, weights, heights, and intake-output measurements. * Completes all items / activities on "TECH CHECKLIST of DAILY ACTIVITIES" as applicable. * Orders patient care supplies and keeps patient care supplies stocked in proper amounts in rooms, carts and other areas as appropriate. * Cleans and wraps instruments to transport to sterile processing with ability to correctly identify and replace proper surgical instruments on appropriate trays. * Assists in maintaining a safe environment, which may include checking equipment daily for proper function and reporting equipment that is out of order, appropriate handling of linen and storing of supplies. * Gathers equipment for O2 set up. Checks O2 for connection and proper placement. * Sets up suction equipment and checks for proper function. * Promptly answers patient call lights and responds to patient requests. * Reports observed changes in patient condition to nurse or provider. * Assists with transportation of patients to other areas of the facility. * Prepares wounds for provider as directed. Cleans and dresses wounds appropriately. * Application of splints. * Applies immobilizers and ace bandages; fits patient for crutches. * Performs tasks such as ROM, assists with ambulatory devices as specified by the patients' plan of care. * Assists provider with pelvic exams. * Assists in triage with vital signs. * Ambulates, and assists patients in and out of bed, into wheelchairs and transport when necessary (on oxygen if required). * Empty canisters, urine bags, bedpans and emesis basins and record intake and output. * Provides general care such as positioning, lifting or turning patients; assisting in use of bedpan, urinal or commode; preoperative supportive care; and anti-embolism stockings and sequential compression devices. * Collects urine, stool and sputum specimen as ordered. * Performs phlebotomy. To include correct labeling using two patient identifiers, maintenance of lab-draw supplies, rotating and restocking. * Performs INT removal per nursing or LIP direction. * Performs suture / staple removal at nurse or LIP direction. * Performs EKG. * Employs all established infection control policies including standard precautions, transmission-based isolation precautions, OSHA standards, safety measures, and proper body mechanics in performance of job. * Demonstrates knowledge and competency in providing for age-specific needs of the population served. * Helps maintain clean and orderly patient and work environment. * Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested. * Performs other duties as assigned. Qualifications Minimum Education: None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority. Minimum Experience: One (1) years' experience as an EMT, HUC, LPN, MA, or PCA/CNA OR must meet licensure requirement below. Licensure Requirement: CPR required. If less than one (1) years' experience, must have current EMT registry or license, LPN, MA, or CNA certification at time of hire/promotion or be a student in an accredited nursing education program. Student must have successfully completed fundamental clinical skills portion of the program (1st semester of clinicals).