Intermediate Care Technician (EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT)

Intermediate Care Technician (Emergency Department)

As an ICT, you will operate within clearly defined clinical competencies. For the purposes of this national job announcement, you may work in multiple clinical settings based on facility needs, these include but are not limited to, Emergency Medicine. The clinical activities for the hospital will include but are not limited to:

• Performing observation-based screening and collecting patient information in collaboration with licensed personnel, this may involve obtaining patient health history for chief complaints, medication history, and information about health-related or high-risk conditions that may impact the patient's health status.
• Completing approved templates and tools, example: MiniCog screening established by the agency.
• Assisting in behavioral/psychiatric situations in an emergency setting. This can include assisting licensed personnel with crisis intervention, assists with the management of aggressive or suicidal psychiatric patients, by providing one-to-one observations and applying prevention and management of disruptive behavior techniques (PMDB). Assists Emergency Department (ED) licensed personnel with the delivery of care to patients with complex, specialized, and potentially life-threatening situations. You will assist licensed staff with setting up equipment and passing instruments.
• Operating specialized medical equipment such as defibrillators, electrocardiographs, and oxygen apparatus in accordance with applicable training and standards. Observes patient status and keeps licensed personnel informed of any change in condition. Assists licensed staff with response to medical emergencies on the facility grounds, and sometimes encounters may be life threatening as part of the Rapid Response Team (RRT), Code Blue, or medical transport team.
• Performing vital signs, 12-lead electrocardiogram (EKG).
• Performing Point-of-care (POC), examples: Abbott hand-held blood analyzer (I-STAT), glucometer.
• Specimen collection and Preparation, example: collecting and labeling venous blood samples.
• Observations and interventions, examples: oxygen therapy and splinting.
• Medication Administration, methods may include intramuscular, oral, topical, eye drops, ear drops, intranasal, rectal suppositories, local anesthetics, nebulized medications, subcutaneous, and intradermal.
• Wound Care, examples: bandaging application of dressings and wound measurements.
• Assisting with patient exams and screenings.
• Electronic Health Record (EHR): Thoroughly and continually documents actions, interventions, and patient response in health record.

Work Schedule: Full-Time. Variable shifts 0730-2000/ 1930-0800/ 1530-0000/ 2330-0800/0730-1600- may include nights, weekends, and holidays. Shift will be discussed and determined at the time of the interview.

Position Description/PD#: Intermediate Care Technician (EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT)/ PDS0031A

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized