Emergency Department Technician Job Description

Emergency Department Technician Job Description Template

Our company is looking for a Emergency Department Technician to join our team.

Responsibilities:

  • Serves as a resource to medical staff regarding hospital protocols;
  • Wound prep, care and dressing;
  • Fabrication of specific orthopedic splints (plaster/fiberglass) under the direction of the Attending ED MD;
  • Perform tasks of dress/ undress patients and obtaining vital signs;
  • Provides excellent customer service to patients, visitors and colleagues through welcoming behavior, effective communication and information sharing;
  • Rapidly assesses those patients needing immediate emergency care and intervention and communicate this assessment to RN team members;
  • Helps organize and maintain unit supplies necessary for daily activity;
  • Prefabricated splint application (ace wraps, cam boots, knee immobilizers, slings, etc.);
  • Monitors patient electronic record to ensure care is progressing, preventing patient care delay;
  • Facilitates communication between colleagues, patients and visitors;
  • Coordinate consults and transfers to other medical facilities;
  • Illustrates competency of insertion of urinary catheters, performs blood collection in collaboration with RN;
  • Access AMION on line physician call schedule;
  • Collaborate and communicate effectively with others among the nursing team;
  • Recognize any changes in patient condition and report to the RN.

Requirements:

  • Serves as a resource to medical staff regarding hospital protocols;
  • Wound prep, care and dressing;
  • Fabrication of specific orthopedic splints (plaster/fiberglass) under the direction of the Attending ED MD;
  • Perform tasks of dress/ undress patients and obtaining vital signs;
  • Monitors patient electronic record to ensure care is progressing, preventing patient care delay;
  • Facilitates communication between colleagues, patients and visitors;
  • Recognize any changes in patient condition and report to the RN;
  • Coordinate consults and transfers to other medical facilities;
  • Collaborate and communicate effectively with others among the nursing team;
  • Illustrates competency of insertion of urinary catheters, performs blood collection in collaboration with RN;
  • Provides excellent customer service to patients, visitors and colleagues through welcoming behavior, effective communication and information sharing;
  • Rapidly assesses those patients needing immediate emergency care and intervention and communicate this assessment to RN team members;
  • Prefabricated splint application (ace wraps, cam boots, knee immobilizers, slings, etc.);
  • EMT -B certification;
  • Maintain required certifications.