CMT Details

CMT

King's Daughters Medical Center - Ashland, KY

Employment Type : Full-Time

• JOB SUMMARY
  The Certified Medical Technician (CMT) under the general supervision of the department leader provides assistance to the Registered Nurse (RN), and/or the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in the delivery of patient care.
• DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
  • Assists the RN/LPN with non-nursing tasks such as but not limited to crash cart checks, quality control checks, retrieving equipment/supplies, keeping the department clean and stocking of supplies.
  • Assists the RN/LPN with routine patient care and treatment of patients as delegated by the RN/LPN or designee and under the direct supervision of the RN/LPN including, but not limited to vital signs, Intake Output, pain level assessment, administering enemas, applying hot/cold packs, glucoscans, height and weight, transporting, ambulating, answering call lights, cleaning equipment, sitting 1:1’s, EKG’s, receiving patients in room, assisting in pre/post-operative care, assisting in admission/discharge activities and assisting in treatments.
  • Recognizes and practices within scope of certification and competency levels and relays any questions, concerns or situations requiring follow-up or attention to the supervising RN/LPN and seeks assistance when necessary.
  • Effectively communicates pertinent information in shift-to-shift and transfer reports and documents items in EPIC as indicated.
  • Responds and assists in emergency/urgent situations as indicated, such as ERT calls.
  • Transports patients per protocol and gives handoff to receiving team member.
• EDUCATION/LICENSE/CERTIFICATION/OTHER REQUIREMENTS
  Minimum requirement:
  • High School diploma or GED and completion of an approved Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) program.
  • Achieves and maintains active State of Kentucky or National Registry EMT certification.
  • Achieves and maintains American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
  • Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (CPI) required or achieved within 90 days of start date and maintained annually.
  Preferred qualifications:
  • NA
• WORKING ENVIRONMENT
  • Constantly works near moving mechanical parts
  • Constantly exposed to blood and/or body fluids and infection.
  • Occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals
  • Occasionally exposed to risk of radiation
  • The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• PHYSICAL DEMANDS
  • Occasionally required to maintain in a stationary position (standing or sitting).
  • Frequently required to walk and move about.
  • Frequently required to operate a computer and other equipment.
  • Frequently required to use fine motor skills to handle and operate instruments/devices.
  • Constantly required to lift and/or move items up to 10 pounds.
  • Frequently required to lift and/or move items up to 50 pounds.
  • Occasionally required to lift and/or move items up to 100 pounds.
  • Constantly required to communicate with patients and other care team requiring talking and hearing.
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
  • Occasionally required to position self in order to meet patient needs.