ED TECHNICIAN II

What You Will Do:

POSITION SUMMARY
Under the supervision of the Registered Nurse and Nursing management, the Emergency Department Technician (EDT) will assist the RN and/or physician in patient care procedures as well as anticipates and implements patient and health care team needs.
The following job description covers the most significant duties performed, but does not exclude other work assignments not mentioned PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Principal Duties:
1. Prioritizes and completes responsibilities delegated by nurses and physicians. Maintains a calm and professional demeanor work while working in fast pace, highly demanding environment.
2. Performs a variety of duties including EKGs, phlebotomy, wound care, splinting, crutch walking, foley catheter placement and patient activities of daily living. Assists providers in the delivery of care and assists patients who have physical and psychological limitations, transport patients and specimens.
3. Performs phlebotomy and specimen collection and point of service lab testing according to protocol and quality control standards. Communicates results to the appropriate staff and documents in the medical record.
4. Maintains supply inventory needed to maintain daily operations. Ensures used equipment is cleaned by appropriate process and is ready for the next patient
5. Observes patient condition and behaviors indicating needs or problems and communicates same to the licensed clinical staff; answers call lights promptly for all patients in area.
6. Assist with the stabilization of trauma patients to include performing CPR when indicated, assist with transport to the Cat Scan and other diagnostic testing sites as well as the Operating Room.
7. Assist nursing staff with retrieval of trauma patients from the helipad while observing helipad safety and policies for transport of patients that arrive by helipad.
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PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
8. Performs patient transfers to chair, bed or stretcher as requested observing basic safety practices and principles of body mechanics.
9. Assist with stabilization of behavioral health patients that have suicidal ideations by providing one to one sitter coverage.
10. Transports patients by wheelchair, stretcher, or bed as requested to other departments, units or for discharge.
11. Observes appropriate safety practices for patients including arm bands, side rails, restraints, call light position and toileting.
12. Assists security staff with the restraining of patients as necessary.
13. Maintains unit records to include admission, transfer, discharge logs, and restraint logs.
14. Assists with the clerical responsibilities, including placing orders in the computer, and retrieving information as requested.
15. Places and receives telephone calls related to patient care needs, assembles/stamps charts, prepares discharge charts, prepares requisitions, transcribes physician's orders and retrieves and enters information into the computer.
16. Stocks unit and bedside with necessary supplies and emergency equipment.
17. Orders necessary supplies from storeroom at staff request.

What You Need to Be Successful:

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
Licensure/Certification/Registration
Required: Current Maryland certification in good standing as a Certified Nursing Assistant.
Preferred:
Other:
Life Support Certification: (Check all that apply)
Basic Life Support – Health Care Provider (BLS-HCP) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification is preferred.
Education/Knowledge (see attached explanation sheet)
Attained Level: Entry level High School or equivalent
Preferred:
Completed Course Work/Program:
Applicable Experience
Experience (years): Required: One year Preferred: 2 or more years
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Experience (describe required & preferred): One year of experience as Monitor, EKG Technician, EMT-Paramedic. Critical Care Technician, or hospital/medical/military experience is required.

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