ED Technician

Company: Mercyhealth
Location: Lake Geneva
Posted on: August 3, 2022

Job Description:

ED technician, Mercy Walworth, Varied shift, 48 hours/2 weeks Experience a rewarding and fulfilling career with Mercyhealth. Mercyhealth is committed to offering our partners a best place to work. Our unique workplace Culture of Excellence is built upon:+ Employee engagement, empowerment and growth+ Teamwork toward our common goal providing exceptional health care services with a passion for making lives better+ An atmosphere of caring and quality that cascades throughout the organizationEssential duties and Responsibilities+ Provides patient care as assigned and per routine, according to standards of care, shift routines, and policies and procedures.+ Answers call lights in a timely and appropriate manner+ Documents care provided according to standards+ Maintains a clean work and patient environment+ Maintains and orders supplies, including scanning, stocking and ordering new supplies and disposing of expired or damaged supplies for MHTC and Mercy North.+ Processes orders in an accurate and timely manner. Answers the telephone and call lights appropriately and provides information or relays messages to patients and staff.+ Directs visitors to patients' rooms. Maintains medical records of current patients. Processes patient charges and orders supplies as needed.+ Floats to various units based on identified needs+ Participates in department or unit performance improvement activities.+ Performs 12 Lead EKGs as directed+ Starts IV as directed+ Performs venipunctures as directed+ Assists ED MDs with intubation by gathering needed equipment+ Performs CPR and places patient on Lucas during resuscitations+ Assist with splint applications by gathering needed supplies+ Assist with chest tube and CVP insertions by gathering needed suppliesequipment+ Performs BGMs as directed+ Transports non-monitored patients to the inpatient unitsEducation and Experience + Certified as a Nursing Assistant in applicable state with 2 years healthcare experience or+ Medical Assistant with 2 years of healthcare experience or+ Licensed as an EMT in applicable state with 2 years of healthcare experience or+ Licensed as a Paramedic in applicable state with 1 year of healthcare experienceCertifications/Licensure + Certified as a Nursing Assistant in applicable state, or+ Certified as a Medical Assistant in applicable state, or+ Licensed as an EMT in applicable state, or+ Licensed as a Paramedic in applicable state+ Approved CPR or BLS certification required within 90 days (Other certifications per unit requirements: ACLS, PALS, NALS)Special Physical Demands + The Special Physical Demands are considered Essential Job Functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.+ While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk and use hands to finger, handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color, vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.KeywordsCNA, EMT, ED, Emergency Department, Medical Assistant, Paramedic, Technician, Tech

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