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Emergency Department Technician

The University of Kansas Health System
Kansas City, KS
Full-time

Position Summary

Career Interest : The Emergency Department Technician provides advanced nursing assistive care to patients in the Emergency Department in a variety of ED settings including triage, trauma, and general patient care.

Assists the nurse in carrying out a plan of care by completing delegated tasks as assigned, maintaining clinical and technical competencies, and utilizing resources appropriately.

Demonstrates exemplary teamwork, critical thinking skills, and communication with other members of the healthcare team to ensure safe, effective, and quality patient care.

Works under the direction of an RN within the ED Technician scope of practice, maintaining professionalism always.

Responsibilities :

  • Offers unsolicited assistance for help.
  • Assists organizational EVS employees with room turn-over and preparation for patient care areas for additional patients.
  • Completes delegated tasks in a timely manner.
  • Employs strategies to promote health in a safe environment and ensures patient safety.
  • Ensures excellent communication with all other staff members and team members by carrying a radio at all times, and rapidly responding to all requests for assistance.
  • Ensures that all interventions and / or patient interactions are appropriately documented in the patient’s medical record.
  • Ensures that the Emergency Department maintains an adequate level of supplies on a daily basis, stocks patient care areas as needed, and actively assists in obtaining needed supplies.
  • Ensures that the work environment is clean and tidy, and without clutter.
  • Maintains exceptional phlebotomy skills including obtaining and labeling specimens without difficulty and per hospital policy (excluding intravenous catheter access).
  • Participates in the department Haz-Mat training and maintains competency to appropriately don and doff all Haz-Mat materials, as well as participate in decontamination of any contaminated patients.
  • Performs assigned clinical duties such as EKG completion, patient registration, patient transportation, point-of-care testing, and ensures that all results are documented and reported to the appropriate healthcare provider.
  • Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
  • Note : These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities.

Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Required :

  • High School Diploma
  • EMT Any level, Paramedic or LPN active upon hire
  • BLS Certification

Time Type : Job Requisition ID :

Job Requisition ID : R-3358

R-3358

30+ days ago
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