Emergency Room Tech

2 weeks ago

Sevierville, Tennessee, United States Covenant Health Full time

Overview:

Emergency Room Technician

Full time, 72 hours per pay period, Day shift

LeConte Medical Center Overview:


LeConte Medical Center is a part of Covenant Health, our region's top-performing healthcare network and is a 79-bed community hospital located in the heart of Sevier County.

We're a full-service, not-for-profit hospital delivering modern medicine and compassionate care to the growing Sevier County community.

Department Overview:

The Emergency Department at LeConte Medical Center is the busiest ER across all the Covenant Health facilities. We see approximately 44,500 patients annually who vary from locals to tourists from around the world.

Our ED department is equipped with 30 ER beds as well as an 8-bed observation center and 2 triage rooms.

The ER staff is made up of RNs, ER Techs, and HUCs that work together to provide excellent patient care.


Position Summary:

Functions as a specialized direct patient caregiver in the Emergency Department, performing tasks to assist nurses and providers. Performs hands-on care, specified technical tasks, and coordinates communcations on the unit.

Responsibilities:

  • Enters and updates the ED tracking board promptly to communicate with staff.
  • Document/maintain patient record as appropriate.
  • Take and record temperature, pulse, respiration rates, blood pressures, oxygen saturation, weights, heights, and intakeoutput measurements.
  • Completes all items / activities on "TECH CHECKLIST of DAILY ACTIVITIES" as applicable.
  • Orders patient care supplies and keeps patient care supplies stocked in proper amounts in rooms, carts and other areas as appropriate.
  • Cleans and wraps instruments to transport to sterile processing with ability to correctly identify and replace proper surgical instruments on appropriate trays.
  • Assists in maintaining a safe environment, which may include checking equipment daily for proper function and reporting equipment that is out of order, appropriate handling of linen and storing of supplies.
  • Gathers equipment for O2 set up. Checks O2 for connection and proper placement.
  • Sets up suction equipment and checks for proper function.
  • Promptly answers patient call lights and responds to patient requests.
  • Reports observed changes in patient condition to nurse or provider.
  • Assists with transportation of patients to other areas of the facility.
  • Prepares wounds for provider as directed. Cleans and dresses wounds appropriately.
  • Application of splints.
  • Applies immobilizers and ace bandages; fits patient for crutches.
  • Performs tasks such as ROM, assists with ambulatory devices as specified by the patients' plan of care.
  • Assists provider with pelvic exams.
  • Assists in triage with vital signs.
  • Ambulates, and assists patients in and out of bed, into wheelchairs and transport when necessary (on oxygen if required).
  • Empty canisters, urine bags, bedpans and emesis basins and record intake and output.
  • Provides general care such as positioning, lifting or turning patients; assisting in use of bedpan, urinal or commode; preoperative supportive care; and antiembolism stockings and sequential compression devices.
  • Collects urine, stool and sputum specimen as ordered.
  • Performs phlebotomy. To include correct labeling using two patient identifiers, maintenance of labdraw supplies, rotating and restocking.
  • Performs INT removal per nursing or LIP direction.
  • Performs suture / staple removal at nurse or LIP direction.
  • Performs EKG.
  • Employs all established infection control policies including standard precautions, transmissionbased isolation precautions, OSHA standards, safety measures, and proper body mechanics in performance of job.
  • Demonstrates knowledge and competency in providing for agespecific needs of the population served.
  • Helps maintain clean and orderly patient and work environment.
  • Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Minimum Education:

None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.


Minimum Experience:

One (1) year experience as an EMT, HUC, LPN, MA, or PCA/CNA
OR must meet licensure requirement below.

Licensure Requirement:

CPR required.

If less than one (1) year experience, must have current EMT registry or license, LPN, MA, or CNA certification at time of hire/promotion or be a student in an accredited nursing education program.

Student must have successfully completed fundamental clinical skills portion of the program (1st semester of clinicals).

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