Emergency Department Technician (Full Time Nights)

• Serve as a communication link between departments and other organizations using a variety of communication technologies.
• Participate in patient care interventions and personal care procedures for patients under the direction of the Registered Nurse. Duties include:

• Documenting vital signs, including pulse, respiratory rate, blood pressure and oxygen saturations.
• Performing safety checks and assisting patients with ambulation.
• Prepare patients, equipment and supplies for specific procedures, providing manual assistance as required.
• Collecting, delivering and conducting routine tests on patient specimens.
• Assisting with personal hygiene; bathing.
• Assisting with ambulation
• Assisting with bowel and bladder elimination
• Participating in nutritional activities
• Perform approved dressings and wound care.
• Report changes in a patient's physical or mental status to the nurse.
• Ensure a clean and safe patient environment equipped with adequate supplies for each patient.
• Provide care to patient of all socio-economic status, including young, old, confused, dying, multi-racial, and those in isolation.
• Perform IV starts and venipuncture for collection of routine blood specimens and blood cultures.
• Perform a variety of clerical functions including patient documentation, communications, record keeping and retrieval, and registration of patients.
• Care for patients' family members in a caring and sensitive manner.
• Make frequent rounds of patients to safety and comfort.
• Document care provided and actions taken in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Order and maintain supplies needed for patient care.
• Float to other units as necessary.
• Attend 75% of unit meetings.
• Keep the patient rooms, supply rooms, hallways neat and nurse's station clean and orderly.
• Answer patient call lights promptly.
• Participate in education by attending in-services.
• Maintain knowledge of safety policies and reports codes as needed.
• Safely handles IV solutions as directed by an RN in order to stock the unit.
• Kindly greet each person entering the facility.
• Explain to patients/visitors/vendors the purpose of temperature and symptom screening.
• Explain current visitor/patient support partner protocol as needed.
• Ensure patient/visitors/vendors are screened appropriately with current requirements.
• Administer and interpret temperature of each scanned individual using the no-touch digital thermometer.
• Screen persons entering the facility.
• Ensure all who enter the facility are wearing a mask/face covering and provide a mask to those without one.
• Confirms with entering patients their destination and direct them to the department.
• Confirm permitted visitors in coordination with the Welcome Desk staff.
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area and entry vestibule.
• Monitor screening supplies and report needs for additional supplies.
• Clean returned wheelchairs prior to reuse by another patient.
• Other duties as assigned to include assisting with projects and tasks that can be performed at the work station.

• Required: High School Degree or equivalent. IV Start and Phlebotomy training within 3 months of hire (Provided by SPH)
• Preferred: None

• Required: None
• Preferred: Nursing Assistant, EMT, or paramedic experience

• Required: Valid certifications as a CNA or EMT
• Preferred: None

• Required: Basic Life Support (BLS) within 3 months of hire
• Preferred: None

• Flexible paid time off to balance work and life
• Retirement plan with immediate vesting and employer match
• Free membership to our state-of-the-art fitness facility
• Generous tuition reimbursement
• Employer provided life and disability insurance
• Free parking at facility

Sauk Prairie Healthcare