An Emergency Room or Emergency Department Technician assists medical staff and performs tests on patients in a hospital emergency room or emergency medicine department. Takes blood samples and monitors vital signs; updates medical test records for physicians.
Reports to Emergency Department Nurse Manager and supervised by Charge Nurse. ED Tech assists licensed nurses in delivering quality nursing care in the Emergency Department and assists doctors with procedures. ED Tech helps maintain supplies are stocked on the unit and cleans unit and transports patients.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Job Specific:
Ensure that the ED has appropriate patient supplies for daily operations: Essential Function (EF) Maintain and organizes unit and patient areas. (EF) Responsible for the cleaning of beds, work area, and linen (dirty & clean). (EF) Accountable for transporting ED contaminated instruments to Sterile Processing and restocking the instrument cart to appropriate levels. (EF) Responsible for assisting nurses with receiving and discharging patients.(EF) Assist nurses with patient care. (EF) Help train new ED Tech staff.(EF) Responsible to fill HUC position as needed.(EF) Other duties as required. (EF) Responsible to answer phone. (EF) Transport patients as needed.(EF) Assist physicians with patients. (EF)
Hospital:
Adheres to organization-wide and other applicable policies and procedures. Day-to-day performance complies with the hospital's Service Excellence Behavioral Expectations. Performs within the prescribed limits of the hospital's Ethics, Compliance and Confidentiality Program guidelines. Performs within his/her professional Scope of Practice at all times.
Other Duties As Assigned:
Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Minimum Requirements
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Required:
High School Diploma or Equivalent Special Skills and Abilities:
Required:
Communication, written, read write
Preferred:
Computer preferred
LICENSURE / CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Required:
CPR; Basic Life Support
COMPANY PROFILE
Citizens Medical Center is a not-for-profit, community hospital known for compassionate patient care, clinical expertise, and bringing advanced medical services to the South Texas region since 1956. Today, Citizens is a 317-bed acute care hospital with over 1,200 employees. Voted "Best of the Best" hospital in Victoria for 14 consecutive years, Citizens Medical Center is a level III Trauma Center, with a newly renovated 24/7 Emergency Department that includes an onsite medical helicopter. Citizens has a comprehensive Community Cancer Program that includes two linear accelerators and HDR brachytherapy. Citizens is recognized for its outstanding cardiology program which includes a nationally accredited Chest Pain Center and is a Primary Stroke Center. Citizens also includes a comprehensive, accredited Bariatric Surgery program, Birth Center with labor and delivery, an imaging and surgery center, sleep study center, state-of-the-art rehabilitation and fitness center, urology center and daVinci robotics minimally invasive surgery options, a home health agency, and has a long history of providing continuing education for healthcare providers and the community. Citizens Medical Center is looking for employees who actively demonstrate service excellence by exemplifying our iCare values. If you are someone who displays respect and enthusiasm for patients, visitors, and coworkers while consistently upholding the hospital's commitment to providing outstanding outcomes, service excellence, and fiscal responsibility, then you could be a good fit for the CMC team!
BENEFIT OFFERINGS
Health Medical, Dental, Vision
STD, LTD
Disability Supplemental Life, AD&D Flexible Spending (FSA) Employer paid life insurance Retirement/Investment Defined Benefit Pension Plan 457(b) Deferred Compensation Well-Being Benefits Paid Time Off Sick leave, Bereavement leave, Jury Duty/Witness Service Hospital-paid & administered annual immunizations HealthPlex (gym) membership discount YMCA partnership discount for childcare Employee Assistance Programs
