PRN Emergency Department Technician

                    

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Job Title

PRN Emergency Department Technician

                        

Location

Stow

                    

Facility

Stow Health and Wellness

                     

Department

Emergency Department-Cleveland Clinic Akron General

                      

Job Code

AK0932

                     

Shift

Variable

                       

Schedule

7:00am-7:00pm/11:00am-11:00pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic Akron General's Stow Health and Wellness Center and become part of a top healthcare system in Akron. This patient-friendly facility offers a variety of primary care, emergency care and specialty services along with Lifestyles, a medically based fitness program and facility.      

 

Under the direct supervision of the Director, the Emergency Department Technician is responsible for performing various duties assisting in the care of adult, geriatric, adolescent, and newborn patients as assigned by the RN including the care of complex patients. 

 

A caregiver in this position works varying shifts from 7:00AM – 7:00PM or 11:00AM – 11:00PM. 

 

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Prepare patient rooms and patient beds for receiving incoming Emergency Room patients. 

• Take and record temperature, pulse, pulse oximetry, respirations, weight, height, EKGs, complete catheterizations, enemas, first aid dressings and orthopedic splints under the direction of the physician. 

• Answer telephone and place calls to physician offices.  

• Scan charts, uses fax for appropriate transfer of information, enters patient charges and participates in nursing reports by receiving and contributing to status report of patients. 

• Maintain accurate and timely registration with minimal error rate.  

• Accurately uses insurance verification systems to ensure insurance companies are properly and fully billed for services rendered.  

• Accurately uses and enters correct patient information in 

• Assist in emergency situations with EKG, oxygen set-up, CPR and monitor, summons ambulance and paramedics with associated paperwork. 

• Collect, record, and properly label and transport specimens to lab with associated paperwork. 

• Assist in keeping patient rooms in order, reporting equipment that is out of order, cleaning equipment and mandatory inventory and distributing unit linen and supplies. 

• Sets up and assists the physician with certain procedures, i.e., pelvic exams, suturing, set up of suture tray according to sterile technique. 

• Report to appropriate nursing personnel pertinent information including any changes observed in the condition or behavior of patient. 

• Document per policy, care provided to patients in an accurate, legible, and timely manner.