Emergency Department Technician - DAYS

Overview

CentraState Healthcare System, headquartered in Freehold, New Jersey is a leading non – profit healthcare delivery system in New Jersey. The System includes CentraState Medical Center a community-based hospital, an ambulatory campus, three senior living facilities and three free-standing community health pavilions, and a charitable foundation. As the 3rd largest employer in Monmouth County, CentraState Healthcare System continues to live up to its reputation of being a truly great place to work recently designated a Great Place to Work-Certified™ company.

 

The Emergency Department Technician provides skilled technical assistance to licensed professionals by performing assigned duties and services required to deliver quality patient care. Follows established standards, JCAHO, and CSHS policies and procedures. A patient focused care model utilizing a multidisciplinary approach is used as the method to deliver care in the department.

Responsibilities

• Provides considerate respectful care focused upon the patient's individual need.
• Cleans stretchers and prepares room for next patient
• Assists with the elimination needs of the patient while providing privacy and dignity.
• Assists in stocking of rooms and carts in ED.
• Performs tasks to maintain patient mobility.
• Accurately performs incentive spirometry and pulse oximetry.
• Is an active member of the ED Tech Practice Council.
• Collects blood specimens through venipuncture and/or capillary finger stick.
• Collects and labels specimens without error.
• Accurately checks exterior of code cart each shift.
• Affirms the patient's right to make decisions regarding his/her medical care, including the decision to discontinue treatment, to the extent permitted by law.
• Accurately performs bedside glucose monitoring, and calibration of Accucheck and enters data.
• Correctly performs all scheduled and assigned tasks while continually observing patient needs.
• Retrieves blood from the Blood Bank.
• Verbalizes/performs understanding of 1:1 precautions and documents appropriately.
• Performs post mortem care.
• Follows CentraState policy regarding restraint application, documentation and observation.
• Always answers patient call lights in a timely manner.
• Provides basic nursing care, including partial and/or complete direct personal hygienic care to patients (i.e.: bathing, feeding, diversional activity) and assists patients with activities of daily living.
• Properly performs electrocardiograms.
• Provides partial and/or complete direct personal hygienic care to patients.
• Accurately performs simple wound care and ostomy care.
• Accurately collects and documents patient data (TPR, I&O, specimen collection, height and weight) utilizing learned technical skills under the direction of the RN. Accurately documents patient data and comfort rounds in Wellsoft system.
• Correctly makes occupied and unoccupied beds.
• Notifies nurse immediately for patient's complaints of pain/discomfort and any observed change in condition. Provides appropriate interventions for pain as directed by nurse and reports outcomes.
• Performs rounding as per guidelines.
• Correctly feeds patients.
• Accurately maintains feeding tubes.
• Accurately obtains and documents temperatures, pulses, respirations and blood pressure.
• Accurately measures and documents intake and output.
• Reports patient intake and output to nurse.
• Supports cost containment through efficient use of equipment, supplies and other pertinent resources.

Qualifications

Education:

High school diploma or equivalent required.

 

Work Experience:

• One year nursing assistant healthcare experience required OR
• Successful completion of an approved CNA or PCT training course required OR
• Currently enrolled in a degreed nursing program AND completed an introductory nursing course such as Nursing 101 or equivalent OR completed a semester of a school sponsored clinical rotation in an acute setting OR
• One year licensed EMT experience required.

Licenses and Certifications:

BLS certification (American Heart Association only) required.

Phlebotomy certification preferred.

EKG certification preferred.

EMT certification preferred.

*Glucose, Phlebotomy, and EKG certifications are provided by CentraState during orientation.

Non-violent Crisis Intervention certification required.  New hires must receive certification within 3 months of hire.  Renewal certifications will be completed every 2 years.

 

Required Knowledge and Skills:

Strong