Emergency Department Technician-Part Time-Nights

Description

The Emergency Department Technician (EDT) is responsible for providing direct care to patients across the age spectrum in the directions of RNs and medical providers. EDTs will assist staff in specific procedures in the Emergency Department, assist in patient flow, transport, and comfort. Will keep the unit clean, orderly, and stocked. Assures timely cleaning and turnover of patient room and of equipment that must be prepared for reprocessing.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Patient Care

• Transports patients by wheelchair and patient cart
• Assist patients with ambulation and positioning using safe patient handling techniques
• Obtain vital signs and report abnormal vital signs to RN
• Informs RN of patient/family observations and/or concerns
• Promptly responds to patient call lights/requests
• Demonstrates concern for patient dignity, privacy and confidentiality
• Perform tasks with adaptations or modifications consistent with patients ages and developmental abilities
• Obtains ordered specimens from patients
• Transports specimens and blood products
• Demonstrates adherence to proper procedures
• Assists in resuscitation
• Assist nurses with patient care activities
• Communicate to RN patients needing immediate emergency care and intervention
• Perform daily living activities such as, toileting, bathing, and bed changes

Document in patient Electronic Medical Record 

• Document patient care activities, procedures and cares provided
• Documentation is clear, concise, accurate and timely
• Validate vital signs

Maintains room/unit and supplies

• Restocks room, supplies and room carts
• Assists with patient room clean-up between patients
• Remove and replace outdated supplies

Quality control checks 

• Inspect equipment throughout department within required timeline
• Reports discrepancies and/or malfunctions to RN or House Supervisor

Other duties

• Prefabricated splint application (ace wraps, cam boots, knee immobilizers, slings, etc)
• Wound irrigation and prep, suture tray set up 
• Ensure room safety and safety watch
• Assist physician with procedures (suturing, central line, chest tube, etc)
• Perform EKG’s and place patient on cardiac monitor
• Maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards
• Prepare, coordinate, and arrange patient and chart as needed for admissions/transfers/OR

Miscellaneous tasks assigned

• Direct and occasionally escort patient/family to appropriate area with facility
• Registers patients in database

* While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the job requirements, management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties from particular jobs and to assign other duties as necessary.

Requirements

Education & Licensure: 

• Current WI Nurse Aide Registry or level of EMT certification to include EMT-B or EMT-I (on either National Registry or State of Wisconsin) required
• Current BLS Certification 
• High school diploma or equivalent required

Experience:

• At least one year of experience in ERT, EMT, EDT or CNA position in a hospital or Emergency Services preferred
• Previous customer service experience including in-person and telephone interactions preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: 

• Excellent communication and listening skills
• Excellent customer service skills
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with little direction and manage multiple demands and priorities
• Ability to balance the needs of visitors, patients and colleagues 
• Demonstrated excellent customer service
• Ability to respond patiently and effectively to patients, visitors and hospital staff
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships in a stressful environment with patients, visitors and hospital staff

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Prolonged periods of standing, bending, and reaching
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at times. 

St. Croix Health has been a healing force in the St. Croix Valley for over 103 years. We are a purpose-driven organization with a dedicated team committed to serving our patients and communities throughout the St. Croix Valley. This commitment is rooted in our mission, vision and values. 

Mission: To deliver care driven by excellence, guided by heart, and grounded in community.

Vision: To be a trusted partner in providing healthcare that is personal and accessible to all, by adapting to meet the needs of our communities, and support lifelong well-being.

Values: Integrity. Respect. Compassion. Collaboration

Here at St. Croix Health, we offer our employees with a robust benefits package that includes:

• Health, vision and dental insurance
• 403b retirement program with employer match
• Paid time off
• Short-term disability, long-term disability and life insurance options
• Education reimbursement
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Wellbeing incentive program
• Free parking

St. Croix Health is a not-for-profit healthcare system located in St. Croix Falls, WI dedicated to helping people live healthier, happier, and longer lives. St. Croix Health offers the services of 80+ providers and 20 specialties with five community clinics in Minnesota and Wisconsin all supported by a critical access hospital on the main campus in St. Croix Falls, just an hour northeast of Minneapolis/St. Paul. Nestled in the bluffs of the St. Croix River Valley, St. Croix Falls is the ideal place to work, live and play.