- Location
- LKVW - 95 Judge Tanner Blvd., United States of America
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- IT
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Education
- High School
- Source
- Workday
Description
Your job is more than a job.
Let’s face it, no patient wants to be in an emergency room. Car accident injuries, chest pains, breathing difficulties, strokes, burns, heart attacks and broken bones, being part of an ER care team takes emotional strength and a positive attitude. As an Emergency Room Technician, you understand the power of teamwork as you work alongside nurses, doctors and other healthcare professionals responding to urgent medical situations.
While you don’t know your patients personally, you take each emergency personally because your empathy and compassion for suffering is boundless. That’s what we love about you.
Your experiences, your knowledge, your skills, your empathy, your compassion, your personality, all of it adds up to you. And we’re excited to get to know you and find out what you’ll bring to this supportive emergency room technician role.
Your Everyday
Obtains patient’s vital signs as directed.
Communicate with patient’s nurse practitioner to report any out-of-range vital signs or patient/parental concerns
Assists with specimen collection such as midstream, urine/clean, catch urine specimen, nasal swab, etc.
After delineation, provides surface trauma or orthopedic care support per physician order or delegation of medical/nursing personnel.
Check on patients both in patient’s rooms and emergency department waiting areas and escort them to treatment/testing areas.
Answer unit telephone, call lights and alarms promptly to determine needs.
Maintain clean room, unit and unit equipment as well as other unit areas refreshing supplies, linens, and disinfecting room according to policy.
Assist in emergency situations as requested.
The Must-Haves
Minimum:
High School Diploma or 2 years of experience in related clinical area.
American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Crisis Prevention Institute Non-violent Crisis Prevention certification.
WORK SHIFT:
Days (United States of America)LCMC Health is a community.
Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary.
Lakeview Hospital, the center of LCMC Health’s extraordinary community of care on the Northshore, provides the only Level II trauma center in St. Tammany Parish. Along with our signature healthcare and wellness services, we continuously adopt the latest treatments, technologies, and medical innovations to better serve our patients. Learn more about Lakeview Hospital and our nationally recognized standards of excellence for heart, stroke, orthopedic, and women’s care.
Your extras
• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do.
You are welcome here.
LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.
Simple things make the difference.
1. To get started, take your time to fully and accurately complete the application for employment. Incomplete applications get bogged down and are often eliminated due to missing information.
2. To ensure quality care and service, we may use information on your application to verify your previous employment and background.
3. To keep our career applications up-to-date, applications are inactive after 6 months and, therefore, require a new application for employment to be completed.
4. To expedite the hiring process, proof of citizenship or immigration status will be required to verify your lawful right to work in the United States.
