Full Time Ed Tech - Adult Ed - Mid Shift

Full Time ED Tech - 620T11 – St. Mary's Hospital

Job Summary:

The ED Tech provides direct patient care under the guidance of a RN or designated healthcare professional in accordance with federal, state, and local regulations, and within policies, procedures, and guidelines of Bon Secours Mercy Health.

Essential Functions:

• Performs delegated tasks once competency has been validated.
• Promotes quality and safety by seeking to continually improve the processes and systems to enhance patient care delivery.
• Acts as liaison between patient and nurse to report changes and concerns.
• Maintains knowledge of policies and procedures.
• Collects data, within scope.
• Provides 1:1 patient safety companion service as needed.
• Completes patient screenings as applicable.
• Provides basic patient care and tasks to include, but not limited to, care and comfort, vital sign measurement, personal care and hygiene, assists with mobility, performs lab draws, ECG’s, basic wound care, and other unit-based specialty duties under the direction of an RN.
• Provides high level customer service to all patients, patient's families, community providers, visitors, and employees.
• Participates in handoff report of pertinent information regarding patient and departmental needs upon arrival and when leaving.
• Completes patient rounding as assigned.
• Demonstrates the ability to work independently, problem solve, and be able to resolve conflict while working under considerable stress.
• Provides accurate, precise, timely documentation as applicable to patient care.

This document is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. Employees may be required to perform other job-related duties as required by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation.

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED (required)

Required Licensing & Certifications:

• If applicable - Current certification per state requirements for Emergency Medical Responder (EMR), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), or Medical Assisting
• BLS Basic Life Support (preferred upon hire, must obtain from approved source prior to direct patient care)

Experience:

• Previous experience working as a Patient Care Tech, within a nursing support role or previous healthcare experience or second year nursing student from a Registered Nurse (RN) program (preferred)

Skills & Abilities:

• Monitor patient conditions during treatment
• Customer service
• Working under pressure
• Patient care
• Empathy
• Problem solving
• Splinting
• Communication
• Obtaining vital signs, including manual blood pressure
• Phlebotomy
• Patient transport
• Active listening
• Straight Urine Catheterization
• Relationship building
• Inform medical professional regarding patient conditions and care
• Teamwork
• Ear Irrigation
• Perform EKG
• Conflict resolution
• Patient positioning
• Attention to detail
• Record patients’ medical history
• Computer Literacy
• Critical thinking
• Wound care
• Sterile Field step
• CPR
• Working independently

Training:

None