Beth Israel Lahey Health - Needham, MA
posted 14 days ago
Full-time
Needham, MA
Ambulatory Health Care Services
About the position
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives. The Emergency Department at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham is known for its advanced medical technology, child-friendly atmosphere, shorter wait times and a direct link to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. All Emergency Department physicians are board-certified and members of Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Responsibilities
- Performs competently and safely in clinical tasks of EKGs, phlebotomy, wound care, splinting, crutch walking, patient activities of daily living and post-mortem care.
- Performs lab testing, specimen collection, according to protocol and communicates results to the appropriate department personnel and documents in the medical record.
- Performs vital signs according to protocol and communicates results to appropriate department personnel and documents interventions in the medical record.
- Performs visual acuity testing competently and reports results to clinical nurse and ED attending.
- Performs oxygen saturation testing competently and reports results to clinical nurse and ED attending.
- Provides Patient Observation when needed in compliance with the Hospital's policy on Patient Observation.
Requirements
- High School diploma or GED required.
- Certificate 1 Basic Life Support required.
- 0-1 years related work experience required.
- BLS Certification and First Aid Training required at hire or must complete within 30 days of hire.
- Experience with computer systems required, including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.
Nice-to-haves
- One or more years of college education or training in a related field or equivalent work related experience.
- MOAB training.
