SAH ED Technician

Lifespan - Fall River, MA

Part-time

Fall River, MA

Hospitals

About the position

The Emergency Room Technician performs various patient care activities and related non-professional services necessary in caring for the personal needs and comfort of patients under the ultimate direction and supervision of a registered nurse.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates patient care activities for all ER patients including: departmental flow logging setup for procedures documentation discharge instructions and coordination of other professional services as directed.
• Removes sutures/staples after the wound is assessed by the physician.
• Applies slings ace wraps cervical collars wrist and knee immobilizers.
• Applies posterior splints to include but not limited to: sugar tong splints thumb spica splints ulnar gutter splints when directed by the physician.
• Measures patients for crutches.
• Performs skin scrubs on dirty wounds prior to laceration repair.
• Provides wound care applications of OTC ointments Gelfoam Silvadene and applies aseptic or sterile dressings.
• Assist with gastric lavage as directed.
• Performs EKGs on critical and non-critical patients.
• Performs phlebotomy on patients.
• Determines a patient's oxygen saturation by using a pulse oximeter.
• Documents vital signs and all interventions on Emergency Department Clinical Record and signs full name.
• Considers age specific needs according to scope of service: Neonate Child Adolescent Adult Geriatric.
• Initiates crutch walking teaching.
• Reviews preprinted instructions with patients and refers all questions to the physicians.
• Sets up sterile instruments for procedures being aware of applying sterile technique and its principles.
• Rinse reassemble and make ready Central Supply equipment for return to CSR.
• Orders maintains keeps track of inventory of ER supplies.
• Applies safety principles in testing and maintaining oxygen tanks.

Requirements

• More than one year's experience as a technician in an emergency room preferred.
• Previous phlebotomy experience and/or EKG experience preferred.
• Basic computer knowledge