ED Tech - PRN Job at Crisp Regional Hospital, Inc., Cordele, GA

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  • Crisp Regional Hospital, Inc.
  • Cordele, GA

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Position Summary:

Under the leadership of the departmental Nursing Director and the supervision of a licensed nurse, the Emergency Department Technician II provides culturally sensitive, developmentally appropriate patient care. The ED Technician II works under close supervision of a licensed nurse and performs a variety of basic patient care activities and related services necessary in caring for the personal needs of patients. Assists in the care and monitoring of mentally impaired or emotionally disturbed patients.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Education:

Minimum age of 18 with a valid work permit; GED/High School Diploma preferred.

  • Experience:

Work related experience preferred and/or on-the-job training or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience including healthcare classes.

  • Licensure, Registrations & Certifications:

Requires and maintains a certification in Basic Life Saving (BLS). (If BLS certification is not current upon hire, it must be obtained within the orientation period.)

Essential Job Responsibilities:

  • Functions as part of an interdisciplinary team with positive interpersonal communication skills when communicating with patients, families, visitors, physicians, coworkers, and staff from other departments of the organization.
  • Provides direct support to the nursing staff and follows the departmental Director’s and licensed nursing staffs’ instructions and directions in the delivery of quality patient care.
  • Alerts the nursing staff and medical staff to observed changes in the patient’s condition.
  • Operates medical equipment safely, such as automatic blood pressure machines and cardiac monitors and documents/reports vital signs as indicated.
  • Collects patient specimens for laboratory analysis as directed.
  • Assists patients with basic hygiene, hair and oral care when need arises.
  • Observe patients’ behavior, monitor for safety, and document per policy and procedure utilizing appropriate forms and/or electronic documentation including video and/or audio equipment.
  • Monitor patients to detect unusual or harmful behavior and report observations to Emergency Department clinical staff.
  • Assist with measures to prevent injury including holding patients for proper positioning for safety, restraint application, and/or seclusion.
  • Maintain patient’s in assigned area and consistently monitor the area for safety concerns.
  • Uses CPI techniques appropriately
  • Educates the patient and/or family members to the mental health process.
  • Closely monitor’s the visitors such as their personal belongings or bringing in outside items that could jeopardize the psychiatric patient’s safety.
  • Assist with telehealth psychiatric consult process and procedure.
  • Complies with CRHS and departmental safety, infection control, and performance improvement initiatives to ensure the delivery of quality care and services.
  • Maintains and expands knowledge of medical terminology.
  • Provides basic clerical support as requested.
  • Presents a professional image to CRHS nursing, clinical, and medical staff members as well as patients, families, and visitors.
  • Participates in performance improvement studies and integrates performance improvement standards into work-related activities.
  • Attends professional development programs and in-service training and meets the minimum requirement for continuing professional education.
  • Performs other related job duties as assigned.
  • Assist the ED staff with patient rounding to ensure that comfort measures and needs are met and that the patient, family member, and significant others are kept up to date on care and reasons for waiting.

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