ED Technician - Part time

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Comprehensive Care in a Fully Equipped Community Hospital. Crystal Lake Hospital is a community‑focused hospital dedicated to providing high-quality, patient‑centered care with advanced emergency, inpatient, and surgical services. Our facility offers a dynamic and supportive environment, combining strong clinical presence with excellent leadership support.

• 7‑Bed Emergency Department (plus a dedicated triage area)
• Awaiting EDAP (Emergency Department Approved for Pediatrics) designation (scheduled for this fall)
• Awaiting ASRH (Acute Stroke Ready Hospital) designation
• 11 Inpatient Rooms + 2 ICU Rooms
• 4 Operating Rooms (ORs)
• Hospitalists on‑site 24/7 – Continuous inpatient care presence
• Emergency Physicians on‑site 24/7
• Leadership support: nurse leaders on‑site Monday–Friday during business hours; RN House Coordinators covering nights, weekends, and leadership gaps

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Provides patient care as assigned and per routine, according to standards of care, shift routines, and policies and procedures.
• Answers call lights in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Documents care provided according to standards.
• Maintains a clean work and patient environment.
• Maintains supplies, stocking new supplies and disposing of expired or damaged supplies.
• Processes orders accurately and timely. Answers the telephone and call lights appropriately and provides information or relays messages to patients and staff.
• Directs visitors to patient’s rooms; maintains medical records of current patients; processes patient charges and orders supplies as needed.
• Participates in department or unit performance improvement activities.
• Performs 12‑lead EKGs as directed.
• Starts IVs as directed.
• Performs venipunctures as directed.
• Assists ED MDs with intubation by gathering needed equipment.
• Performs CPR and places the Lucas on patients during resuscitations.
• Performs splint applications.
• Assists with chest tube insertions by gathering needed supplies and equipment.
• Performs BGMs as directed.
• Transports non‑monitored patients to the inpatient units.

Completion of a CNA program or Graduate of a medical assistant program accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) or the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), or graduate of a medical assistant program in a postsecondary school or college with institutional accreditation by a regional accrediting commission or by a national accrediting organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education or Graduate of an Emergency Medical Technician program or Graduate of a Paramedic program.

Certified as a Nursing Assistant in applicable state,
or Certified as a Medical Assistant through AAMA(American Association of Medical Assistants) or RMA certification through AMT (American Medical Technologists) or CCMA through NHA (National Health career Association) or RMA through AAH (American Allied Health) or NCMA Certification through the NCCT, all of which have completed the education requirements.
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Licensed as an EMT‑B or EMT‑A in applicable state,
or Licensed as a Paramedic in applicable state.
Approved CPR or BLS certification required within 90 days.

The Special Physical Demands are considered Essential Job Functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk and use hands to finger, handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and smell.

The employee must regularly lift and or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

• Comprehensive Benefits Package:
  Retirement plan with competitive matching contribution;…