Ed Tech-Unit Clerk

** Description*
* Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

** Entity:
Penn Medicine Doylestown Health*
* ** Department:
Emergency Department*
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* Location:

595 West State Street, Doylestown Pa 18901*
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* Hours:

Regular Part Time*
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* Job Summary:

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* Under the direction of the professional staff, the Emergency Department Technician will provide direct patient care and perform selected therapeutic interventions and diagnostic procedures with consideration for age-specific accommodations including infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric populations, while providing a calm, caring, clean and safe environment.

As assigned, the tech will also provide clerical services in the Emergency Department to maintain efficient operations. Pivotal to this role of unit clerk, the Associate will display excellent communication skills and demonstrate that they are able to prioritize critical tasks, acting upon them with clarity and urgency.

** Accountabilities** :

- 1. Maintains clinical competence in order to provide safe and efficient direct patient care respectful of age-specific considerations. Incorporates computer technology into patient care delivery.

- a. Provides assistance to patients physically and psychologically by addressing outstanding needs related to:

· Activities of daily living including personal hygiene

· Nutrition and hydration

· Comfort

· Mobility and repositioning

· Elimination

· Skin care

· Ambulation assistance and passive range of motion

· Postmortem care

· 1:1 care inclusive of keeping patient occupied and informed when appropriate

- b. Demonstrates competence in technical skills and selected therapeutic interventions and diagnostic procedures:

· Vital signs

· 12-lead ECG

· Applying monitoring equipment

· Intake and output

· CPR

· Point of care testing

· Hot and cold applications

· Anti embolism stockings and ace bandages

· Support and mobility devices/orthotics, prosthetics and gait training equipment

· Soft limb restraints and mitts (excluding initiation)

· Specimen collection via Mobilab and phlebotomy (venipuncture and capillary) after phlebotomy training

· Splinting

- c. Safely handles body fluids with attention to standard precautions

- d. Actively participates in and supports departmental and organizational quality initiatives and goals

- e. Assists in the admission, transfer and discharge process:
· Orients patient to room, call bell and routine
· Assists with packing and unpacking belongings
· Documents belongings
· Transports patients to inpatient setting when appropriate

- f. Responds appropriately in a critical situation, i.e., code, respiratory compromise, falls, seizures.

- g. Recognizes and reports abnormal observations and/or changes in the patient's condition/progress to nursing staff in a timely manner, to also include skin breakdown, vital sign fluctuations and other observations.

- h. Proactively anticipates diagnostic or care needs and acts efficiently to perform the outstanding task.

- i. Seeks direction and clarification of patient care needs when in doubt.

- j. Demonstrates appropriate skill in utilization of the computer for documentation, point of care results, ECG acquisition, data retrieval and communication.

- k. Demonstrates recognition of equipment or technological…