Emergency Room Technician

Job Details

Full-time, Day shift, located at 10977 SHELDON RD, TAMPA, FL 33626 (United States).

Full time, Day shift (United States of America).

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off from Day One
• 403-B Retirement Plan
• 4 Weeks 100% Paid Parental Leave
• Career Development
• Whole Person Well-being Resources
• Mental Health Resources and Support
• Pet Benefits

• Rounds with previous shift staff to receive report on care given to patients.
• Delivers care using the mission, vision, and value statements, incorporating patient-centric behaviors daily.
• Promotes timely patient placement by following hospital policy for patient admission, discharge, and transfer.
• Provides care to patients in accordance with standards of care, including assistance with hygiene, comfort, and activities of daily living.
• Maintains patient skin integrity by turning and repositioning patients, preventing skin shearing, and notifying nurses of skin breakdown.
• Performs various medical procedures such as urine specimen collection, splinting, crutch adjustment, urinary catheter removal, dressing changes, accucheks, hemocults, nasogastric tube discontinuation, IV catheter removal, phlebotomy, and Foley bag emptying.
• Documents patient care according to policy, including intake and output, vital signs, weights, activities of daily living, and specimen collection.
• Transports patients, medical records, and equipment within scheduled time frames, and assists in positioning, lifting, and ambulating patients using safety precautions.
• Supports nutritional needs of patients by providing liquids, assisting with meal setup, and feeding patients within identified restrictions.
• Introduces self to patient, explains role in patient's care, and calls patient by preferred name.
• Follows hospital policy for patient identification, uses universal precautions, and maintains a clean and uncluttered patient environment.
• Other duties as assigned.

Individuals must possess these knowledge, skills and abilities and be able to explain and demonstrate that s/he can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities.

• Education:
  
  High School Grad or Equivalent (preferred).
• Field of Study:
  High School diploma or equivalent if hold a current CNA license or EMT license.
• Must be currently enrolled in an accredited school of nursing program and has completed the first semester of Nursing Fundamentals OR has completed an accredited nursing program within one (1) year and has not obtained their license for Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse.
• Licenses and Certifications
  
  Required:
  
  Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) OR Emergency Medical Tech Cert (EMT) OR Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) OR NHA Patient Care Technician *(CPCT) AND Basic Life Support - CPR Cert (BLS).

Physical Requirements -

$16.14 - $25.83

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state, and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances.