Emergency Services Technician

Job Summary

Emergency Services Technician performs administrative/clerical duties in support of an assigned area. Employee is also required to perform telemetry monitoring.

Reports to:

Emergency Room Director. FLSA:
Non-exempt.

• Minimum Education:
  
  High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Required Skills:
  
  Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
• Certifications:
  
  Basic Life Support (BLS) is required upon hire.
• License:
  Certified Nursing Aide license is preferred.
• Minimum
  
  Work Experience:
  
  One (1) year of experience preferred.

• Greets patients and visitors. Answers, screens, and routes telephone calls. Calls codes, pages, and overhead announcements as requested.
• Enters nursing requests subject to the approval of a licensed nurse. Asks for clarification when necessary.
• Assists with processing patient admissions, transfers and discharges. Assembles and maintains patient records and charts.
• Performs needed clerical tasks, including copying, filing, and ordering/stocking supplies.
• Assists RNs and physicians with other patient activities as needed.
• Performs continual surveillance of multiple monitors.
• Identifies significant arrhythmias and/or signs of patient distress and intervenes appropriately. Identifies and corrects for artifacts.
• Reports abnormal assessment and telemetry findings or changes in patient physical, mental, and emotional conditions to nursing staff.
• Tests equipment for proper working order. Reports equipment problems to supervisor.
• Other tasks that may be assigned.

• Populations Served:
  Neonate (Infant (Early Childhood (1 year and Late Childhood (5 years and Adolescent (13 and Young Adult (17 to Middle Adult (30 years to Older Adult (>60 years)
• Protected Health Information:
  Type of Protected Information Accessed: □ Demographic □ Clinical □ Insurance □ Financial □ Complete Medical Record
• Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure:
  While performing this job, occupational exposure is present for all employees.

• Physical Dexterity and Effort:
  Rarely Bending/Stooping □ rarely, □ occasionally, X frequently, □ constantly
• Climbing □ rarely, X occasionally, □ frequently, □ constantly
• Keyboard Data Entry □ rarely, □ occasionally, □ frequently, X constantly
• Kneeling X rarely, □ occasionally, □ frequently, □ constantly
• Lifting/Moving Patients X rarely, □ occasionally, □ frequently, □ constantly
• Reaching □ rarely, X occasionally, □ frequently, □ constantly
• Repetitive Foot/Leg Movements X rarely, □ occasionally, □ frequently, □ constantly
• Repetitive Hand/Arm Movements □ rarely, □ occasionally, □ frequently, X constantly
• Running X rarely, □ occasionally, □ frequently, □ constantly
• Sitting □ rarely, □ occasionally, □ frequently, X constantly
• Squatting X rarely, □ occasionally, □ frequently, □ constantly
  
  Standing X rarely, □ occasionally, □ frequently, □ constantly
• Walking X rarely, □ occasionally, □ frequently, □ constantly
• Pushing / Pulling: 0-25 lbs. X rarely, □ occasionally, □ frequently, □ constantly
• Pushing / Pulling: 26-75 lbs. X rarely, □ occasionally, □ frequently, □ constantly
• Pushing/Pulling: over 75 lbs. X rarely, □ occasionally, □ frequently, □ constantly
• Lifting/Carrying (non-patient) : 0-25 lbs. X rarely, □ occasionally, □ frequently, □ constantly
• Lifting/Carrying (non-patient) : 26-75 lbs. X rarely, □ occasionally, □ frequently, □ constantly
• Lifting/Carrying (non-patient) : over 75 lbs. X rarely, □ occasionally, □ frequently, □ constantly
• Visual Acuity, Hearing and Speaking:
  Rarely Audible Speech □ rarely, □ occasionally, □ frequently, X constantly
• Hearing Acuity □ rarely, □ occasionally, □ frequently, X constantly
• Smelling Acuity X rarely, □ occasionally, □ frequently, □ constantly
• Taste Discrimination X rarely, □ occasionally, □ frequently, □ constantly
• Vision:
  Depth Perception □ rarely, □ occasionally, □ frequently, X constantly
• Vision:
  Distinguish Color X rarely, □ occasionally, □ frequently, □ constantly
• Vision:
  Seeing Far □ rarely, □ occasionally, □ frequently, X constantly
• Vision:
  Seeing Near □ rarely, □ occasionally, □…