Emergency/Trauma Tech
Job in
Wenatchee, Chelan County, Washington, 98807, USA
Listing for:
Confluence Health
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-01-03
Job specializations:
-
Healthcare
Healthcare Nursing, Emergency Medicine
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 20.09 - 31.01 USD Hourly
USD
20.09
31.01
HOUR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Salary Range
$20.09 - $31.01
Overview
Located in the heart of Washington, we enjoy open skies, snow-capped mountains, and the lakes and rivers of the high desert. We are the proud home of orchards, farms, and small communities. Confluence Health actively supports the communities we serve and their quality of life through our community support program and through our individual efforts as involved community members.
Full Time Employees of Confluence Health receive a wide range of benefits in addition to compensation.
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts & Health Saving Accounts
- CH Wellness Program
- Paid Time Off
- Generous Retirement Plans
- Life Insurance
- Long-Term Disability
- Gym Membership Discount
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program
- Adoption Assistance
- Shift Differential
Summary
The Emergency Department Technician functions under the general direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse within the Emergency Department. ED Tech provides patient care by performing the listed duties within context of their job description and the established procedures and standards of care in the Emergency Department. To provide a variety of nursing related and personal services for patients in the Emergency Department, and to facilitate the flow of patients into and out of the Emergency Department as directed by the Emergency Department nurses and physicians.
Position Reports To
:
Emergency Services Clinical Manager
Essential Functions
Transports stable patients under the direction of nursing staff. Assist registered nurses in critical or unstable patient transport.Maintains competency and fulfills the role as a Bedside Assistant when needed.Hourly rounding or sooner on patients and documentation in EMR. Check on patients needs, including turning, toileting, mouth swab. Make sure patients call light is within reach. Collaborate with RN about patient care. Communicate patient observations to the primary RN and document in EMR.Take routine vital signs as per standards and RN requests to include weight. Assist with application of monitor lead placement, pulse oximetry and oxygen cannula or mask under the direction of RN.Utilize bladder scanner to determine amount of urine in patient’s bladder and communicate results to the RN.Assist in collection of specimens; blood, stool, urine specimens, and sputum specimens.Completes EKGs and deliver to provider for review. Document in EMR.Perform Point of Care testing to include;
Guaiac stool specimens, urine dipstick, Glucose fingerstick.Performs the QC for necessary point of care testing.Assist with and set up for selected procedures, such as simple pelvics, suturing, holding for blood draws, and holding for LP testing.When assigned as Triage Tech, assist patients back to assigned room, undress and obtain a complete set of vital signs to include weight and ECG if indicated. Notify primary RN that patient is in room.Restock supplies- Linens and standard supply items in all rooms.
- Blanket warmer and IVF warmer, date all IVFs and rotate them to avoid outdating.
- Check par levels of soft restraints and contact Laundry if more are needed.
- Sets up for wound irrigation.
- Determine need for additional food items for patients including popsicles.
Prepare patient rooms pre and post discharge. Wipes down carts and equipment with disinfectant and places clean linen on carts.Perform wound and burn care under RN discretion and supervision. Dressing application using clean technique.Assist patient with crutches fitting, splinting, and gait training.Assist patients with ADLS, including dressing, undressing, toileting.Maintain supply of wheel chairs in Emergency Department.Stay with confused patients and children, as needed and directed by the RN caring for the patient.Assist with patients needing to be restrained per hospital policy. Performs the 15 minute checks and documents in the Electronic Medical Record.Provide temporary break relief for unit secretary. Performs the role of the Unit Secretary as needed to cover ill calls.Demonstrate compliance with Standard Precautions and utilize appropriate personal protective equipment.Clean and stores instruments as directed.…
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