Emergency Dept Tech, UofL Hospital ED, Part-time, 7p-7a

Primary Location:

University Hospital - UMC

Address:

530 South Jackson Street
Louisville, KY 40202


Shift:

Nights 7P - 7A (United States of America)

Job Description Summary:

• UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center.
• With more than 12,000 team members—physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals—UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day

Job Description:

Position Summary and Purpose

The Emergency Department Tech provides clinical patient care support in a caring, safe, and efficient manner, under the direction of a RN. The Emergency Department Tech also performs other functions including clerical duties, admitting and discharging patients in multiple computer systems, phlebotomy, EKG lead placement, trauma care, and respiratory functions.

• Essential Functions:
• Under the direct supervision of a manager this position will provide Emergency Department Tech job including:
• •Responds appropriately in lifesaving situations.
• •Measures and documents intake and output, heights and weights, and vital signs.
• •Applies, monitors, and documents restraint usage.
• •Performs safety checks q 15 min on high risk patients.
• •Responsible for obtaining timed cardiac markers on patients with life threatening heart disease.
• •Verifies all patients are registered by an admission specialist before discharge, corrects any errors in systems.
• •Knowledgeable of key signs of distress which would require immediate placement of patient in ED during arrival at triage desk.
• •Performs and documents patient mobility and exercise, and comfort, rest, and sleep care needs.
• •Performs and documents patient hygiene, grooming, and dressing, skin and nail care, dietary, and toileting and elimination needs.
• •Assists with admitting, physical examination, transferring, and discharging patients.
• •Transports patients, lab work, specimens, and blood.
• •Organizes equipment and supplies. Assembles equipment; cleans and disinfects equipment. Maintains disinfectant solutions per infection control policies. Communicates with bio medical engineering for equipment malfunctions.
• •Organizes equipment and supplies. Assembles equipment; cleans and disinfects equipment. Maintains disinfectant solutions per infection control policies. Communicates with bio medical engineering for equipment malfunctions.
• •Knowledgeable of supplies and equipment in trauma room. Stock trauma room in preparation for Level 1 and 2 trauma patients.
• •Applies unsterile hot/cold packs/compresses, bandages, elastic stockings, etc. and documents.
• •Safely and correctly operates equipment (i.e. beds, wheelchairs, stretchers, hypo/hyperthermia unit, mechanical lifts, bed scales).
• •Receives oncoming and gives off-going reports.
• •Adheres to Universal precaution, infection control, OSHA, and other regulatory policies and procedures. Maintains safe work practices and follows facility safety procedures.
• •Performs venipuncture for specimen collection under the direction of the RN. Appropriately labels and ensures delivery to the Clinical Laboratory.
• •Performs routine 12-lead electrocardiography testing under the direction of the RN.
• •Assists the RN or RT with the placement of nasal canula
• •Assist MD’s and NP/PAs with procedure set-ups including sterile fields.
• •Transcribes and enters physician orders, department orders and messages accurately into the computer. Writes legibly and transcribes orders accurately. Pages consults as needed.
• •Presents a pleasant, courteous, effective manner with telephone conversations and interactions with others. Locates providers for consults.
• •Sets up admission charts and disassembles discharged and transferred charts, checking for completeness.
• •Performs safety checks on equipment and performs QA/QC on point of care testing machines.
• •Handles desk communications properly and promptly, including responding immediately to intercom, pages and routing of messages to appropriate person.
• •Updates the patients file and hospital billing system with information necessary to complete the collection cycle. Obtains patient/guarantor signatures for the purpose of release of information.
• •Ensures that assignment of patient’s medical record number is accurate according to patient information received.
• •Ensures that the ordering, attending, referring, and primary care physicians are documented in the hospital computer system (SMS) correctly.
• •Provides care/support to patients with orthopedic injuries i.e. splint, crutch training and assists physician.
• •Perform wound care irrigation.
• •Assist helicopter crew in transporting patient into hospital.
• •Take all necessary steps to ensure safeguarding of patients clothing and valuables.
• •Keep track of all equipment and supplies used. Notifies appropriate person regarding broken or lost equipment and missing supplies.
• •Uses A.I.D.E.T. when communicating with patients, families, visitors, co-workers and customers.
• •Comply with all hospital and departmental policies, mandatory training, and competencies.
• •Assists in orientation of new employees as necessary.
• •Performs other duties as assigned.

• Other Functions:
• Maintains compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct
• Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Collaboration & Teamwork: works cooperatively and collaboratively with others toward the accomplishment of shared goals.

Valuing Diversity: recognizing and embracing the unique talents and contributions of others.

Service Orientation: desire to serve and focus one’s efforts on discovering and meeting the needs of internal and external customers.

Achieves Results: reflects a drive to achieve and outperform. Continuously looking for improvements. Accepts responsibility for actions and results.

Organizational Alignment: ability to align people, processes and organizational structure with UMC’s strategic direction.

Developing Others: views people, their knowledge and capabilities as assets and provides opportunities that allow employees to continuously learn and develop.

Communication: practices attentive and active listening and can restate opinions of others; communicates messages in a way that has the desired effect.

Integrity: conducts business with honesty and professional ethics. Seeks to achieve results in the best interest of the organization. Models and reinforces ethical behavior in self and others.

• Additional Responsibilities:
• •Demonstrates a commitment to service, organization values and professionalism through appropriate conduct and demeanor at all times
• •Maintains confidentiality and protects sensitive data at all times
• •Adheres to organizational and department specific safety standards and guidelines
• •Works collaboratively and supports efforts of team members
• •Demonstrates exceptional customer service and interacts effectively with physicians, patients, residents, visitors, staff and the broader health care community
• •Maintains confidentiality and protects sensitive data at all times.
• •Adheres to organizational and department specific safety standards and guidelines.
• •Works collaboratively and supports efforts of team members.
• •Demonstrates exceptional customer service and interacts effectively with physicians, patients, residents, visitors, staff and the broader health care community.

• Skills, Knowledge or Abilities critical to this role:
• Language Ability:
• Must be able to communicate effectively in both verbal and written formats.
• Reasoning Ability:
• Ability to break down problems or tasks; scanning one’s own knowledge and experience to identify causes and consequences of events

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