Emergency Room Technician

Job Summary:

Under direct supervision, assist physicians and nurses with examination, treatment and special procedures. Apply splints to patients as authorized by Chief of Orthopedic Department, performs related patient care duties in clinic, holding ward of Emergency Room following established policies, routines, practices and procedures.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Assists with therapeutic and diagnostic patient care functions which may require sterile technique, such as removal and/or application of the dressings, and splints, cleansing and/or irrigating wounds and prepping. Explains standard self-care procedures as directed, and orients patients to Medical Center policies and practices.
• Provides assistance in emergency room with various diagnostic examinations by positioning and draping the patient, assists during minor surgical procedures.
• Assists with special procedures such as peritoneal lavage, lumbar punctures, thoracotomy, thoracentesis, etc. Completes necessary arrangements or organizes treatment areas prior to surgical and/or examination procedures as required for particular procedures.
• Answers incoming phone calls and takes appropriate action.
• Performs closed heart massage (CPR).
• Performs 12-lead EKG on patients as directed. Down load EKGs into Muse system.
• Obtains complete vital signs and clothing list on patients.
• Issues and adjusts crutches and canes as required, instructs patients in proper techniques of walking as authorized by Chief of Orthopedic Department.
• Apply basic splints for fractures/sprains under physicians instructions using appropriate materials as ordered by the physician.
• Coordinates instrument cleaning and processing with Central Processing per department process.
• Pick up and deliver items such as forms, mail, specimens, etc., between various departments.
• Direct and transport patients to appropriate rooms or areas in ED or Medical Center.
• Maintains adequate stock of supplies and reports needs to Charge RN.
• Performs other duties as assigned including but not limited to preparing gurney/beds, stocking of patient items at heads of beds, stocking oxygen tank supplies, suction set-ups at each gurney area, gloves and EKG electrodes in each area.
• Maintain a clean work area, including utility rooms, supply rooms and ED ramps.
• Promotes, ensures, and improves customer service to internal/external customers by demonstrating skills which are consistent with the organizations philosophy of providing extraordinary customer relations and quality service.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

• Six (6) months (1,000 hours) recent experience (within two 2 years) in a healthcare/patient contact setting required.
• Proof of successful completion of an anatomy course (from an accredited college, vocational, adult education) within the last (3) years; or six (6) months (1,000 hours) recent (within two 2 years) Emergency Room Technician/EMT experience required.
• Successful completion of Kaiser Permanente Orthopedics demonstration/validation of ability to apply all types of splints within the probationary period.
• Employee will have a maximum of three opportunities to demonstrate/validate the ability to apply all types of splints and other orthopedic devices.

License, Certification, Registration

• Basic Life Support

Notes:

• Will work weekends.

• Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, accreditation, and licensure requirements (where applicable), and Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures.

• Models and reinforces ethical behavior in self and others in accordance with the Principles of Responsibility, adheres to organizational policies and guidelines; supports compliance initiatives; maintains confidences; admits mistakes; conducts business with honesty, shows consistency in words and actions; follows through on commitments.

• Job duties with at least occasional or possible access to: (1) patients, the general public, or other employees; (2) confidential protected health information and other confidential KP information (including employee, proprietary, financial or trade secret information); (3) KP property and assets, for example, electronic assets, medical instruments, or devices; (4) controlled substances regulated by federal law or potentially subject to diversion.