Location
Cedar Rapids, IA | United States
Job description
The ED Tech is responsible for a variety of tasks and services to assist in the provision of care and comfort for patients under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN). The ED Tech will report and record observations and contribute to the efficient functionality of the department.
Why UnityPoint Health?
- Culture – At UnityPoint Health, you matter . Come for a fulfilling career and experience a culture guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what's right for the people we serve.
- Benefits – Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options like 401K match, paid time off and education assistance that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment – We’re committed to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.
- Development – We believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is an essential part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.
- Community Involvement – Be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve.
Hear more from our team members about why UnityPoint Health is a great place to work at .
Patient Care
- Partners with the RN and other healthcare team members to achieve patient care outcomes and goals of care, as identified in the plan of care.
- Obtains records and/or accurately enters data into the EMR, as identified in the PCT Scope of Practice. Competency validation and documentation of skill performance is required.
- Vital signs per department policy
- Weights
- Intake and output
- Intentional Rounding
- Other appropriate patient observations
- Performs specific tasks as directed by the RN and other healthcare team members, following competency validation.
- Perform blood glucose testing
- Empty waste devices (urinals, hats, bedpans) promptly and record I & O if applicable
- Perform bladder scans
- Set up simply oxygen therapy (nasal cannula), ability to change from wall to portable oxygen tank
- Perform pulse oximetry
- Assist with safe patient handling
- Assist with patient transport via wheelchair or stretcher
- Perform linen changes
- Delivers water, coffee, ice, and/or other nourishments as needed
- Returns soiled food trays to cart
- Promptly responds to call lights
- Assists with prompt room turnover between patients
- Provides assistance to health care team members as required
- Perform and transmit EKG’s house-wide on nights
- Insert foley catheters (NOT to insert Caude catheters)
- Remove IV catheters
- Maintain ultrasound and scopes
- Stock patient care rooms
- Stock carts
- Provide 1:1 sitting with Behavioral Health (BH) patients
- Transport admitted BH patients with Security to inpatient units
- Transport stable patients
- Transport monitored patients who have not had chest pain in the department and are not on IV medications or receiving blood
- Set up/assist with procedures
- Suturing
- Casting
- Pelvics
- Lumbar Punctures
- May assist with responsibilities of the Unit Secretary, per department expectations and appropriate competency validation.
- Assist patients with activities of daily living.
- Assist with patient ambulation, with or without assistive devices
- Application of Ortho Appliance
- Provide Crutch fitting and education
- May assist in transporting medications that are not controlled substances from pharmacy delivery devices to medication storage areas on patient care unit, as well as transporting medications from patient care unit to pharmacy.
- Demonstrates an awareness of patient and personal safety.
- High School diploma or GED
- Maintain current BLS certification
- Crisis Prevention Intervention Training (CPI)
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