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Emergency Department Technician - Carle Foundation Hospital

Carle Health
United States, Illinois, Urbana
611 West Park Street (Show on map)
Nov 29, 2024
Overview

The Emergency Department Technician functions within the department under the direction of the ED Physician and the ED Resource Nurse. The technician is responsible for maintaining equipment and supplies and providing patient care under the direct supervision of the medical and nursing staff.
Qualifications

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
H.S. Diploma/GED

CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS
Basic Life Support (BLS) and. Successful completion of EMT coursework, or successful completion of CNA coursework, or successful completion of at least one semester of nursing clinical experiences.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
  • Successful completion of EMT coursework, or successful completion of CNA coursework, or successful completion of at least one semester of nursing clinical experiences.


SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Excellent communication skills, self-motivation, strong organizational skills and customer service.

Responsibilities

  • Answers call lights and offers comfort measures to patients in coordination with nursing staff.
  • Brings code cart to designated areas, provides cardiac compressions.
  • Cleans and sends instruments for sterilization.
  • Obtains supplies and equipment required for procedures.
  • Documents appropriate data in patient chart when care is provided.
  • Maintains all department equipment in a functional manner.
  • Performs wound irrigations, wound repair, wound dressings and surgical preps under the direct supervision of the physician.
  • Prepares patient for transportation and transport.
  • Removes sutures from well healed wounds under the direct supervision of the physician.
  • Assists nursing staff with direct patient care within ED Tech scope
  • Sutures wounds and applies splints under the direction and supervision of provider staff
  • Facilitates patient throughput into and out of the department by assisting with triage, rooming and transfers
  • Stocks linen and supplies in the ED
  • Performs EKGs on all ED patients

About Us

Find it here.

Discover the job, the career, the purpose you were meant for. The supportive and inclusive team where you can thrive. The place where growth meets balance - and opportunities meet flexibility. Find it all at Carle Health.

Based in Urbana, IL, Carle Health is a healthcare system with nearly 16,600 team members in its eight hospitals, physician groups and a variety of healthcare businesses. Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center hold Magnet designations, the nation's highest honor for nursing care. The system includes Methodist College and Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world's first engineering-based medical school, and Health Alliance. We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. | For more information: human.resources@carle.com.

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