Position Summary / Career Interest:

The ED Tech assists the nurse in providing quality patient care and notifies the nurse about any significant changes. The ED Tech is responsible for C-Spine immobilization, specimen collections, EKGs, taking and monitoring vital signs and completing rounds on all patients including those waiting, performs splinting, wound care, and transportation of patients, assists the nurse/physician with interventions, weights, and documentation in the patient record. The ED Tech ensures that supplies are stocked and assists with admissions, discharges, ambulation, and transfer of patients while maintaining a safe and orderly work environment.


Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Gathers and records initial and on-going data about the health status of the patient.
• Revises an individualized plan of care that includes immediate and long-term outcomes for the patient/family and reflects the plan of the entire health care team.
• Carries out interventions safely and in compliance with policy to facilitate achievement of expected outcomes.
• Evaluates patient response to intervention/therapy based upon expected outcomes.
• Provides patient education by explaining procedures, medications and giving instructions at a level the patient can understand; addresses patient’s questions and concerns; verifies patient informed consent when indicated.
• Documents nursing care and patient response to intervention/therapy based on expected outcomes.
• Performs C-Spine immobilization, specimen collections, EKGs, taking and monitoring vital signs and completing rounds on all patients including those waiting.
• Ensures that supplies are stocked and assists with admissions, discharges, ambulation, and transfer of patients.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• Successful completion of an emergency medical technician or paramedic program or a graduate of an accredited school of nursing

Required Licensure and Certification

• Licensed Paramedic - State Board of Emergency Medical Services OR
• Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) - National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) OR
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Single State - State Board of Nursing
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) or must complete BLS certification with in the first two weeks of employment

We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status or genetic information.