Emergency Room Tech

Founded in 1958, Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital is a 104-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Grass Valley, California. Serving over 80,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, cancer care, women’s health, and neurology. Additionally, Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center. It has been named a Top Rural Hospital by The Leapfrog Group for three consecutive years, one of only 16 rural hospitals in the US to achieve this award.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

As an Emergency Room Tech, you will support safe, cost-efficient patient care in the Emergency Department, performing delegated functions from the RN or Physician.

Every day you will conduct selected diagnostics and procedures, assist with patient transport and lifting, and provide general clerical and cleaning support to the unit.

To be successful in this role you will effectively execute delegated tasks, support unit operations, and contribute to a safe and efficient environment.

• The Emergency Room Technician competently and consistently performs the following the skills to Hospital standard under the direction of the E.D. Registered Nurse or physician Takes and records vital signs (including orthostatic vital signs) Collects and transports specimens, requisitions, etc. Performs initial wound care, applies simple non-sterile dressings Controls bleeding by direct pressure Immobilizes and/or elevates injured extremities as ordered by physician Applies ice bags to injuries Prepares patients for physical examination Assists with routine examinations and procedures ets up suture trays and other supplies for the physician Performs visual acuity exams as instructed Transports patients Assists in moving and/or transferring patients to gurney or bed Adjusts crutches to patient's height Assists in restraining patients when instructed by the RN or physician Assists RN in lavaging patients Checks par levels of supplies and reports same to appropriate person Cleans and stocks the examination areas daily using a check-list. Assists the nursing staff in providing for comfort and safety needs of the patients Assists in escorting of visitors to and from the patient care areas of the ED Provides relief for the ED Unit Secretary during breaks and assists during especially busy times Places patient on monitors (cardiac and pulse oximetry) as instructed Performs 12-lead EKG according to unit guidelines Makes regular patient rounds to ensure patient comfort and safety Applies orthopedic splints as directed by the physician Assists the RN in rooming patients and department flow activities as directed Collects and assembles oxygen supplies (does not apply oxygen) Performs post-mortem care Assists with the transport of critical patients to and from the helipad. Distributes drugs (all except controlled substances), needles or syringes from storage locations to patient care areas or treatment carts.
• Information Services and Systems Ensures complete and accurate and timely entry of patient information into Meditech. Ensures accurate and timely order entry into Meditech. Complies with HIPPA, PHI , EMTALA and its implications and other regulations which effect the patient care process. Answers high volume of phone calls with professionalism. Provides patient information (limited to location of patient and time of admit or discharge). Directs visitors to various locations on the hospital campus. Assists with patients and visitors finding their way to ED Treatment Area 2, Diagnostic Imaging, ect. Follow down-time procedure policy.
• Special Circumstances Requests security when situations arise that require their presence. Recognizes need for assistance and initiate appropriately. Notifies Charge Nurse or other nursing staff of patient's condition needing immediate assessment.
• Patient Access in the Emergency Department Prepares ID band as appropriate, Explains various forms to patients, Instructs patients on proper sign-in procedures, assists non-ambulatory patients. Possesses knowledge of specific protocols involving special cases, including, but not limited to, 5150, Juvenile hall clearance, Domestic violence Coalition, Child protective services, Jail Clearance, Assaults, ATC patients. Demonstrates ability to consistently function in an environment that includes varying, unpredictable, or crisi circumstances while exercising appropriate interpersonal and critical thinking skills.

Required

• One year recent acute care clinical experience or
• One year recent EMT experience.
• Basic Life Support - CPR, American Heart Association

Preferred

• Emergency Medical Technician: CA, upon hire