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The Emergency Department Technician (EDT) is a dual role of unit clerk and hands on technician. The EDT works under the supervision of a Registered Nurse while providing care to patients in varying states of health and illness during their time in the Emergency Department. The EDT functions as an integral member of a multidisciplinary team and should be fully versed in all areas of the Emergency Department operations. The EDT must have the ability to manage multiple responsibilities and as well as exhibit willingness and the ability to communicate department standards and expectations.

Essential Functions, Duties, and Responsibilities

Demonstrates excellent customer service skills. Answers the phone in a professional manner identifying who they are. Greets patients and visitors by smiling and acknowledging them within moments of their arrival. Keeps patients and their families informed during visit, offering help and direction as needed.

Assists nurses with settling in a new patient, helping the patient into an exam gown, obtaining vital signs, pulse oximetry measurement, height, weight, and connecting the patient to the monitor. Age-Appropriate Competency (Child or Geriatric): Involves primary caretakers in planning and providing care.

Transports stable patients to radiology, between nursing units, to their room if being admitted and at discharge to personal vehicle.

Assists patients as needed in transfer in or out of a vehicle, into a wheelchair, and on to a stretcher. Assists EMS with transfer of patients while maintaining professionalism and courtesy.

Demonstrates ability to carry out the following monitor functions: print vital signs, adjust alarms, and end case.

Demonstrates compliance with universal precautions and infection control practices. Reports changes in patient condition immediately to the Registered Nurse.

Cleans rooms and used equipment using universal precaution standards. Restock rooms, carts, and fluid/blanket warmer. Restocks IV carts, empty/ change laundry/garbage bags, cleans patient stretchers with recommended infection control solution while using universal precaution techniques.

Assists patients with urinals, bedpans and assist to commode while maintaining privacy and integrity. Provides post-mortem care.

Orders supplies and equipment, maintains inventory; receives and places items in their proper storage area as delegated. Follows established charge procedure for patient charge items. Delivers specimens as requested.

Answers telephone takes messages and communicates to the appropriate person. Answers call lights in a friendly and helpful manner.

Provides one-on-one supervision of patients who are at risk for injury to others or self-harm.

At the discretion of the Registered Nurse and after completion of related competencies performs EKGs, routine specimen collection including, but not limited to; COVID-19, urine, sputum, feces, blood, and blood cultures.

At the discretion of a Registered Nurse, and after completion of competencies, performs venipuncture for the purpose of specimen collection and establishment of saline lock. May not initiate IV therapy, start IV fluids, or change IV bags on a patient.

Accurately documents completed treatments, measurements, and assistance of procedures, on the patient record using current electronic health record, according to department protocol. At the discretion of the Registered Nurse, and after completion of competencies, may provide basic airway support and oxygen administration.

Responds, as assigned, as a member of the hospitals code team. Sets up for sterile procedures and safely cleans up after a procedure using universal precaution techniques.

Assists providers in the delivery of patient care and special procedures such as lumbar puncture, orthopedic reductions, pelvic exams, splinting, and suturing.

At the discretion of the Registered Nurse, and after completion of related competencies, demonstrates the ability to effectively teach patient appropriate crutch walking techniques, apply splints, slings, and other devices ordered by the provider.