Emergency Room Technician I - PRN - Day & Night Shift - Charlevoix, MI
Requisition #: 61334
Total hours worked per week: per diem
Total hours worked per week: per diem
Description
Assists professional nursing personnel in providing direct and indirect patient care.
★The most qualified candidate will be expected to provide physical assistance to help a patient out of a vehicle -- heavy lifting may be required.★
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Minimum one-year emergency/urgent care experience required or college education equivalent.
SPECIFIC DUTIES
- Supports the Mission, Vision and Values of Munson Healthcare.
- Embraces and supports the Performance Improvement philosophy of Munson Healthcare.
- Promotes personal and patient safety.
- Uses effective customer service/interpersonal skills at all times.
- Maintains professional working relationship with patients, families, nursing staff, physicians and the rest of the health care team.
- Works within the guidelines of nursing and hospital standards of practice, policies and procedures.
- Performs direct patient care activities under the supervision of a registered nurse.
- Recognizes and reports pertinent change in health care status of patients to a registered nurse.
- Communicates with families concerning patients and provides support as needed.
- Assists patients with comfort measures.
- Observes, records and reports pertinent information accurately and promptly.
- Assists other health care professionals with procedures.
- Maintains confidentiality of patient information.
- Utilizes standard precautions and applies infection control procedures employing medical asepsis principles.
- Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.