Emergency Room Technician

About Woodlawn Health: We are a rural health system earning the right to care for our community! Our flagship hospital is located in Rochester, Indiana.
Our Mission is to provide excellent healthcare services by highly skilled staff in a compassionate and caring manner. We know that our employees are essential to the care we provide! When you join the Woodlawn Family, you have opportunities to bring your family to events such as breakfast with the Easter Bunny, Woodlawn Picnic, and other things throughout the year.
Our core values are as follows: Courtesy, Respect, Caring, Professionalism, Confidentiality, Integrity, and Accountability.
Shift:
11 AM to 11 PM with weekend availability required.
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
Successful completion of a Certified Nursing Assistant course and registration with the Indiana State Department of Health Nurse Aid Registry preferred. Must maintain certification and provide Human Resources with any renewals or changes.

• OR\*

Currently a student in a school of nursing or a recent graduate of a nursing program is preferred.

• OR\*

Equivalent work experience preferred.

• OR\*

Graduate of EMT training program.\*\*

• High School graduate/GED preferred but not required.
• Must possess Basic Life Support certification or obtain prior to providing direct patient care. Maintains BLS certification per hospital policy. If no BLS on hire, must complete during orientation.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions effectively; ability to write legibly.
• Good computer keyboard skills, ability to enter data accurately and efficiently into database systems.
• Flexible and can adapt to new situations while working quickly and efficiently.
• Genuine interest in patients and co-workers as demonstrated by timeliness, flexibility, and attendance when scheduled, including weekends and holidays.
• Ability to adapt to variations in scheduling (including but not limited to overtime, work schedule changes and low census).
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality as defined by hospital policy.
• Abides by infection control standards of Woodlawn Hospital.
• Supports this institution by following policies and procedures as set forth, participating in hospital activities, promoting good public relations, and demonstrating loyalty and pride in Woodlawn Hospital.

PRIMARY DUTIES:

• The Patient Care Tech is responsible for adhering to all standards of nursing care and taking accountability for all patient care given during his/her shift. Under the direction of the Registered Nurse (RN) perform such duties with demonstrated competency such as application of cardiac monitoring devices, applying dwelling/indwelling catheters, straight and foley catheterization (male & female), Discontinue catheters, obtaining voided specimens (including specimens from aspirated foley catheter) and collect stool specimens, and perform bladder scanning, apply simple, clean, and sterile dressing changes after an RN completes site assessment. Apply orthopedic (OCL) splints as directed by the provider. Obtain MRSA or COVID nasal cultures. Performs phlebotomy. Start or discontinue intravenous (IV) therapy. Perform 12-lead EKG and provide results immediately to RN or MD. Takes specimens to Pathology and Lab as requested. Removal of staples or sutures, application of steri strips, set up sterile field and assist with sterile procedures or pelvic exams.
• Patient Safety: establishes and maintains a safe environment, room organized and free of fall hazards, conducive to effective team functioning, positive patient outcomes, and personal safety. Performs all basic activities of daily living (ADL’s) as needed. Participate in aggressive behavior management appropriate to the population served. Can act as a patient “sitter” when needed.
• Delivers care while maintaining privacy and an age-appropriate and disease process focus.
• Demonstrates clinical competency in the pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric skills specifically identified on the unit skills checklist within 90 days of employment.
• Assess for and report observations of the patient’s mentation, tolerance, and overall condition accurately to the primary nurse.
• Assist the patient in dressing while maintaining privacy, Provide oral and skin hygiene for the conscious and unconscious patient, Complete soiled linen change of the unoccupied and occupied bed and/or clean ED cots for turnover of patients, Assist the ambulatory and non-ambulatory patient with toileting needs, Assist the ambulatory and non-ambulatory patient with change of position and transfer or ambulation with use of assistive devices, Accurate monitoring of and reporting of patient intake and output, Demonstrate correct use of patient scale and recording of patient weight, Obtain patient vital signs as instructed and report and document results appropriately, Provide the patient with appropriate meal and assist the patient as needed, Perform and record accurate accu-check testing as needed, Provide assistance to the nurse with treatment and procedures Report results to nurse in a timely manner.

Apply online or email resume to: Msaless@woodlawnhealth.org

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.68 - $21.29 per hour

Application Question(s):

• Do you hold a valid CNA license, or are enrolled in a nursing program or completed an EMT program?

Work Location: In person