ED Tech I
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, Marietta, GA, United States
Job Summary
Under the supervision of the Registered Nurse and physician, the ED Tech I is responsible for assisting the Emergency Department staff and physicians in providing patient care and assisting during emergency patient care procedures. As a unit-clerk/monitor technician it is responsible for interpreting and monitoring the patient’s cardiac rhythm status, providing a variety of clerical duties related to updating and organizing information in the Emergency Department, and directing the flow of communication between other units and departments.
Job Brief
Opening. Pay Range: ED TECH I – $22.78 to $34.16
Licensure And Certification
Current CA EMT/Paramedic certification AND Current CA Phlebotomy (CPT) certification; OR current CA Paramedic licensure
Current BLS provider card
MAB certification
Education
High School graduate, GED or equivalent.
Medical terminology course completion preferred.
Basic Dysrhythmia recognition class.
Experience
12‑Lead EKG experience.
Previous experience in comparable position highly desired.
Knowledge And Skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Organizational skills.
Proficient reading, writing, grammar and math skills.
EKG interpretation and dysrhythmia recognition.
Knowledge of medical terminology.
Basic computer skills.
Physical Demands – Patient Care
Continuous standing/walking and occasional/intermittent sitting.
Continuous use of bilateral upper extremities in fine motor activities requiring fingering, grasping, and forward reaching between waist and shoulder level to handle/operate medical equipment/devices.
Frequent reaching above shoulder level and overhead.
Frequent forward bending, twisting, squatting and kneeling; occasional climbing.
Occasional repositioning and transferring patients weighing up to 200 pounds between bed, chair, and gurney.
Occasional lifting and carrying equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.
Occasional/intermittent pushing of gurneys, wheelchairs, bed, and other medical equipment over tiled and carpeted surfaces.
Continuous use of near vision to read medical equipment such as monitoring devices and reading documents and computer screens; hearing and verbal communication to interact with patients, co-workers, and other customers.
Key for Physical Demands
Continuous – 66 to 100% of the time
Frequent – 33 to 65% of the time
Occasional – 0 to 32% of the time
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Under the supervision of the Registered Nurse and physician, the ED Tech I is responsible for assisting the Emergency Department staff and physicians in providing patient care and assisting during emergency patient care procedures. As a unit-clerk/monitor technician it is responsible for interpreting and monitoring the patient’s cardiac rhythm status, providing a variety of clerical duties related to updating and organizing information in the Emergency Department, and directing the flow of communication between other units and departments.
Job Brief
Opening. Pay Range: ED TECH I – $22.78 to $34.16
Licensure And Certification
Current CA EMT/Paramedic certification AND Current CA Phlebotomy (CPT) certification; OR current CA Paramedic licensure
Current BLS provider card
MAB certification
Education
High School graduate, GED or equivalent.
Medical terminology course completion preferred.
Basic Dysrhythmia recognition class.
Experience
12‑Lead EKG experience.
Previous experience in comparable position highly desired.
Knowledge And Skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Organizational skills.
Proficient reading, writing, grammar and math skills.
EKG interpretation and dysrhythmia recognition.
Knowledge of medical terminology.
Basic computer skills.
Physical Demands – Patient Care
Continuous standing/walking and occasional/intermittent sitting.
Continuous use of bilateral upper extremities in fine motor activities requiring fingering, grasping, and forward reaching between waist and shoulder level to handle/operate medical equipment/devices.
Frequent reaching above shoulder level and overhead.
Frequent forward bending, twisting, squatting and kneeling; occasional climbing.
Occasional repositioning and transferring patients weighing up to 200 pounds between bed, chair, and gurney.
Occasional lifting and carrying equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.
Occasional/intermittent pushing of gurneys, wheelchairs, bed, and other medical equipment over tiled and carpeted surfaces.
Continuous use of near vision to read medical equipment such as monitoring devices and reading documents and computer screens; hearing and verbal communication to interact with patients, co-workers, and other customers.
Key for Physical Demands
Continuous – 66 to 100% of the time
Frequent – 33 to 65% of the time
Occasional – 0 to 32% of the time
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