ED Tech - Nights
Wellstar Health System
Summary
The Emergency Department (ED) Tech Level I is a multi-skilled caregiver who functions under the direction of the professional Registered Nurse. Provides safe, age-appropriate care to the patient by performing patient care functions and technical procedures.
Job description
Job Summary
The Emergency Department (ED) Tech Level I is a multi-skilled caregiver who functions under the direction of the professional Registered Nurse. Provides safe, age-appropriate care to the patient by performing patient care functions and technical procedures.
Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions
- Obtain and document vital signs; inform nurse if vital signs are abnormal
- Perform 12-lead EKG and hand to ED physician
- Perform bedside blood sugar testing; inform nurse if result is abnormal
- Measure and apply extremity splints as directed by nurse or physician
- Instruct patient regarding safe crutch ambulation techniques
- Oral suctioning
- Superficial wound care
- Sterile tray preparation
- Dressing application
- Phlebotomy
- Tracks, delivers, maintains, and retrieves telesitter carts
- Troubleshoots cart connectivity issues and places IT tickets
- Performs safe room guideline checks and environmental rounds
- Responds to remote telesitter escalation for face-to-face intervention
- Transports patients, unit supplies, equipment, and patient medications
- Monitors patients in restraint/seclusion and documents observations
- Observes cardiac monitors to ensure recognition of arrhythmias
- Assures patient care area is appropriately stocked
Required Minimum Education
High School Diploma / GED
Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s)
BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS or BLS-I required upon hire.
Required Minimum Skills
- Effective communication skills (verbal and written)
- Proficiency with desktop computer
- Willingness to be a team-player and self-starter
- Proficiency obtaining vital signs using manual processes
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED
- BLS - Basic Life Support certification (or ARC-BLS or BLS-I)
- Effective communication skills (verbal and written)
- Proficiency with desktop computer
- Willingness to be a team-player and self-starter
- Proficiency obtaining vital signs using manual processes
Company overview
Wellstar Health System is one of Georgia's largest and most comprehensive integrated healthcare systems, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Marietta, Georgia. As a non-profit health system, Wellstar operates with a mission to enhance the health and well-being of every person it serves through its PeopleCare approach. The system employs approximately 29,469 to 33,000 team members across multiple hospitals, health parks, medical offices, outpatient centers, pediatric centers, nursing facilities, and hospice and home care services. Wellstar is nationally recognized for operating Georgia's largest integrated trauma network and features the second-largest Emergency Department in the United States. The organization provides more than $1 billion annually in charity care and community programs, demonstrating its commitment to community health. Wellstar has earned numerous accolades including recognition on Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For, Best Workplaces in Health Care, and PEOPLE Companies that Care lists. The system embraces innovation through its venture firm Catalyst by Wellstar, which nurtures early-stage healthcare companies, and maintains academic partnerships with institutions like the Medical College of Georgia for caregiver training. With specialties spanning cardiovascular care, oncology, women's health, pediatrics, musculoskeletal services, and numerous other medical disciplines, Wellstar delivers comprehensive healthcare across all stages of life.