**Overview** **Emergency Department Technician at Fairview Ridges Hospital in Burnsville, MN** **Position Details:** + **FTE** : 0.8 (64 hours per pay period) + **Shift** : day/evening shift + **Weekend Requirement** : Every other weekend **Benefits:** + **Medical Insurance** : As low as $0 + **Dental Insurance** : As low as $0 + **Paid Time Off (PTO)** : 24 days per year + **403B Plan** : Up to a 6% employer match + **Wages** : $23.15/hr (increases with relevant experience) + **Shift Differentials** : + $2/hr for evenings + $3/hr for nights + $2/hr for weekends **Hiring Process** + You may receive a link to complete a video interview, which allows you to showcase your qualifications and interest in the position directly to hiring leaders. **Additional Information:** + Learn more about benefits at M Health Fairview: www.fairview.org/benefits (https://fairview.icims.com/proxy/classic-data/classic-data-spa/export/profile/JOB/www.fairview.org/benefits) **Responsibilities Job Description** **Job Summary:** The Emergency Department Technician (EDT) is responsible for assisting the professional nurse in the delivery of patient care, transporting patient and/or equipment, setting up and maintaining patient rooms, and re-ordering and stocking supplies. The EDT may or may not be given a patient care assignment based on unit needs and the discretion of the professional nurse **Job Expectations:** Provides patient care by assisting the professional nurse in patient care activities: + Provides emergency care to patients in the emergency room by monitoring the patient’s vital signs + Assists with patient care as directed by RN may include but not limited to point of care testing, IV-line setup, discontinuation of IV, enema, suture removal, restraint application, catherization, 12 lead EKG + Transports patients by wheelchair and cart + Assists, measures, and fits patients with casts, crutches, immobilizers, and splints + Assists patients with ambulation and positioning + Transports medical samples from patients under direction of RN, such as blood, urine, or others + Assists doctors and nurses during medical procedures and/or collecting specimens (i.e. eye lavage, ear irrigation, dressing changes, pelvic exam specimen) by following proper technique + Informs RN of patient/family observations and concerns + Promptly responds to patient call lights/requests + Demonstrates concern for patient dignity, privacy, and confidentiality + Performs tasks with adaptations or modifications consistent with patients ages and developmental abilities + Demonstrates adherence to proper procedures + Assists in resuscitation with appropriate CPR and bag/valve mask + Provides for patient safety (i.e. patient safety sitter) and informs RN of patient observations + Documents patient care activities and procedures on the nursing records ensuring documentation is clear, concise, accurate, and timely + Works with charge nurse to coordinate the scheduling of tests, lab work, diagnostic tests, clinical appointments, other department procedures schedules and consultations Maintains room/unit and supplies: + Restocks room, supplies, carts and oxygen tanks + Assists with patient room clean-up between patients + Completes room and cart checklist Performs quality control checks on designated pieces of equipment: + Completes quality control checklist + Reports discrepancies and malfunctions to RN + Transports medication from delivery to Emergency room department to a Registered Nurse or unit Medication Room when requested + Maintains cleanliness and order within the nursing station office areas **Qualifications** **Required Qualifications:** **License/Certification/Registration:** + **Basic Life Support (BLS for Healthcare Providers)** : Certification required upon hire and must be maintained throughout employment. OnTrack participants must obtain BLS certification upon completion of the OnTrack program. **AND ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING:** 1. **Current EMT or ERT certification** : Required upon hire (does not need to be maintained throughout employment). 2. **Current Paramedic Certification** : Required upon hire (does not need to be maintained throughout employment). 3. **Current certification on the Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry** : Required upon hire (does not need to be maintained throughout employment). Note: Individuals who have completed a Nursing Assistant program and are scheduled to take the NA Registry exam will have 90 days post-hire to become active on the registry. 4. **Current enrollment in an LPN, RN, or Nurse Practitioner program** : Completion of one (1) semester of clinical rotation within the program. 5. **Six months of recent direct patient care experience** : In an acute care, long-term care, or home care setting (roles may include Nursing Assistant, PCA, or Resident Assistant). 6. **Successful completion of Fairview’s OnTrack Nursing Assistant training program** . 7. **LPN licensure upon hire** : This licensure does not need to be maintained throughout employment. **Preferred Qualifications:** **Experience:** + **Previous Emergency Room experience** : 1 or more years as an Emergency Room Scribe, paramedic, ERT, EMT, EDT, or ED EMS. + **Current CNA or NST experience** : 1 or more years. **License/Certification/Registration:** + Paramedic, EMT, ERT, LPN, CNA, PCA. **Ideal Characteristics:** + High standard of creative prioritization skills and priority setting. + Strong focus on customer service/patient service with every interaction. + Excellent public relations and interpersonal/communication skills. + Ability to work as an effective team member to deliver outstanding care. + Competence in using appropriate computer applications. + Ability to work independently and demonstrate critical thinking skills. + Adaptability to change and ability to empower others in ongoing processes. **EEO Statement** EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status