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FTE: 0.600000

Shift: Nights

Location: RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTER

Summary:
As an Emergency Room Technician at Riverside Medical Center, you will play a crucial role in providing high-quality patient care in a fast-paced environment. Your responsibilities will include assisting medical staff with patient assessments, performing basic medical procedures, and ensuring a safe and clean environment. You will work closely with nurses and physicians to support the delivery of efficient and compassionate care to patients experiencing medical emergencies. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills, the ability to remain calm under pressure, and a commitment to teamwork and patient-centered care. Demonstrates flexibility with assignments within professional scope/duties/licensure.



Required Experience:




Preferred Experience:

• One-year experience as a CNA or EMT-B


Required Licensure/Education:

• CNA, CMA, or EMT-B
• Current BLS Certification


Preferred Licensure/Education:



Compensation:

Minimum hourly rate: $19.95

Maximum hourly rate: $23.89

Responsibilities:
Essential Job Duties:

• Patient Care: Assist patients with activities of daily living (ADLs) such as bathing, dressing, grooming, feeding, intake/output, and toileting. Answer call lights promptly, and relay patient concerns to the nursing team.
• Vital Signs: Monitor and record vital signs, including temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration rates, oxygen saturation, weights, and blood sugars as needed and report any abnormalities to the nursing staff.
• Mobility Assistance: Assist patients with mobility, including turning, positioning, and transferring from bed to wheelchair or stretcher, using proper body mechanics and safety techniques.
• Specimen Collection: Collect specimens for laboratory testing as directed by nursing staff.
• Patient Safety: Observe and report any changes in patients’ conditions to the nursing staff. Ensure the safety and comfort of patients by following established protocols. Utilize restraints and assistive devices appropriately. Assist with emergency codes as needed.
• Documentation: Document patient care activities and observations in the electronic health record (EHR) system in a timely and accurate manner.
• Infection Control: Adhere to infection control procedures, including hand hygiene, proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE), and environmental cleaning.
• Equipment Handling: Assist with the setup, operation, management, and cleaning of medical equipment as directed by the nursing staff.
• Patient Experience: Engage with patients and their families in a manner that promotes comfort, trust, and understanding. Address patient concerns with empathy and professionalism, striving to create a positive and supportive environment that fosters a sense of security and well-being.



Nonessential Job Duties:

• Patient Care: Assist patients with activities of daily living (ADLs) such as bathing, dressing, grooming, feeding, intake/output, and toileting. Answer call lights promptly, and relay patient concerns to the nursing team.
• Vital Signs: Monitor and record vital signs, including temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration rates, oxygen saturation, weights, and blood sugars as needed and report any abnormalities to the nursing staff.
• Mobility Assistance: Assist patients with mobility, including turning, positioning, and transferring from bed to wheelchair or stretcher, using proper body mechanics and safety techniques.
• Specimen Collection: Collect specimens for laboratory testing as directed by nursing staff.
• Patient Safety: Observe and report any changes in patients’ conditions to the nursing staff. Ensure the safety and comfort of patients by following established protocols. Utilize restraints and assistive devices appropriately. Assist with emergency codes as needed.
• Documentation: Document patient care activities and observations in the electronic health record (EHR) system in a timely and accurate manner.
• Infection Control: Adhere to infection control procedures, including hand hygiene, proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE), and environmental cleaning.
• Equipment Handling: Assist with the setup, operation, management, and cleaning of medical equipment as directed by the nursing staff.
• Patient Experience: Engage with patients and their families in a manner that promotes comfort, trust, and understanding. Address patient concerns with empathy and professionalism, striving to create a positive and supportive environment that fosters a sense of security and well-being.

Credentials:
Essential:
* BLS

Education:
Essential:
* HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA

Riverside Healthcare is revolutionizing care using leading-edge technology to diagnose and treat patients. We are ranked top in the nation for performance in neurosurgery, orthopedics, and heart surgery and have also been named one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics seven times. Riverside is nationally recognized for our specialty programs in obstetrics, trauma, oncology, rehabilitation, geriatrics, occupational health, psychiatric services, and treatment of alcohol and chemical dependency, as well as patient safety. We combine innovation and convenience at state-of-the-art facilities located in communities throughout the greater Kankakee area.

Riverside Medical Center proves that truly progressive medicine is being delivered in Chicago's southwest suburbs and East Central Illinois. Join a team that is not only concerned with providing the best care possible but also with offering a work environment of advancement and growth. Riverside is a place that embraces a culture where opinions count and dedications is respected, where superior performance is rewarded with competitive salaries and excellent benefits.

Other information:
Exposure/Sensory Requirements:
Exposure to:
Chemicals: Refer to MSDS manual
Video Display Terminals: Average
Blood and Body Fluids: Depends on patients' diagnosis, exposure to urine, blood, stool, vomitus, AIDS, and herpes.
TB or Airborne Pathogens: High risk - sputum, secretions, cough.
Sensory requirements (speech, vision, smell, hearing, touch):
Speech: Ability to communicate clearly and accurately with patient, physicians, families, coworkers, ancillary personnel, and other department heads. Ability to ask for help.
Vision: Required to observe patients and to read equipment and dials.
Smell: Ability to smell smoke, incontinent urine/stool and blood.
Hearing: Necessary to hear alarms, calls for help, ability to hear patients' verbalizations.
Touch: Contact with patients, need to distinguish between hot and cold.
Activity/Lifting Requirements:
Average Hours per Week: 6-40
Shift: Variable for 24-hour coverage
Percentage of time during the normal workday the employee is required to:
Sit: 5%
Twist: 5%
Stand: 25%
Crawl: 0%
Walk: 45%
Kneel: 2%
Lift: 11%
Drive: 0%
Squat: 2%
Climb: 1% Bend: 5%
Reach above shoulders: 1%
The weight required to be lifted each normal workday according to the continuum described below:
Up to 10 lbs: Frequently
Up to 20 lbs: Frequently
Up to 35 lbs: Frequently
Up to 60 lbs: Occasionally
Up to 75 lbs: Not Required
Up to 100 lbs: Not Required
Over 100 lbs: Not Required
Describe and explain the lifting and carrying requirements. (Example: the distance material is carried; how high material is lifted, etc.):
Lifting of patients off their beds that are unable to move independently is done with assistive lifting equipment. Horizontal movement of patients to and from carts/beds who are unable to move independently is done with assistive lifting equipment. Lifting equipment - carry 25'- 150' waist high (IV bags, patient trays). Carry charts 25'-150' waist high. Filled laundry bags are filled half full so as not to weigh over 35 lbs. Carry fire extinguishers up or down 3-4 flights of stairs and several yards in an emergency.
Maximum consecutive time (minutes) during the normal workday for each activity:
Sit: 30
Twist: 15
Stand: 60
Crawl: 0
Walk: 15
Kneel: 1
Lift: 5
Drive: 0
Squat: 5
Climb: 1
Bend: 15
Reach above shoulders: 5
Repetitive use of hands (Frequency indicated):
Simple grasp 15 lbs frequently
Pushing &pulling 50-200 lbs occasionally
Fine Manipulation: Keyboarding, using pens to document, obtaining vital signs, use of calculators, staplers, scissors, computer.
Repetitive use of foot or feet in operating machine control: N/A

Environmental Factors & Special Hazards
Environmental Factors (Time Spent):
Inside hours: 6-12
Outside hours: 0.5
Temperature: Normal Range
Lighting: Average
Noise levels: Average
Humidity: Normal Range, dry
Atmosphere: odor
Special Hazards: Radiation, Chemical, Explosive - Chemical-work with patients receiving chemotherapy. Explosive - oxygen. Radiation - cesium implants and radioactive iodine therapy.
Protective Clothing Required: Latex gloves, disposable gowns, masks, hepa masks for TB.