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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. 

Essential 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.

Preferred Experience

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

Required Licensure/Education

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

Employee Health Requirements

Exposure to:

• Chemicals: Refer to MSDS manual 
• Video Display Terminals: Average 
• Blood and Body Fluids: Diagnostic composite of patients, frequent contact with intravenous devices, and high potential for contact with contaminated body fluids (blood, stool, vomitus) and administration of blood does create a high risk. use of needleless IV system, universal precautions and protective equipment minimize risk. 
• TB or Airborne Pathogens: Patient diagnostic presentations do pose high risk; however usage of protective wear and universal precautions reduces risk. 

Sensory requirements (speech, vision, smell, hearing, touch): 

• Speech: Required to communicate with patient/families/staff/MDs. 
• Vision: Ability to read reports, memos, literature, ability to read machines. 
• Smell: Helpful to note presence of incontinence, vomitus, blood; electrical/fire safety. 
• Hearing: Necessary to hear alarms, hear patient verbalizations, telephone communication, listening to patient/employee concerns. 
• Touch: Necessary to write, computer entry, filing. 

Activity/Lifting Requirements: 

Percentage of time during the normal workday the employee is required to: 

• Sit: 10% 
• Twist: 4% 
• Stand: 40% 
• Crawl: 0%
• Walk: 25%
• Kneel: 1%
• Lift: 10%
• Drive: 0%
• Squat: 1%
• Climb: 1%
• Bend: 30%
• Reach above shoulders: 3%

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: 10
• Kneel: 0
• Lift: 5
• Drive: 0
• Squat: 2
• Climb: 1
• Bend: 15
• Reach above shoulders: 2

Repetitive use of hands (Frequency indicated):

• Simple grasp up to 10 lbs. 
• Normal weight: 5lbs
• Pushing & pulling - 50-200 lbs: Occasionally 
• Fine Manipulation: Typing in computer, omnicell, using pens to chart, drawing up meds in syringe and administration, starting IV's.

Leg Strength - up to 50 lbs: Occasionally 

Repetitive use of foot or feet in operating machine control: utilized in positioning beds during transport; x-ray, surgery or in an emergency situation from floor to floor, locking beds or cardiac chairs.)

Environmental Factors & Special Hazards:

Environmental Factors (Time Spent):

• Inside hours: 6-12
• Outside hours : 0
• Temperature: Normal Range
• Lighting: Average
• Noise levels: Average
• Humidity: Dry
• Atmosphere: Odors

Special Hazards: Radiation, Chemical- Explosive; Chemical-drugs; Explosive-oxygen; Radiation-cesium implants and radioactive iodine therapy. 

Protective Clothing Required: As required for Universal Precautions, i.e. gloves, gowns, masks, goggles.