Emergency Department Technician, Nights - Howard University Hospital
Washington, DC 20060
About the Job
Emergency Department Technician: Full Time- 7:30 pm-8:00 am, EOW
Pay Range: $17.40- 27.84
With over 150 years of caring for our community and each other in the Washington DC area, Howard University Hospital has a world-renowned reputation for high-quality, patient-centric care. Howard University Hospital is the nation’s only teaching hospital located on the campus of a Historically Black University and has created a superior learning environment, with groundbreaking research and positive patient outcomes.
Howard University Hospital seeks to hire a Full-time Emergency Department Technician who will embrace our rich and historic tradition of excellence. If you want to make a difference in someone’s life every day, consider a position with a team of professionals who are doing just that, making a difference.
This Full-time position consists of three 12-hour shifts a week. 7:30 PM - 8 AM, including every other weekend.
Emergency Department Technician:
- General knowledge of all Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and how to perform them
- Ability to effectively communicate with clients and anticipate their needs
- Ability to work independently and handle a multi-task environment
- Ability to maintain confidentiality relating to client issues
- Strong organizational skills
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to multi-task and work within a fast-paced environment
- High school degree or GED diploma is required.
- Completion of an approved health care training program beyond high school (i.e., CNA, EMT or PCT Training Program), preferred.
- Will accept candidates who have completed a practical nursing (LPN) or registered nursing (RN) “Fundaments of Nursing” course and acute care clinical which include skills specified in the PCT regulations; or
- Foreign Nursing education with proof of credentials evaluation by an organization recognized by the DC Board of Nursing, indicating equivalent education as an RN or LPN.
- Completion of an approved phlebotomy course is preferred.
- One (1) or more years hands-on experience as a Patient Care Tech, EMT or Paramedic is preferred;
Will also accept:
Minimum of one thousand (1,000) work hours within the last thirty-six (36) months as a:
(1) Navy or Air Force basic medical technician corpsman;
(2) Air Force independent duty medical technician;
(3) Army health care specialist;
(4) Emergency medical technician; or
(5) Paramedic.
- Nursing Student with completion of at least one year of clinical rotation also acceptable.
- National Patient Care Technician Certification (DC approved); or
- Certification through the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT), preferred.
- At a minimum, employee must hold an active CNA License in DC
- Certification through the American Heart Associations in Basic Life Support Health Care Provider is required.
- Work-life balance
- Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
- Competitive, comprehensive benefit plans offered (including health, disability, vacation, sick leave, and 403B retirement plan)
COVID-19 Vaccination
Howard University Hospital requires all external applicants to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before commencing employment. External Applicants may be required to furnish proof of vaccination and, if offered, may elect to be vaccinated at a designated Howard University Hospital location.
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