Emergency Department Technician II - Baptist Memorial Health Care

Summary

To assist the nursing staff in the rendering of patient care by providing those services necessary for patient comfort and personal hygiene requiring little or no variation in routine, and to assist in areas of orthopedic care(includes splinting), phlebotomy, accucheck, and 12-lead EKG. Also, may assist with Unit Clerk duties. Performs all other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Performs 12-lead EKG's, UC duties, Accu-checks, application of orthopedic appliances, UDS/BAT, urinary catheterizations as directed by licensed personnel. 25%
• Assist in admission, transfer, discharge, lifting, turning and ambulation of patients as directed by licensed personnel. 25%
• Ensure supplies are maintained and areas adequately stocked. 10%
• Round on patients hourly and prn to offer and provide comfort measures. 20%
• Assist with efficient turn over of rooms by stripping linen from stretchers, cleaning stretchers, returning clipboards to triage, marking tracking board appropriately, etc. 20%

Requirements, Preferences and Experience

Experience

Preferred: Healthcare/Medical - Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

Minimum: No experience required

Licensure, Registration, Certification

Minimum: Basic Life Support (CPR) Certification within 14 Days of Employment

About Baptist Memorial Health Care

At Baptist, we owe our success to our colleagues, who have both technical expertise and a compassionate attitude. Every day they carry out Christ's three-fold ministry-healing, preaching and teaching. And, we reward their efforts with compensation and benefits packages that are highly competitive in the Mid-South health care community. For two consecutive years, Baptist has won a Best in Benefits award for offering the best benefit plans compared with their peer groups. Winners are chosen based on plan designs, premiums and the results of a Benefits Benchmarking Survey.

At Baptist, We Offer:

• Competitive salaries
• Paid vacation/time off
• Continuing education opportunities
• Generous retirement plan
• Health insurance, including dental and vision
• Sick leave
• Service awards
• Free parking
• Short-term disability
• Life insurance
• Health care and dependent care spending accounts
• Education assistance/continuing education
• Employee referral program

Job Summary:
Position: 11177 - Technician-Emergency Department II
Facility: MBMC - Hospital
Department: JS Emergency Room MBMC
Category: Clinical Technician/Technologist
Type: Clinical
Work Type: Full Time
Work Schedule: Days
Location: US:MS:Jackson
Located in the Jackson, MS metro area