Emergency Department Technician

Glens Falls Hospital

Glens Falls, NY

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), Anatomy, Basic Life Support (BLS), Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Clinical Assessment, Communication Skills, Customer Support/Service, EMT-Paramedics, Electrocardiogram, Emergency Care, Equipment Maintenance/Repair, Healthcare, High School Diploma, Hospital, Mathematics, Medical Terminology, Medical Treatment, Nonprofit, Nursing, Organizational Skills, Patient Care, Patient Safety, Physiology, Registered Nurse (RN), Specimen Collection, Technical Writing, Treatment Plan
LOCATION
Glens Falls, NY
POSTED
Today
Job Description

The Impact You Can Make

Calling all EMTs, nursing assistants, and healthcare students! Glens Falls Hospital is looking to help you find your next great career as an Emergency Department Technician (ED Tech)! The Emergency Department is looking for motivated individuals like you with a background or interest in healthcare. This role is well suited for experienced healthcare workers who are looking for a dynamic change in their work environment, in a Magnet recognized, non-profit organization. Let us help you accelerate your career by applying today!

Team Impact

In this role, you will have the opportunity to work under the direction of a Registered Nurse, performing all aspects of first-level patient care and assuming responsibility for maintenance of all emergency equipment supplies within the ED. You work will be vital for ensuring a safe environment for patients, visitors, and coworkers, as well as appropriately utilizing all resources involved with helping to provide exceptional patient care. Some highlights about this opportunity include:

  • Great opportunity for individuals who are looking to gain further invaluable hands on, patient facing experience in emergency care
  • On-the-job training is available with the commitment to grow with the team and gain the know and experience to be successful
  • Provides a gateway into the nurse residency program for individuals interested in becoming a Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department
  • Multiple shifts (Days, Evenings, Nights) are available with corresponding shift differentials on top of base pay (up to 30%!)
  • Opportunity to refine your skills in a faced-paced emergency setting!
  • Excellent for individuals who are looking to advance their experience in healthcare. Applicants who have a background as an EMT or CNA are well suited for this role


How You Will Fulfill Your Potential

Responsibilities

  • Assist patients with activities of daily living as required to promote hygiene, comfort, nutritional intake, and safety as indicated in plan of care
  • Assist patients with mobility through such activities as ambulating, use of assistive devices, positioning, transferring, ROM, and others as indicated by individual plan of care
  • Accurately obtains and documents vital signs and measurements related to patient care
  • Performing specimen collection and obtaining EKG
  • Assist and support routine unit-specific procedures and treatments related to patient care
  • Support all aspects of ensuring patient safety including detailed observation and reporting
  • Serve as a communicator with patients, family members, and staff to optimize quality care


Qualifications/Experience

Education/Accredited Programs

  • High school graduate or GED required
  • Associates degree or higher preferred
  • Healthcare specific technical diploma highly preferred


Experience/abilities

  • Hands on, patient facing experience in a hospital setting strongly preferred
  • Experience equivalent to 100 hours of patient care experience strongly preferred
  • Familiarity with medical terminology, anatomy and physiology preferred


Licenses/Certificates/Registrations:

  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification required; can be obtained after hire
  • Certified Nurse Assistant certification preferred.
  • EMT highly preferred


Skills/Abilities

  • Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing
  • Customer service skills consistent with organizational mission and values
  • Ability to follow directions; perform routine responsibilities in a flexible, self-directed manner
  • Ability to read and interpret technical documents, such as, instructions, policies, procedures
  • Ability to use math skills to compute/interpret figures related to patient care
  • De-escalation training annually after hire


Salary Range

The expected base rate for this Glens Falls, New York, United States-based position is $18.50 to $27.75 per hour. Exact rate is determined on a case-by-case basis commensurate with experience level, as well as education and certifications pertaining to each position which may be above the listed job requirements.

About the Company

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Glens Falls Hospital

Glens Falls Hospital is the largest hospital between Albany, NY, and Montreal, Canada, and the comprehensive health care system for New York's Warren, Washington, northern Saratoga, Essex, Hamilton and northern Rensselaer counties. In addition to our main acute care hospital campus, we operate 29 regional health care facilities, including health centers in the communities of Cambridge, Corinth, Granville, Greenwich, Hoosick Falls, Salem, Whitehall and Wilton. Simply put, our not-for-profit hospital provides a health care safety net for individuals and families from the immediate Glens Falls area to smaller, geographically remote communities tucked away in the heart of the six-million-acre Adirondack Park. Recognizing the Hospital's importance to the wellbeing of this broad, far-flung population, the Hospital's volunteer Board of Governors and our administrative and medical staffs have worked diligently over the years to recruit outstanding physicians and provide local people with a broad scope of services and expertise that would otherwise not be available without traveling to more distant cities. We have more than 225 affiliated physicians, ranging from primary care practitioners to surgical subspecialists. Our physicians are board-certified in more than 25 specialties. We have also established a diverse array of community outreach programs, bringing our expertise and services to people in outlying portions of our service area. These outreach programs are especially important for low-income individuals and families who may otherwise fail to seek out health care due to financial or transportation concerns. Our objective is to prevent health care problems and detect existing conditions earlier, keeping local people healthier and reducing future medical costs.

INDUSTRY
Healthcare Services
FOUNDED
1909