EKG Technician - Emergency - CasualPRN
EKG Technician - Emergency - CasualPRN
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Job Description
Why work for Nebraska Methodist Health System
At Nebraska Methodist Health System we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. Its helping families grow by making each delivery special conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch going above and beyond for a patients needs or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.
Job Summary:
Location: Methodist Jennie EdmundsonAddress: 933 E. Pierce St. Council Bluffs IA
Work Schedule: This is a casual/PRN position. Casual/PRN employees work on an as needed basis to meet the needs of the business. Work days/hours will often vary from week to week.
Accountable for helping with the delivery of quality care to patients and families according to the individualized needs of the patient.
Responsibilities:
Essential Functions
Promotes positive relations when interacting with patients visitors families physicians customers and coworkers.
- Greet smiles and makes eye contact.
- Introduces self by name.
- Volunteers to help coworkers and other employees.
- Addresses patients and others by surname.
- Responds quickly to patients and/or other peoples needs.
- Knows and demonstrates 6 step customer complaint management process.
Acts as receptionist for the department.
- Displays courtesy when communicating with patients visitors and staff at all times.
- Demonstrates proper phone etiquette at all times.
Handles incoming and outgoing information in person and by telephone.
- Takes reports from other departments without error.
- Reports vital information to the appropriate nurse immediately.
- Telephones STAT WORK immediately upon awareness of order.
Assist with department equipment and environment cleaning.
- Prepares rooms for next patient. Cleans clinical equipment carts wheelchair etc.
Assists with basic patient care and vital signs monitoring.
- Demonstrates the ability to obtain and monitor patients temp BP Pulse Respirations and Pulse Ox.
- Collects urine stool and sputum samples.
- Performs EKGs answers call lights and checks on patients routinely for comfort and satisfaction.
Assists nurse in admission and discharge by transporting patient to and from unit.
- Provides escort for patient as directed.
- Prepares room for next patient as needed.
Obtains supplies and materials when required to include daytime stocking linens and evening supplies.
- Places orders or notifies RN completing order process when required.
Provides assistance with special projects.
- Assists with orientation training new personnel and Performance Improvement.
Perform phlebotomy if appropriately trained as a phlebotomy technician.
Schedule:
This is a casual/PRN position. Casual/PRN employees work on an as needed basis to meet the needs of the business. Work days/hours will often vary from week to week.
Job Description:
Job Requirements
Education
- High School graduate or the equivalent knowledge in medical terminology and office functions.
- Graduation from a nursing assistant medical assistant Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) program or completion of 2 years of a BSN preferred.
Experience
- Patient care experience such as vital signs performing Electrocardiogram (EKG)s and assisting with activities and hygiene related patient care.
License/Certifications
- Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) strongly preferred at time of hire required within 3 months of hire.
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certification preferred.
Skills/Knowledge/Abilities
- Skilled in promoting positive relations when interacting with patients or other customers.
- Ability to communicate both orally and in writing to staff managers patients physicians and the public.
- Ability to work in an environment with constant interruptions learn quickly and adapt to change.
- Basic clerical functions such as: phone operations filing organizing a desk area light typing keyboarding use of office equipment greeting the public and following good public relations contact.
Physical Requirements
Weight Demands
- Medium WorkExerting up to 50 pounds of force
Physical Activity
- Occasionally Performed 133:
- Climbing
- Crawling
- Kneeling
- Sitting
- Frequently Performed 3466:
- Balancing
- Carrying
- Crouching
- Distinguish colors
- Keyboarding/typing
- Lifting
- Pulling/Pushing
- Repetitive Motions
- Standing
- Stooping/bending
- Twisting
- Walking
- Constantly Performed 67100:
- Fingering/Touching
- Grasping
- Hearing
- Reaching
- Speaking/talking
- Seeing/visual
Job Hazards
- Not Related:
- Explosives (pressurized gas)
- Electrical Shock/Static
- Radiation Alpha Beta and Gamma (particles such as Xray Cat Scan Gamma Knife etc)
- Radiation NonIonizing (Ultraviolet visible light infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)
- Rare 133:
- Chemical agents (Toxic Corrosive Flammable Latex)
- Mechanical moving parts/vibrations
- Occasionally 3466:
- Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) Blood or Body Fluid (BBF)
- Physical hazards (noise temperature lighting wet floors outdoors sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)
- Equipment/Machinery/Tools
About Methodist:
Nebraska Methodist Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa more than 30 clinic locations a nursing and allied health college and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. From the day Methodist Hospital was chartered in 1891 service to our communities has been a top priority. Financial assistance health education outreach to our diverse communities and populations and other community benefit activities have always been central to our mission.
Nebraska Methodist Health System is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex age national origin disability veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or any other classification protected by Federal state or local law.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Part-Time
