Emergency Department Tech at Willis-Knighton Health System – Shreveport, Louisiana

We are currently seeking a Technician for our 21 bed Emergency Department at our Pierremont Campus. The candidate who follows directions, communicates effectively with the staff, shows a genuine interest in our patients and their families and has the ability to multitask will be chosen for the job! The duties include assisting the professional staff with urgent and non-urgent procedures, assisting the nurse with initial assessments of their patients, supporting our patients and their families, transporting patients to other hospital areas, preparing instruments for sterilization, and maintaining supplies in the department and treatment areas. The technician is under the direct supervision of the nursing staff. The minimum requirement is a high school education or the equivalent and a willingness to take our Department of Transportation drug screening class. Our Career Institute offers our employees the opportunity to excel by enrolling in other educational classes. This candidate will be provided with the proper hospital orientation and guidance of a preceptor on the unit. If this sounds like the job you are looking for, then apply now!

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Completion of Department of Nursing Orientation
• Successful completion of Emergency Department Tech orientation with ED educator and completion of a skills checklist with ED Tech preceptor
• Completion of EMT or Nurse Aide Course (nursing school, medical school, previous hospital or military experience may substitute for this requirement) (preferred).