Patient Care

• Observes all infection prevention guidelines.
• Assists with admitting and discharge patients.
• Obtains accurate vital signs and patient weights.
• Gathers and secures patient valuables.
• Completes all unit specific ED tech documentation in the patient’s medical record.
• Performs wound preparations and applies simple dressings as directed by the RN or LIP.
• Performs ortho splinting as directed by RN or LIP.
• Provides safe patient mobilization using aids, as directed, for safety and notifies the nurse of additional needs.
• Performs or assists with proper and safe patient lifts, transfers, turns and positioning.
• Provides for safety; bed in low position, side rails, items within reach, identified hazards and assistance.
• Assures patient maintains good body alignment, comfort, range of motion (ROM), and support.
• Responds to call lights. Assures that call lights are within reach at all times.
• Collects and tests specimens as directed (blood, urine, stool, other).
• Assists the patient with toileting and hygiene needs
• Performs post mortem care as per policy.
• Escorts/transports patient via wheelchair/stretcher to various locations within the hospital.
• Assists with monitoring of equipment alarms. Notifies nurse appropriately.
• Rounds/observes patients at least hourly, responding to all patient needs, and reports observations as needed or directed.
• Performs all duties necessary to assure delivery of prescribed diet and meet all dietary needs.
• Provides safe and proper application, observation, and documentation of restraints/seclusion. Observes disoriented/confused patients per division guidelines or as directed.
• Performs phlebotomy for obtaining blood specimen.

Indirect care:

• Maintains the patient care area.
• Cleans equipment and area in conjunction with environmental services.
• Keeps dirty utility rooms clean and free of debris and excess supplies.
• Distributes linen and supplies.
• Transports specimens, equipment and medications.
• Cross trains to HUC role for meal relief.
• Maintains awareness of equipment operation and reports broken or missing equipment per OHSU standards.
• Orders supplies as necessary.
• Stocks patient rooms and carts as needed or as directed.
  
  • Resus rooms
  • IV carts
  • GYN, ENT, Lac carts
  • Disinfect or discard equipment/supplies appropriately

Quality

• Assists Departmental Leadership in their efforts to monitor and evaluate applicable standards.
• Maintains quality assurance around Point of Care Testing.
• Maintains current knowledge of departmental benchmarks and initiatives; works toward continuous process and system improvement.
• Provides an environment conducive to safety for patients, visitors, and staff.

• Associate degree
• Current experience providing patient care in an emergency department or similar setting.