Lead Emergency Room Technician Job Listing at Baptist Neighborhood Hospital in San Antonio, TX (Job ID 2024-19430)

Description

The purpose of this position is to provide technical assistance and supportive patient care to meet the needs of individual patients throughout assigned areas.

• High School Diploma or GED and completion of one of the following:
  • Completion of Medical Corpsman program and one year of applicable experience (or) 
  • Completion of EMT-B, EMT-I, EMT-P course/program and one year of applicable experience (or)
  • Completion of the first year of education and current enrollment in an accredited School of Nursing and one year of applicable experience (or)
  •  2+ years of emergency room experience as an ER Technician or hospital equivalent experience
• Current BLS required; ACLS and PALS certification, preferred
• Experience with IV start, phlebotomy, and initiation of EKG, preferred
• Position requires fluency in English; written and oral communication

• Collect, report, and document clinical data. Take vital signs, height and weight, intake and output, pulse oximetry, and collect specimens
• Collect laboratory samples and perform lab testing in accordance with established policies and procedures, as well as COLA and CLIA regulations
• Assist with patient activities and care as assigned by the charge nurse/designee as indicated by the patient's plan of care
• Provide for superficial wound care
• Provide for patient safety related to age and condition
• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality of information and records at all times
• Provide and maintain a clean, safe environment and perform and/or assist others to perform proper aseptic technique, isolation procedures, and infection control measures
• Assist with the admission, transfer, and discharge of the patient
• Safe handling of food preparation for patients

• Prepare patients and chaperone during examinations/procedures or assists with other patient treatments
• Maintain patient care areas with appropriate supplies
• Assist with patient restraints and maintain precautions; collect, report and document data related to patient needs/emergencies and unusual patient and family behavior
• Travel to all facility locations as required
• Attend staff meetings or other company sponsored or mandated meetings as required

Lead Tech responsibilities

• Assist with maintaining staff schedule and adequate staffing levels for the Emergency Technician and Patient Care Assistant roles within the assigned facility
• Assist Hospital Administrator with Patient Safety Audits
• Assist with the onboarding of new Emergency Room Technicians and Patient Care Assistants as needed
• Responsible for, in conjunction with Hospital Administrators and Market Leadership, ordering hospital/clinical supplies, receiving hospital/clinical supplies and maintaining ENVY system
• Responsible for, in conjunction with Hospital Administrators and Market Leadership, Supply, Purchase Order and Missed Items tracking
• Responsible for being the liaison between the facility and Linen agency