Job Description

Overview:CHI Mercy Health offers the unique opportunity to grow professionally in a supportive highly rewarding work environment and to satisfy your soul in the surroundings of a breathtakingly beautiful natural setting. More than 100 years after the founding of our organization the core values - Compassion Inclusion Integrity Excellence and Collaboration - that guide our interactions with our patients and each other remain the same. In the welcoming embrace of these nurturing communities you will feel immediately at home.Roseburg is located on Interstate 5 in Southern Oregon\'s scenic Douglas County. The community is nestled in a lush forested region known as the 100 Valleys of the Umpqua. In many places you\xe2\x80\x99ll find it hard to maintain a healthy work-life/personal-life balance because the pace of one is indistinguishable from the other. Not here. Life never stops here but it slows to an easy welcome pace. A traffic jam means you missed the yellow and have to wait for the next green. A terrible parking space is the one across from the restaurant instead of in front of it. And the three words you may never hear are \xe2\x80\x9cWow that\xe2\x80\x99s expensive.\xe2\x80\x9d Easy is the best way to describe life here. Hard-to-beat works too.While you\xe2\x80\x99re busy impacting the healthcare industry we\xe2\x80\x99ll take care of you with benefits that may include health/dental/vision FSA matching retirement plans paid vacation adoption assistance annual bonus eligibility and more! Responsibilities:Under the direction of the Emergency Department Clinical Coordinator, the Emergency Department Technician is responsible for assisting with the implementation and coordination of patient care with other staff, as directed by the physician. Coordinates patient care with other Emergency Department staff and provides support to physicians with procedures and instruments. This position required on call with a 30 minute response time.Essential Functions:

• Coordinates with Clinical Coordinators to implement in-servicing and training of ED Techs.
• Facilitates onboarding and training of new ED Techs.
• Checks ED Tech Book weekly to ensure Crash Cart Checks are being completed.
• Must demonstrate collaboration, accountability, respect, excellence, and service.
• Must work with team members and peers in and outside of their immediate work group to create an exceptional experience for patients, students and other visitors.
• Assists Clinical Coordinators with annual evaluations of ED Techs.
• Provides support to physician with procedures and treatments.
• Coordinates patient care with professional and support staff.
• Performs delegated patient care tasks as assigned.
• Monitors patient vital signs and notifies the RN or physician if they change.
• Prepares wounds for suturing.
• Applies dressings when directed by professional staff.
• Measures and applies OrthoGlass Splints, utilizes OrthoGlass reference manual.
• Establishes IV access and performs phlebotomy when ordered by professional staff.
• Performs 12 Lead EKG procedures.
• Transports patients to assigned units as appropriate. Assists patients at time of discharge from the department, whether the patient is being admitted to a floor or discharged for release.
• Ensures the department is neat and well stocked.
• Upon patient release from the department, assists with cleaning the room by wiping the bed down, changing linens, emptying the trash, straightening furniture, and stocking the room with necessary supplies/equipment.
• Relieves ED Unit Support Assistant breaks as requested; this includes the ability to answer and direct phone calls, page personnel as needed, operate computer and patient call system, transcribe and act on physician orders.
• Participates in continuing education and other appropriate learning experiences to maintain professional competence.
• Participates in performance improvement activities to improve care, processes, and customer service excellence.
• Attends a minimum of 75% of the department staff meetings.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Shift: DaySchedule: Monday 0645-1915, Tuesday 0845-1815, Wednesday 1045-2315 Qualifications:License/Certification:

• Must have current BLS upon hire

Experience:

• Two (2) years of direct patient care experience in an Emergency Department
• CNA or EMT experience preferred
• Must be able to work in a high volume, fast paced environment while maintaining the ability to multi task and prioritize in order to obtain the highest level of efficiency and effectiveness.

Education:

• High school diploma or GED required.
• IV training must be completed within three (3) months of hire date.
• Must complete arrhythmia class within three (3) months of hire date.

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