The emergency department technician (ED Tech) position is part of the healthcare team in the Emergency Department. The ED tech performs tasks of direct and indirect patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse and as directed by the department nurse manager. The ED tech will operate partly as a Health Unit Coordinator (HUC), will assist in the maintenance of supplies pertaining to the Emergency Department, and will assist with quality assurance activities for the Emergency Department. This individual has the ability to communicate data reflective of the patients’ status and delegated tasks to the RN or provider in charge of patient care. The ED tech assists the patient, patients’...

Monitoring/Instrumentation: - Polysomnographic Technologists are able to perform PSG, MSLT, and MWT recordings on patients ensuring high recording quality with appropriate instrument adjustments and verifications according to laboratory standards. Highly proficient in testing equipment, data acquisition parameters, and therapeutic modalities from information obtained from the electronic medical record and laboratory testing orders. Ability to evaluate the clinical presentation associated with sleep and arousal disorders in determining the appropriate protocol to meet patient’s special requirements and...

Clinical Responsibilities - Maintains and supports the philosophy of family centered care by helping the patients and families cope with the hospital experience. - Assesses and documents the emotional and psychosocial developmental needs, action and follow-up plan written in the patient’s record - Promotes coping with the hospital experience through expression of feelings in developmentally age appropriate, therapeutic activities.  -

- Provides therapeutic interventions including but not limited to: airway management, therapeutic gases and ventilator management, newborn resuscitation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation. - Performs diagnostic procedures including but not limited to: sampling of arterial blood, bedside spirometry, spontaneous ventilatory parameters, point of care testing. - Therapeutic modalities and communication approached with reference to age specific needs of the patient, including...

- Provides therapeutic interventions including but not limited to: airway management, therapeutic gases and ventilator management, newborn resuscitation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation. - Performs diagnostic procedures including but not limited to: sampling of arterial blood, bedside spirometry, spontaneous ventilatory parameters, point of care testing. - Therapeutic modalities and communication approached with reference to age specific needs of the patient, including...

- Provides therapeutic interventions including but not limited to: airway management, therapeutic gases and ventilator management, newborn resuscitation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation. - Performs diagnostic procedures including but not limited to: sampling of arterial blood, bedside spirometry, spontaneous ventilatory parameters, point of care testing. - Therapeutic modalities and communication approached with reference to age specific needs of the patient, including...

Evaluation and Caseload Management - Prioritizes patient care needs given medical necessity, discharge plan, medical stability and appropriateness to participate in rehabilitation  - Evaluates patients to determine appropriateness of referral  - Identifies rehab potential, establishes treatment goals specific to the scope of acute care rehabilitation, including functional outcomes, quantitative measures and target dates -

Evaluation and Caseload Management - Prioritizes patients care needs given medical necessity, discharge plan, medical stability and appropriateness to participate in rehabilitation - Evaluates patients to determine appropriateness of referral - Identifies rehab potential, establishes treatment goals specific to the scope of acute care rehabilitation, including functional outcomes, quantitative measures and target dates -

Evaluation and Caseload Management - Prioritizes patient care needs given medical necessity, discharge plan, medical stability and appropriateness to participate in rehabilitation  - Evaluates patients to determine appropriateness of referral  - Identifies rehab potential, establishes treatment goals specific to the scope of acute care rehabilitation, including functional outcomes, quantitative measures and target dates -

- Provides therapeutic interventions including but not limited to:  airway management, therapeutic gases and ventilator management, newborn resuscitation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation. - Performs diagnostic procedures including but not limited to:  sampling of arterial blood, bedside spirometry, spontaneous ventilator parameters, and point of care testing. - Provides therapeutic modalities and communication approach with reference to age specific needs of the patient, including...

Specimen Preparation: - ­Receives specimens for testing, prepares and labels media plates. - ­Prioritizes work according to established procedures. - ­Transfers and aliquots specimens for processing in a biological safety cabinet. - ­Organizes and stores specimens after testing is completed. - ­Handles...

- Shift Coordinator Coordinates shift assignments, provides clinical support, ensures team receives meals and breaks through effective use of team resources. Determine staffing requirements and workload assignments based on departmental staffing plans and leadership guidance. Implements staffing incentives as outlined by leadership and departmental guidelines. Coordinate requests from internal/external customers for Respiratory Care Services. Ensure team accountability and stewardship of department resources (operation, financial and human) in alignment with organizational/departmental goals and objectives. -

- Shift Coordinator Coordinates shift assignments, provides clinical support, ensures team receives meals and breaks through effective use of team resources. Determine staffing requirements and workload assignments based on departmental staffing plans and leadership guidance. Implements staffing incentives as outlined by leadership and departmental guidelines. Coordinate requests from internal/external customers for Respiratory Care Services. Ensure team accountability and stewardship of department resources (operation, financial and human) in alignment with organizational/departmental goals and objectives. -

- Provides therapeutic interventions including but not limited to: airway management, therapeutic gases and ventilator management, newborn resuscitation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation. - Performs diagnostic procedures including but not limited to: sampling of arterial blood, bedside spirometry, spontaneous ventilatory parameters, point of care testing. - Therapeutic modalities and communication approached with reference to age specific needs of the patient, including...

Evaluation and Caseload Management - Prioritizes patient care needs given medical necessity, discharge plan, medical stability and appropriateness to participate in rehabilitation  - Evaluates patients to determine appropriateness of referral - Identifies rehab potential, establishes treatment goals specific to the scope of acute care rehabilitation, including functional outcomes, quantitative measures and target dates -