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EMERGENCY DEPT TECH II
Job Title: EMERGENCY DEPT TECH II
Job Code: 4061
FLSA: N
Job Level: C1
Revised Date: 01/30/2023
Supervisory Responsibility: No
General Description of the Job Class
Perform a variety of routine and advanced patient care tasks under the direction of nursing staff to assist medical and nursing personnel in the examination, treatment, and care of patients. Perform a variety of clerical and technical tasks as assigned.
Duties and Responsibilities of this Level
Perform a variety of roles and responsibilities which may include the following:
Participate in personal care interventions to patients of all ages, under the direction of nursing staff, provide meal tray preparation, feeding, recording intake and output, bathing, shaving, changing clothes, cleaning and trimming fingernails, bed-making, assisting ambulation, enemas, skin care, and bowel and bladder elimination; provide such additional care as required to meet the personal needs and comfort of assigned patients.
Perform basic dressings and wound care.
Perform CPR.
Function as patient attendant for patients who have been identified as high risk for harm to self or others and safety concerns.
Prepare patients, equipment and supplies for specific procedures and provide manual assistance as required.
Collect, deliver and conduct routine tests on patient specimens. Escort or transport patients that do not require any hemodynamic monitoring.
Clean assigned area; stock and replenish supplies and equipment as required.
Maintain readiness of HAZMAT Room. Provide assistance during hazmat decontamination procedures.
Perform a variety of EKG technician tasks as required, to include: routine and STAT EKGs, order verification and electronic transmission of EKGs, accommodation of special EKG requests, i.e., with or without magnet or right sided EKG tracings, the stocking and maintenance of EKG machines, and the retrieval of old EKGs from the Heart Station.
Perform a variety of Health Unit Coordinator (EDUC) tasks. Tasks might include, but are not limited to, operate and trouble-shoot office equipment; maintain organization of the assigned desk; manage lab specimens and orders; answer the telephone and/or patient signals.
Perform adult, isolated venipuncture for collection of routine blood specimens and blood cultures.
Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
Required Qualifications at this Level
Education
Work requires graduation from an accredited high school or a GED. Successful completion of the NCA I training as defined by the Division of Facility Services in the State of North Carolina or North Carolina EMT training.
Work requires the ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
Experience
One year of related health care experience as an NCA, ED Tech, EMT, or equivalent.
Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification
Current minimum listing as an NCA I with the Division of Facility Services or current minimum certification credential as EMT with no substantiated findings of abuse, fraud, neglect or misappropriation of property.
Current certification in phlebotomy or successful completion of DUHS venipuncture training.
BLS Required
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Heavy lifting and the ability to transport stretcher and wheelchair patients to various hospital locations are required.
Must be able to provide care and services to all patients from birth to the elderly.
Must have excellent prioritization skills in addition to their basic knowledge and skills.
Must be able to work in a fast-paced unpredictable environment under very stressful conditions.
Must be able to be trained in all aspects of hazmat decontamination procedures.
Must be very goal-directed with a great deal of initiative since they function at a very independent level within the Emergency Department.
Must demonstrate competency validation in skills and knowledge for performance of roles and responsibilities.
Distinguishing Characteristics of this Level
N/A
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
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Essential Physical Job Functions
Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.
