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TRIAGE TECHNICIAN
Job Title: TRIAGE TECHNICIAN
Job Code: 4551
FLSA: E
Job Level: B2
Revised Date: 05/09/2006
Supervisory Responsibility:
General Description of the Job Class
Performs specialized work initiating emergent or appropriate care and assisting both emergency department patients and outpatients under the supervision of the Emergency Services Division Triage Nurse to establish and maintain an effective patient flow in the Emergency Department.
Duties and Responsibilities of this Level
Under the direction of the triage nurse, performs initial basic life support interventions (airway, breathing, and circulation) on emergency department patients presenting for care.
Communicates the condition of patients presenting to the Emergency Dept to the triage nurse.
Initiates life saving measures, i.e., opening an airway, hemorrhage control, chest compressions, stabilization of fractures, cervical spine alignment/protection.
Stabilizes and extricates injured patients from vehicles at the emergency department entrance.
Assists patients to and from vehicles and the emergency department.
Acts as a liaison between the patient family/significant other and the members of the emergency staff by maintaining open communication regarding patient condition, status, progress, etc.
Transports patients from triage to the treatment area in the emergency department at the request of the triage nurse.
Directs patient flow and traffic in the triage/reception area.
Assists the triage nurse and the charge nurse as directed.
Performs related duties as required.
Required Qualifications at this Level
Education
Completion of the North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services Basic EMT training program or North Carolina Certified Nursing Care Assistant II.
Experience
Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification
Completion of the North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services Basic EMT training program or North Carolina Certified Nursing Care Assistant II.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Distinguishing Characteristics of this Level
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.
