Patient Care Technician Behavioral Health Emergency Department Full-time Nights
LCMC Health · US
Your job is more than a job. Let’s face it, no patient wants to be in an emergency room. Car accident injuries, chest pains, breathing difficulties, strokes,...
Job description
Your job is more than a job. Let’s face it, no patient wants to be in an emergency room. Car accident injuries, chest pains, breathing difficulties, strokes, burns, heart attacks and broken bones, being part of an ER care team takes emotional strength and a positive attitude. As an Emergency Room Technician, you understand the power of teamwork as you work alongside nurses, doctors and other healthcare professionals responding to urgent medical situations. While you don’t know your patients personally, you take each emergency personally because your empathy and compassion for suffering is boundless . That’s what we love about you. Your experiences, your knowledge, your skills, your empathy, your compassion, your personality, all of it adds up to you. And we’re excited to get to know you and find out what you’ll bring to this supportive emergency room technician role. Your Everyday: Obtains patient’s vital signs as directed. Communicate with patient’s nurse practitioner to report any out-of-range vital signs or patient/parental concerns Assists with specimen collection such as midstream, urine/clean, catch urine specimen, nasal swab, etc. After delineation, provides surface trauma o...