Description
ED Advanced Technician I - AdventHealth East Orlando Location Address: 7727 Lake Underhill Road, Orlando FL Top Reasons to work at AdventHealth LOCATION - AdventHealth East Orlando, a 265-bed community hospital, has been serving East Orlando residents since 1941 as an innovation local leader that fills a vital need in a fast-growing area
- A recent 200,000 square-foot expansion project upgraded the hospital to 265 beds, with a spacious patient tower and 80 new private rooms designed to enhance the holistic care experience
- Annual number of emergency cases: 89,018
Work Hours/Shift: You Will Be Responsible For: - Attaches 12 lead EKG’s and completes test before giving strip to physician on duty. Initiates cardiac monitoring, and performs venipuncture for testing.
- Transports of unmonitored patient to inpatient departments as needed, transportation of stable (no blood infusion drips or no oxygen > 50%) monitored patient to PCU/med-tele, or accompany RN to transport patient to specialty units.
- Assists physician or RN with procedures and exams; i.e. set up and clean up for sutures, pelvic exams, lumbar punctures, application of orthopedic splints and casting, etc. Applies slings, sling-n-swathe, finger splints, application of dressings, etc. Follows CDC isolation guidelines, demonstrates appropriate use of PPE, performs hand washing according to policy and enforces safety regulations.
- Is a customer service champion keeping patients informed, providing information and updates to patients, apologizing for waits, demonstrating caring, compassion, & concern, demonstrating a sense of urgency, advocating for pain management, and ensuring that patients can get help at any time. Performs hourly rounding on patients to keep them informed and to ensure that the patients have call bells, pillows, blankets as needed, that care givers names are on the boards (applicable campuses), and that patient and family needs are exceeded.
Qualifications
What You Will Need: - Completion of an EMT program
- Licensed by the State of Florida as an EMT
- BLS
- Bilingual (Preferred)
Job Summary: The ED Advanced Technician I performs patient care under the direction of and as assigned by the Charge nurse, registered nurse and/or physician or their designee. Perform general clinical, non-clinical and clerical services necessary to expedite the efficient functioning of the nursing unit, consistent with the philosophy, goals, policies and procedures in the Emergency Department and hospital administration. Adhere to the AdventHealth corporate compliance plan and to all rules and regulations of all applicable local, state and federal agencies and accrediting bodies.
This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances. |
