Emergency Department TECH EMT I

Creating Life Better Here starts with you. At San Juan Regional Medical Center, we're more than a healthcare provider—we're a values-driven organization dedicated to delivering exceptional care. As a team member, you help fulfill our mission to make life better here for our community.

Provides patient care as directed by emergency department (ED) RNs and Providers according to department established standards and procedures.

Required

Behaviors :

• As you go about fulfilling this mission, your work habits and work relationships should embody SJRMC's values. These values are our culture, our identity as an organization : Sacred Trust, Personal Reverence, Thoughtful Anticipation, Team Accountability and Creative Vitality ask more of us than merely completing some list of tasks. Our values ask for a deeper level of commitment, and what is asked of us we freely give because we believe in our mission.

Required Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

All EMT Intermediate Duties and Responsibilities :

Splint application

Wound irrigation and preparation for suturing

12 lead EKGs

Foley catheter insertion

Venipuncture for the purpose of obtaining blood samples

Vascular access; inserting a peripheral intravascular catheter or intraosseous device

Administration of 0.9% NaCl flush as needed

Initiate and administer IV fluids as ordered under the direction on an RN or Provider

Point of care (POC) testing including glucose, urine dip, strep, and pregnancy testing, i-Stat testing of venous and arterial blood samples and blood alcohol testing via breathalyzer analysis

Performs daily duties of POC quality control checks, stocking, and temperature checks as outlined on the Tech Daily Assignment sheet

Upon initiation by an RN or Provider, application of restraint or seclusion in an emergency situation in order to ensure the immediate physical safety of patients, staff or visitors when other less restrictive interventions have been deemed ineffective

Act as an observer for a restrained / secluded patient or AT Risk patient requiring observation

Performance of CPR as indicated and / or directed, including BVM ventilation and chest compressions

Performance of 12 lead EKGs within 10 minutes of arrival for patients presenting with chest pain

POC testing as indicated

Repeat vital signs per policy on patients waiting in the ED lobby

Performs suture removals

Oral Glucose preparations

Aspirin PO for adults with suspected cardiac chest pain

Acetaminophen or Ibuprofen PO for pediatric or adult patients with fever

Albuterol, Ipratropium, or Xopenex via nebulized inhaled administration

Activated Charcoal PO

Naloxone bysubcut, IM, or intranasal administration

Epinephrine 1 : 1,000 SQ or IM no single dose greater than 0.3 ml for anaphylaxis and known asthmatics in severe respiratory distress

Epinephrine 1 : 10,000 IV for cardiac arrest based on current dosage for adult and pediatric patients

Anti-emetic medications, PO, IM or IV

Diphenhydramine PO or IV for allergic reactions or dystonic reactions

Corticosteroids PO, IM, or IV

Lidocaine 2% preservative and epinephrine free for intraosseous device use on adult patients for pain control

Each employee is responsible for implementing SJRMC's Service Standards into their daily work :

Safety, Courtesy, Effectiveness, and Stewardship

Other duties as assigned

Physical Demands and Environmental Work Conditions :