What are the responsibilities and job description for the Emergency Room Technician position at CommonSpirit Health?
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health brings together two award-winning health systems in Washington state CHI Franciscan and Virginia Mason. As one integrated health system with the most patient access points in western Washington, our team includes 18,000 staff and nearly 5,000 employed physicians and affiliated providers. At Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, you will find the safest and highest quality of care provided by our expert, compassionate medical care team at 11 hospitals and nearly 300 sites throughout the greater Puget Sound region. While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we’ll take care of you with benefits that may include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, adoption assistance, annual bonus eligibility, and more!
Our mission is to deliver high quality care that meets our patients' medical needs while providing emotional and spiritual support to patients and their families. We believe this three-part approach — physical, emotional, and spiritual — is essential to healing the whole person. Come join our team!
Responsibilities
As an Emergency Room Technician, you will deliver patient care and perform clinical procedures within the scope of your licensure under the supervision of a Registered Nurse and Provider.
DUTIES INCLUDE:
- Assisting in implementing each patient's plan of care by performing common clinical procedures and other tasks within your scope of practice
- Assisting with observation of patients, gathering data and identifying patient care needs
- Responding to emergency situations
- Assisting with patient transport and transfer
- Assisting with cleaning, stocking and maintenance of department equipment and supplies
- Adhering to safety and risk management standards
- Assisting with clerical and communication tasks to support patient care
Qualifications
Education/Work Experience Requirements:
High school diploma (or GED equivalent) and completion of one of the following that demonstrates attainment of the requisite job knowledge skills/abilities:
- Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) program OR
- Medical Assistant program OR
- Certified Nursing Assistant program OR
- Licensed Practical Nurse program OR
- Paramedic (EMG) Program OR
- Military Hospital Corpsman program (with validation) OR
- Completion of one year of nursing school.
Licensure/Certification:
- At hire, a candidate must have one of the following, current and recorded by the Washington State:
- Current certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) by the Washington State Nursing Commission, OR
- Current registration as a Registered Nursing Assistant (RNA) by the Washington State Nursing Commission, OR
- Current certification as a Medical Assistant-Cert (MAC) by Washington State; OR
- Current Washington State license to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).
- An incumbent must maintain at least one clinical licensure (above) after hire.
- Employees that possess a CNA or RNA license at the time of hire must submit an application to the Washington State Department of Health for Medical Assistant-Phlebotomy (MA-P) certification within 90 days of hire as evidenced by a proof of payment receipt. Certification must be received within 6 months of hire in the position and maintained as current thereafter in addition to their CNA or RNA license.
- At hire, current healthcare provider BLS certification. Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire. This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.