Emergency Room Technician jobs in California
Emergency Room Technician provides clinical and administrative support to emergency department staff. Prepares patients for physician examination. Being an Emergency Room Technician measures and records vital signs, performs EKGs, and collects lab samples as needed. Provides wound care and assists with splints, slings, casts, and crutches. Additionally, Emergency Room Technician cleans, inspects, and sets up emergency rooms and equipment. Requires a high school diploma. Requires CPR/BLS Certification. May require EMT or CNA Certification. Typically reports to a manager or head of a unit/department. Emergency Room Technician's years of experience requirement may be unspecified. Certification and/or licensing in the position's specialty is the main requirement. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
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Emergency Room Technician
- Kaiser Permanente
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San Diego, CA
OTHER
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Job Summary:
Under direct supervision, assist physicians and nurses with examination, treatment and special procedures. Apply splints to patients as authorized by Chief of Orthopedic Department, performs related patient care duties in clinic, holding ward of Emergency Room following established policies, routines, practices and procedures.
Essential Responsibilities:- Assists with therapeutic and diagnostic patient care functions which may require sterile technique, such as removal and/or application of the dressings, and splints, cleansing and/or irrigating wounds and prepping. Explains standard self-care procedures as directed, and orients patients to Medical Center policies and practices.
- Provides assistance in emergency room with various diagnostic examinations by positioning and draping the patient, assists during minor surgical procedures.
- Assists with special procedures such as peritoneal lavage, lumbar punctures, thoracotomy, thoracentesis, etc. Completes necessary arrangements or organizes treatment areas prior to surgical and/or examination procedures as required for particular procedures.
- Answers incoming phone calls and takes appropriate action.
- Performs closed heart massage (CPR).
- Performs 12-lead EKG on patients as directed. Down load EKGs into Muse system.
- Obtains complete vital signs and clothing list on patients.
- Issues and adjusts crutches and canes as required, instructs patients in proper techniques of walking as authorized by Chief of Orthopedic Department.
- Apply basic splints for fractures/sprains under physicians instructions using appropriate materials as ordered by the physician.
- Coordinates instrument cleaning and processing with Central Processing per department process.
- Pick up and deliver items such as forms, mail, specimens, etc., between various departments.
- Direct and transport patients to appropriate rooms or areas in ED or Medical Center.
- Maintains adequate stock of supplies and reports needs to Charge Nurse/Clinical Supervisor.
- Performs other duties as assigned including but not limited to preparing gurney/beds, stocking of patient items at heads of beds, stocking oxygen tank supplies, suction set-ups at each gurney area, gloves and EKG electrodes in each area.
- Maintain a clean work area, including utility rooms, supply rooms and ED ramps.
- Promotes, ensures, and improves customer service to internal/external customers by demonstrating skills which are consistent with the organizations philosophy of providing extraordinary customer relations and quality service.
- 1 Day Ago
Emergency Room Technician
- Glenn Medical Center
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Willows, CA
OTHER
- Glenn Medical Center is a Critical Access Hospital located in Willows CA, in partnership with our physicians, will consistently strive to provide accessible, high quality care within the local communi...
- 6 Days Ago
Emergency Room Technician
- Dominican Hospital
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SANTA CRUZ, CA
OTHER
- OverviewDominican Hospital (a member of Dignity Health) is a 222-bed facility that offers a wide range of services to residents of California’s Central Coast. With 24/7 emergency care comprehensive ca...
- 23 Days Ago
Technician Emergency Room
- AHMC Healthcare
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San Gabriel, CA
OTHER
- Overview In collaboration with the nursing and physician staff, the emergency technician assists in providing timely and appropriate patient-family centered care for all patients in the Emergency Depa...
- 1 Month Ago
Emergency Room Technician
- Sutter Bay Hospitals
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Novato, CA
PART_TIME
- We are so glad you are interested in joining Sutter Health! Organization: NCH-Novato Community Hospital Position Overview: Performs routine patient care, support, and services in accordance with the l...
- 1 Month Ago
Sterile Compounding Pharmacy Technician
- Hydration Room
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Newport, CA
FULL_TIME
- DescriptionWE ARE LOOKING FOR A DYNAMIC INDIVIDUAL THAT IS INTERESTED IN PARTNERING WITH US TO OPEN OUR STERILE COMPOUNDING PHARMACY, AS OUR PHARMACY TECHNICIAN. We are offering a $1,000 sign on bonus...
- 2 Days Ago
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About California
California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States. With 39.6 million residents, California is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area. The state capital is Sacramento. The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second and fifth most populous urban regions, with 18.7 million and 9.7 million residents respectively. Los Angeles is California's most populous city, and the country's second most populous, after New York City. California also has the nation's most populous county, Los Angeles County, and its largest county by area, S...
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Income Estimation for Emergency Room Technician jobs
$42,362 to $52,796
Most Popular Cities in California for Emergency Room Technician Jobs
What does an Emergency Room Technician do?
Emergency Room Technician in Kansas City, KS
Emergency room technicians assist emergency room nurses and physicians with clerical and other basic clinical tasks.
November 28, 2019
Emergency Room Technician in Phoenix, AZ
Some are front office assistants while others are technicians who help the physician with treating the patients that come into the ER.
December 03, 2019
Emergency Room Technician in Somerset, NJ
The emergency room technician collects samples for lab analysis, gathers patient information, monitors EKGs and heart rhythm, treats wounds and assist doctors and nurses during procedures.
December 23, 2019