Emergency Department Technician
One 8/hr shift per week; 3pm-11:30pm
UM Capital Region Health- Laurel, MD

Job Duties:

1. Prioritizes and completes responsibilities delegated by nurses and physicians. Maintains a calm and professional demeanor work while working in fast pace, highly demanding environment.
2. Performs a variety of duties including EKGs, phlebotomy, wound care, splinting, crutch walking, foley catheter placement and patient activities of daily living. Assists providers in the delivery of care and assists patients who have physical and psychological limitations, transport patients and specimens.
3. Performs phlebotomy and specimen collection point-of-service lab testing according to protocol and quality control standards. Communicates results to the appropriate staff and documents in the medical record.
4. Maintains supply inventory needed to maintain daily operations. Ensures used equipment is cleaned by appropriate process and is ready for the next patient
5. Observes patient condition and behaviors indicating needs or problems and communicates same to the licensed clinical staff; answers call lights promptly for all patients in area.