• Emergency Room Technician - Emergency Department

    UNC Health Care (Holly Springs, NC)


    Description

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    Unit Overview:

    The UNC Rex Holly Springs Emergency Department is a 24-bed unit that includes a dedicated Results Waiting area to care for lower-acuity and overflow patients in a safe and monitored setting. The department also features two advanced resuscitation rooms—one designed specifically for pediatric care—and five rooms designated for triage, initial assessments, and exams.

     

    Our collaborative emergency care team provides high-quality, compassionate care for adult and pediatric patients experiencing a wide range of needs—from life-threatening emergencies to minor injuries, acute medical conditions, and behavioral health concerns.

    Join Us:

    If you’re a team-oriented, dependable professional with a passion for supporting patient care in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, we invite you to join our Emergency Department team at UNC Rex Holly Springs.

    Summary:

    Assists with patient care, patient safety, and responds to patient needs in the Emergency Room.

    Responsibilities:

    1. Takes and records temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiration rates every 2 hours or as directed.

    2. Records intake and outputs as directed.

    3. Performs urinary catherization or in and out foley procedure and documents accordingly.

    4. Sets up area for sterile procedure and documents accordingly.

    5. Performs minor orthopedic splinting under the direction of the physician assistant.

    6. Documents any skin breakdowns noted and notifies RN.

    7. Removes any IV catheter and documents accordingly.

    8. Transcribes, documents, and transmits physician orders and any other pertinent information.

    9. Able to work in all three areas of department - triage, minor treatment and acute. Follows guidelines per departmental policy in each of these areas.

     

    Other Information

    Other information:

    Education Requirements:

    • High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED)

    Licensure/Certification Requirements:

    • Listing as a Nursing Assistant I by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services or Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

    • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

    Professional Experience Requirements:

    • Prefer three to six months relevant experience and/or training

    Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

    • Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. Mathematical Skills: Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance. Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

    Job Details

    Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

     

    Entity: UNC Rex Holly Springs Hospital

     

    Organization Unit: HS Emergency Services

     

    Work Type: Part Time

     

    Standard Hours Per Week: 24.00

     

    Salary Range: $18.66 - $26.51 per hour (Hiring Range)

     

    Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

     

    Work Assignment Type: Onsite

     

    Work Schedule: Variable (Evening: 3p - 3a)

     

    Location of Job: US:NC:Holly Springs

     

    Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

     

    This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

     

    Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

     

    UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email [email protected] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.

     

    Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.