Responsibilities/Job Description:
Fairview is looking for an Emergency Department Technician (EDT) to join our ED team at our Fairview Lakes hospital in Wyoming, MN.
The Emergency Department Technician (EDT) assists the professional nurse in delivering patient care, transporting patients and equipment, setting up and maintaining patient rooms, and managing supplies. Depending on unit needs and the discretion of the professional nurse, the EDT may be assigned patient care responsibilities.
Schedule: This position will work a 0.60 FTE position (48 hours per two week pay period) with 12‑hour variable day/evening shifts (7:00 AM – 7:00 PM, 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM, 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM and 1:00 PM – 1:00 AM) with an every third weekend rotation.
Provides patient care:
- Transports patients by wheelchair and cart
- Assists patients with ambulation and positioning
- Informs RN of patient/family observations and concerns
- Promptly responds to patient call lights/requests
- Demonstrates concern for patient dignity, privacy, and confidentiality
- Performs tasks with adaptations or modifications consistent with patients ages and developmental abilities
- Obtains ordered specimens from patient
- Transports specimens and blood products
- Demonstrates adherence to proper procedures
- Assists in resuscitation
- Functions as nurse extender: assists nurses with patient care activities
Documents patient care activities and procedures on the nursing records.
- Documentation is clear, concise, accurate and timely
Maintains room/unit and supplies
- Restocks room, supplies, and carts
- Assists with patient room clean-up between patients
- Completes room and cart checklist
Performs quality control checks on designated pieces of equipment
- Completes quality control checklist
- Reports discrepancies and malfunctions to charge nurse or manager
Required Qualifications (Must have BLS certification and ONE of the following):
Current EMT or ERT certification
Current Paramedic certification
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) on the MN Registry
Enrolled in an LPN, RN, or NP program (with at least 1 completed clinical semester)
Six months of recent hands-on patient care experience (acute, long-term, or home care)
Completed Fairview’s OnTrack Nursing Assistant training program
LPN licensure
Preferred Qualifications:
1+ years of Emergency Department experience (EMT, ERT, paramedic, scribe, etc.)
Current experience as a CNA or NST
Qualifications:
$24.46- $28.56 Hourly