Emergency Patient Care Technician
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Beloit Health System
Beloit, WI, US
Summary
The Emergency Patient Care Technician assists nursing staff with direct patient care, including performing EKGs, wound care, and collecting specimens. They are also responsible for maintaining unit cleanliness, stocking treatment rooms, and ensuring patient safety during transport.
Job Description
Are you an EMT looking to go back to school to complete your Paramedic Education?
If so, we have the opportunity for you!
Beloit Health System at Beloit Memorial Hospital has an exciting opportunity for an Emergency Patient Care Technician. This exciting opportunity will allow you to work as part of our Emergency Department Team while pursuing additional education to become a Paramedic at no additional cost to you.
- Shift: Varied/Per Diem
- Schedule: 12 hour shift, varied start times
- Hours per week: Varied/Per Diem
- Benefits Status: Not Eligible
- Department: Emergency Services
The Emergency Patient Care Technician will assist the professional nursing staff or other healthcare professionals in performance of a variety of patient care duties, supply ordering, stocking of treatment rooms and unit cleaning – all to complement the practice of nursing and Emergency Physicians.
The Emergency Patient Care Technician:
- Applies specialty knowledge to patient care situations such as:
- Ability to perform straight catheterization
- Collect specimens
- Splint application
- Suture set up
- Instruction on crutch walking
- Eye irrigations with saline
- Perform EKGs
- Ability to draw blood
- Wound care and dressings
- Transporting patients
- Appropriate charting
- Participates in QA monitoring such as monthly chart audits.
- Strictly adheres to infection control policies including body substance isolation, blood borne pathogen precautions and aseptic techniques.
- Performs unit specific duties according to established policies and procedures.
- Collecting and recording of data-intakes and outputs, vital signs (including orthostatics), weights, as well as any interventions, procedures, and/or observations.
- Maintains patient privacy.
- Reports any changes in patient condition or unusual occurrences to RN.
- Ensures patient safety while handling and transporting patients.
- Protect patients from various hazards, falls, disease exposure, and injury.
- Performs hourly rounding and uses whiteboards evident by monthly self-audits.
Job Requirements:
- Successful completion of EMT-basic course, with current/active EMT or A-EMT licensure in WI or National.
- Active enrollment in participating Paramedic Student program with full time student status with a passing grade of C or above in all enrolled classes.
- Requires working sometimes irregular hours.
- Requires excellent verbal and written communications skills.
- Two years' clinical experience preferred.
- Maintains knowledge of and ability to operate all equipment.
- Assures timely completion of assigned duties.
- Must be CPR certified.
- Application deadline extended to 9/28/26
- All selected applicants will be required to provide 2 letters of recommendation
Apply today!
Beloit Health System is an independent community health system serving northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. We offer world-class facilities and services to improve the overall health of the communities we serve with cornerstones for quality, engagement, integrity, and patient satisfaction.
At Beloit Health System, we are committed to providing an environment in which our physicians, nurses, and hospital staff can deliver the highest quality of care to our patients. The strength of our organization evolves from our dedicated employees, our outstanding medical staff, and our devoted volunteers.
Whether your loved one needs dialysis at our dialysis center, joint replacement surgery, or counseling for depression, Beloit Health System is here for you and your health and wellness. We offer comprehensive medical programs for you and your family.
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Beloit, Wisconsin
Beloit Health System is an independent community health system serving northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. We offer world-class facilities and services to improve the overall health of the communities we serve with cornerstones for quality, engagement, integrity, and patient satisfaction.
At Beloit Health System, we are committed to providing an environment in which our physicians, nurses, and hospital staff can deliver the highest quality of care to our patients. The strength of our organization evolves from our dedicated employees, our outstanding medical staff, and our devoted volunteers.
Whether your loved one needs dialysis at our dialysis center, joint replacement surgery, or counseling for depression, Beloit Health System is here for you and your health and wellness. We offer comprehensive medical programs for you and your family.
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Beloit, Wisconsin