Pediatric Trauma Technician

This position functions as a technician, supply aide, and unit clerk to support in the day-to-day operations of department. Incumbent works under the direct supervision of a registered nurse.

When functioning as a technician, the technician will be asked to perform various technical procedures in the department.

When functioning as a supply aide, incumbent is responsible to stock the department with the required supplies, equipment, and instrumentation to ensure safe, effective patient care.

When functioning as a unit clerk, incumbent is responsible to perform clerical duties, function as unit receptionist, coordinate unit/patient schedules and activities, efficiently use the computer and telephone, and maintain an orderly and efficient nurse’s station. Incumbent will interface with all guests, visitors, families, and patients arriving at, or calling the department. The incumbent provides directions and information as well as making appropriate referrals.

This position provides technical skills and communicates effectively with supervisors, department staff, physicians, and ancillary staff.

The demands on this position are very dynamic due to rapid changes in medical procedures, technical knowledge, instrumentation, equipment, and policies and procedures. This position ensures that equipment is working properly before procedures, cares for equipment after procedure, and is responsible for reporting equipment that is not working properly or is broken.

Other related duties and flexible hours may be requested. This position has the freedom to rotate work areas and duties as needed and/or directed.

Incumbent must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care based on physical, motor/sensor, psychosocial, and safety appropriate to the neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, geriatric, and trauma patient population served and meet standards of quality as measured by the unit/department age specific competency standards.

Requires completion of a medical terminology course, or a passing grade on a medical terminology test.

Requires the ability to perform a twelve lead EKG.

Must have successfully passed the unit clerk skills checklist, the tech. skills checklist during orientation and annually maintain competency as verified through completion of Competency Day in the respective department.

Requires successful completion of trauma pathway. (We can provide a pathway for the PICU tech)

Must successfully complete trauma technician skills checklist, which includes but not limited to trauma documentation, maintaining cervical spinal immobilization, assisting in various trauma related procedures, appropriate chain of custody for gunshot or stab wound patients, and designation of appropriate trauma staff.

This position does provide patient care.

The foregoing description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.

Name

Description

Education:

Must have working-level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and speaking English.

Experience:

Six months Emergency Medical Technician (EMT I) experience, or six months C.N.A. experience, or six months Emergency Department Technician, or 6 months Medical Assistant experience required.

License(s):

None

Certification(s):

Current BLS certification by American Heart Association standards required.

Computer / Typing:

Must possess, or be able to obtain within 90 days, the computers skills necessary to complete online learning requirements for job-specific competencies, access online forms and policies, complete online benefits enrollment, etc.