About this role
This role is scheduled for Saturday nights.
Support Technician
The Emergency Department Technician is responsible to assist the RN in the efficient operation of the department. The E.D. Tech. will be under the direct supervision of the RN. He/she will assist in providing care to meet the needs of the patient and the department. Duties will include obtaining and documenting a full set of vital signs, 1/1 observation of suicidal, restrained or confused patients, assisting with transportation needs, collecting urine and stool specimens, answering call lights, restocking and cleaning rooms, cleaning and changing linen on stretchers, assisting during a code 99, and cleaning/disinfecting of dirty instruments. The ED Tech may also be asked by the supervising RN to perform other duties within their scope of skills to aid and facilitate with acute nursing care.
Nurse Aide
The Nurse Aide is responsible and accountable for providing supportive care under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse. The Nurse Aide will carry out specific tasks and procedures as designated by the Registered Nurse in accordance with hospital policy and established job functions. He/she will cooperate with nursing staff in meeting needs and/or wants of patients by performing tasks for which the employee has been prepared.
Education
- High school graduate or equivalent.
- EMT or LNA strongly preferred.
Experience
- Current licensure as a Licensed Nursing Assistant in the State of Vermont – unrestricted is strongly preferred.
- 1 or more years of EMT experience preferred.
- CPR required within 6 months of employment.
Other facts
About University of Vermont Health Network
Working together to better serve our communities makes us stronger, focused on collaboration instead of competition. As a team, The University of Vermont Health Network improves the lives of our patients by delivering outstanding care cost-effectively, as close to patients' homes as possible.
Our hospitals and physicians are bringing the best of community and academic medicine together, sharing their knowledge and resources to give patients access to leading-edge technology, advanced treatment options and the highest level of compassionate care are the heart and science of medicine.
The University of Vermont Health Network cares for communities on both sides of Lake Champlain, from the Adirondacks to the Green Mountains and beyond. Members include:
The University of Vermont Medical Center, formerly known as Fletcher Allen Health Care, and affiliated with the University of Vermont Colleges of Medicine and Nursing and Health Sciences
Alice Hyde Medical Center
Central Vermont Medical Center
Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital
Elizabethtown Community Hospital
Our network was created in October 2011 when Fletcher Allen in Burlington, Vermont, and Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin, Vermont, signed an affiliation agreement. In January 2013, New York partners Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh and Elizabethtown Community Hospital in Elizabethtown joined the affiliation. In 2016, Alice Hyde Medical Center joined. The network was originally called Fletcher Allen Partners.
What you'll do
- The Emergency Department Technician assists the RN in the efficient operation of the department and provides care to meet patient needs. Duties include obtaining vital signs, observing patients, assisting with transportation, and cleaning/disinfecting instruments.
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