E​/PC Technician Nights Danbury Hospital

E/PC Technician Nights Full Time Danbury Hospital

At Nuvance Health, we enjoy the benefits of a two-state system as we cultivate an inclusive culture where everyone feels welcomed, respected and supported. Together, we are a team of 15,000+ strong hearts and open minds. If you share our values of connected, personal, agile and imaginative, we invite you to discover what’s possible for you and your career.

Danbury Hospital, a 456-bed acute care hospital, has been providing award‑winning, personalized patient care to the people of Western Connecticut for 140 years. Our specialty areas of excellence include a Level III NICU, a certified Thrombectomy‑Capable Stroke Center, and compassionate psychiatric care, including a partial‑hospitalization program.

Our accolades:

• The Leapfrog Group — Grade A for quality and patient safety
• U.S. News & World Report — High performance in heart failure treatment
• Health grades — One of America’s 50 Best Hospitals
• Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) — Robotic Center of Excellence
• Joint Commission — Gold seal of approval in spine surgery

$18,000 sign‑on bonus for qualified external Emergency Patient Care Techs. To qualify for the sign‑on bonus candidates must be from outside the Nuvance Health Network and have at least one full year of recent PCT or E/PCT experience.

Assists the Emergency Department team by providing quality patient care under the direction and supervision of a Registered Professional Nurse. Prepares patients for exam, maintains communication with RNs and ED providers regarding patient status changes, transports patients to testing and other units, performs and documents phlebotomy, EKGs, blood sugars, bladder scans and other care as directed and within the scope of certifications and training, ensures patient satisfaction by providing constant communications with patients and their families, ensures treatment areas are appropriately stocked and equipment is available and in proper working order, and works proactively with other team members to maintain department throughput.

• Assists in the preparation of the treatment area, which includes the checking and maintaining of stock and supplies in their assigned areas.
• Prepares patients for exam – undresses patient, positions for comfort, adheres to appropriate monitoring devices, assures appropriate supplies.
• Performs various tasks including but not limited to vital signs, I/O, EKGs, bladder scans, blood glucose, phlebotomy, sizing and use of durable medical equipment.
• Works within a variety of care settings within the ED working collaboratively with the RN and providers in those areas as an integral member of the team in the pod or area such as triage.
• Participates as an active member with specific roles within the ED team in the care of the complex patient (trauma, cardiac arrest, etc.). Placing patients on monitors, setting up the fluid warmer, pleurovac.
• Performs hourly rounding and maintains regular communications with patients and their family members.
• Maintains ongoing communications with team members regarding patient status, to proactively manage care and address any issues.
• Documents task completion and patient care interactions.
• Transports patients to testing and inpatient units.
• Completes mandatory continuing education.
• Attends staff meetings.
• Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

High school graduate or equivalent.

Required:

Current EMT, or Medical Assistant certification, or Nursing student, or 1 year prior ED experience. CPR certification required.

Minimum experience:

one year.

• Phlebotomy
• EKG training
• Direct patient care skills

• Manual: significant manual skills/motor coordination and finger dexterity.
• Occupational: significant occupational risk.
• Physical effort: very heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force.
• Physical environment: significant exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.
• Credentials: EMT.

Company:
Danbury Hospital

Organization unit: 119

Department:
Emergency Department

Exempt:
No

Salary range: $20.50 – $34.50 hourly

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