What are the responsibilities and job description for the ED Technician - Clinical Secretary position at French Hospital Medical Center?
Job Summary and Responsibilities
As an ED Tech, you will provide crucial support and direct patient care in the fast-paced Emergency Department, ensuring efficient operations and compassionate assistance during critical moments.
Every day you will expertly assist with patient admissions and discharges, perform vital signs and basic medical procedures, maintain a clean and organized environment, and meticulously document observations to support the nursing staff and physician team.
To be successful, you will demonstrate outstanding adaptability, strong communication skills, and a calm, proactive demeanor, contributing significantly to timely patient care and a smooth-running ED.
- Consistently, accurately & timely: transcribes physician orders. 100% accuracy is the goal.
- Correctly transcribes orders in EHR system, and signs off orders per FHMC policy
- Correctly transcribes orders during downtime procedures.
- Notifies appropriate staff of medication and treatment orders.
- Consistently, accurately & timely: places patient stickers on patient charts, faxes orders to pharmacy, sends charts to medical records after discharge & adds chart forms as needed.
- Consistently, accurately & timely: files chart forms, duplicates medical records as needed, orders supplies & initiates follow-through with maintenance requests
Job Requirements
Required
- Successful completion of Emergency Medical Technician program, upon hire
- Acute care and clinical secretary experience.
- Completion of approved Unit Clerk class or equivalent, upon hire
- Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
- Certified Nursing Assistant: CA, upon hire or
- Emergency Medical Technician: CA, upon hire or
- Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic: CA, upon hire
Where You'll Work
French Hospital Medical Center, located in San Luis Obispo, California, has been named one of the Nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics and is rated among the top hospitals in the nation for cardiac, orthopedic, and GI services. French Hospital has achieved the prestigious designation as a Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission. The Copeland, Forbes, and Rossi Cardiac Care Center provides the latest innovative cardiac and imaging technology. The hospital is also home to the unique Hearst Cancer Resource Center offering free education, resources, and support to cancer patients and their families. French Hospital Medical Center is a part of Dignity Health’s Southern California Division and is a member of CommonSpirit Health, the largest not-for-profit health care system in the nation, boasting an integrated network of top quality hospitals, with physicians from the most prestigious medical schools, and comprehensive outpatient services - all recognized for quality, safety, and service. Each hospital is supported by an active philanthropic Foundation to help meet the growing health care needs of our communities. To learn more go here to www.dignityhealth.org/FrenchHospital.
One Community. One Mission. One California
Salary : $24 - $30