Critical Care Technician, Emergency, Full-time at University of Miami in Miami, Florida

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The UHealth Hospital Emergency Department has an exciting opportunity for a Critical Care Technician to work Full-time.


The Critical Care Technician maintains and cares for all equipment, to include cleaning of intravenous pumps, poles, glucometer, and ultrasound machine with hospital approved disinfectant, before and after use. Maintains patient areas with adequate supplies. Completes equipment log, reports broken equipment, and enters work orders for repair. Ensures that medication refrigerator is clean, maintains refrigerator logs, and reports deviations in temperature range to supervisor. Collects vital signs and communicates abnormalities to appropriate senior staff member(s). Accompanies patients to the exam room for procedures. Prepares clinic rooms for procedures to assure all equipment and supplies are present. Assists with simple wound care and practices universal precautions per policy. Assists in lifting, positioning, turning, and ambulating patients. Collects specimen of stool, urine, and sputum, and transports to laboratory. Reports any changes observed in the condition or behavior of patients to the assigned nurse. Transports patients to and from various areas as indicated. Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.


MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS



Education:

• High School diploma or equivalent

Certification and Licensing:

• Certification in relevant specialty or field (EMT OR PMD)

Experience:

• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.


UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.


The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law. Click here for additional information.



Job Status:

Full time



Employee Type:

Staff



Pay Grade:

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