UCLA Health and David Geffen School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA, USA
DescriptionThe Emergency Trauma Techs perform basic patient care skills, follow infection control practices, assist in set up of equipment for procedures, provide direct patient care in trauma/ emergency situations, and have knowledge and direct experience with orthopedic injuries and splint placement. The emergency trauma tech assists nurses in transporting patients, assisting patients with ADL, collecting specimens, performing EKGs and finger stick blood sugar checks.
Salary range: $22.91-$26.31 Hourly
Qualifications* Knowledge of suturing and suture removal, dressing application, and splinting
* Skill in CPR and EKG's
* Skill in preparing wounds for treatment, set up and assisting with special procedures such as incision and drainage of infected areas
* Ability to assist nursing staff with routine patient care
* Ability to perform as a team member and provide professional staff support to physicians and nurses
* Ability to function effectively with patients
* Ability to...