ER Technical Assistant - Emergency Care - Full Time (36 Hours) - Days - Brownstown

Department: Emergency Care - Brownstown

Location: 23050 West Road, Brownstown Charter Township, MI 48183

Schedule: 36 hours per week, every other weekend and holiday rotation

Shift: 7:00 AM - 7:30 PM (3x12 Hour Shifts)

As an Emergency Room Technical Assistant, you'll work side-by-side with nurses and providers to deliver timely, compassionate care during critical moments. Under direct supervision, you'll assist with procedures, perform vital tasks, and help ensure smooth operations in one of the hospital's most dynamic environments.

This is an opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience while providing essential support to patients in urgent need.

About Our Unit:
Henry Ford Health Center - Brownstown provides the Downriver and Brownstown Township communities, as well as southern Wayne and northern Monroe counties, a wide array of patient-focused services to meet their healthcare needs. Our 20-bed facility offers an easy-access emergency room, full-service laboratory, quick-fill pharmacy, radiology services, diagnostic sleep center, outpatient surgery, and care from top physicians and specialists.

What You'll Do:
Your day-to-day impact includes:

* Assist with patient assessments, exams, and treatments

* Perform clinical tasks such as:

o Drawing blood & collecting specimens

o Performing EKGs

o Applying splints or immobilizers

o Taking vital signs (adult and pediatric)

o Inserting NG tubes, urethral catheters

o Starting and discontinuing IVs (as applicable)

* Prepare and assist with procedures including suturing, casting, pelvic exams, lumbar punctures, and more

* Recognize abnormal vitals or dysrhythmias and alert the RN/Provider immediately

* Provide patient and family support with professionalism and empathy

* Maintain equipment and supplies; clean and prepare rooms between patients

* Ensure compliance with safety, infection control, and hospital standards