Nursing Assistant in the Emergency Room

[bulldoggurlie]

I'm looking in to apply for a job posted by a local hospital for a nursing assistant in the ER. I'm finishing up with my first year of study for my BSN, but have no previous hospital job experience. I was wondering if anyone out there worked in the ER and could tell me what to expect in this role and what some of the job duties would be.

Thankx a billion

[jaywolves]

I don't know how true this is, you may want to contact a local hospital and ask. Go visit someone in the ER and see what they will tell you. I have heard that you have to be bilingual in some areas.

[EmBeMap]

I am a new cna in a level 3 trauma er and loving the position. I am doing everything my cna license allows plus the venipuncture and psychtech work my hospital is training me for. its a crazy pace but im loving every minute as I plan to work in the er as an RN. You will find the experience invaluable. Once you start school most hospitals wil let you practice nursing student level skils even because we are usually short nurses. Good Luck

[LoveMyBugs, BSN, CNA, RN]

I have worked in the ED for about 6 months as a CNA, where I work you can work in 4 different spots, the first is the check in desk. You are at the front desk and help people sign in, you get the charge nusre or triage nurse if someone walks in with chest pain, or someone comes in who really should go to the front of the line. Then there is traige were you get the vitial signs for the nurse and enter any orders in if there are some ordered in triage, take pts to their room, xray or waiting room. You could also work in fast track were we put on splints, put in orders for the fast track DR, take pt to xray and anything else the fast track dr or nurse need. Then there is working in the back were job duties includec taking patients to CT, xray, upstairs when their admitted, EKG, CBG, urine dips, HCG, splints, cleaning and stocking rooms, stocking IV totes, stocking supply carts. assisting when an ambulance pt arrives by putting them on the monitor and getting vitials and many other typical CNA duties.