Emergency Room Technician (Full-time Days FLOAT)

About the role

The Emergency Room Technician/ER Tech/Paramedic position offers a unique opportunity to support patients in a variety of settings across multiple facilities. This role requires a strong foundation in medical knowledge and skills, along with the ability to adapt to various environments.

Responsibilities

• Collect, report, and document clinical data
• Take vital signs, height and weight, intake and output, pulse oximetry, and collect specimens
• Assist with patient activities and care as assigned by the charge nurse/designee
• Provide for superficial wound care
• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality of information and records at all times
• Assist with the admission, transfer, and discharge of the patient
• Prepare patients and chaperone during examinations/procedures or assists with other patient treatments
• Maintain patient care areas with appropriate supplies
• Assist with patient restraints and maintain precautions; collect, report and document data related to patient needs/emergencies and unusual patient and family behavior
• Travel to all facility locations as required

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED, required
• Completion of one of the following:
• Medical Corpsman program and one year of applicable experience
• EMT-P (Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic), AEMT (Advanced-EMT), Licensed Paramedic (LP) course/program and one year of applicable experience
• EMT-B (Emergency Medical Technician-Basic) and 1+ years of emergency room experience as an ER Technician or hospital equivalent experience [Oklahoma, North TX, Wisconsin & Pennsylvania markets only]
• Completion of the first year of education and current enrollment in an accredited School of Nursing and one year of applicable experience
• 3+ years as a CNA with relevant hospital experience (Wisconsin market only)
• 3+ years as a Certified Anesthesia Tech/OR Tech experience (Wisconsin market only)

• Active Paramedic (EMT-P) license, maintained throughout employment
• Active Advanced EMT (A-EMT) license, maintained throughout employment
• Completion of an IV certification course (one-time requirement) AND one of the following:
• Active phlebotomy license, maintained throughout employment
• Lab Assistant certification, maintained throughout employment

Qualifications

• Fluency in English; written and oral communication
• Pennsylvania Candidates Act 33 (Child Abuse History Clearance), & Act 73 (FBI Fingerprint Criminal History Clearance) completed within the last 5 years, or must be obtained prior to start date.