Emergency Services Technician - PRN

About the Role

ED Tech, Emergency Services – PRN schedule varies, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays. The position is within a 14‑bed Emergency Department with a 5:1 patient‑to‑staff ratio, serving 50‑70 patients daily.

Team

The department includes RNs, CNAs, paramedics, secretaries, and providers, delivering collaborative, high‑quality emergency care. The ED is accredited for chest pain and handles a wide variety of patient presentations such as abdominal pain and shortness of breath.

Responsibilities

• Perform basic patient care activities delegated and supervised by an RN, including monitoring vital signs, blood glucose measurements, and recording intake and output.
• Assist patients with personal care and activities of daily living (bathing, grooming, eating, ambulation).
• Report abnormal findings or changes in physical, mental, and emotional conditions to nursing staff.
• Help keep patient rooms and common areas stocked, clean, and orderly.

Benefits

• Multiple levels of medical, dental, and vision coverage for full‑time and part‑time employees.
• Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short‑ and long‑term disability, paid family leave, and paid time off.
• Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance, and 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Employee well‑being programs including free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services, and discount programs.
• Ongoing professional development and career advancement opportunities.

Requirements

• Current listing as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) with the North Carolina Division of Facility Services, with no substantiated findings of abuse, neglect, or misappropriation of property.
• High school diploma or equivalent (preferred).
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to perform in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Location & Facility

Harris Regional Hospital is an 86‑bed acute‑care facility in Sylva, western North Carolina. The hospital offers orthopedics, cardiology, general surgery, women’s care, emergency medicine, sports medicine, physical therapy, imaging, laboratory services, and other subspecialties. Sylva provides local restaurants, stores, breweries, and easy access to Asheville, the Blue Ridge Parkway, and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, with outdoor activities such as whitewater rafting, hiking, and biking. Nearby educational institutions include Southwestern Community College and Western Carolina University (5 mi away).