Emergency Room Technician

Actalent; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Pre-tax and Roth

Life Insurance

Disability coverage

HSA

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

PTO / Vacation / Sick Leave

Job summary

Actalent is seeking an Emergency Room Technician for a contract role based out of Stanford, CA. The position involves preparing exams, processing refills, and collecting lab specimens in a fast-paced ED.

Ideal candidates have EMT certification, BLS, and prior emergency or ambulance experience, with familiarity in Epic systems and CPR protocol. Onsite work with comprehensive benefits and a strong long-term career path in medicine.

Qualifications

• EMT certification required.
• BLS certification required.
• Experience in emergency response and ambulance environments.
• Familiarity with Epic, BLS, and CPR procedures.

Responsibilities

• Prepare information, equipment, and supplies for exams.
• Process prescription refill requests following established practices.
• Collect and send specimens to labs for testing per protocol.
• Report and refer patient concerns to licensed clinic personnel.
• Schedule and maintain patient physician appointments and radiology.
• Maintain clean and orderly exam rooms and work areas.
• Inform patients about authorizations and collect payments using the scheduling system.
• Enter patient demographics and insurance data into systems.
• Ensure verifications and authorizations are complete before seeing the provider.
• Assist with messaging from patient to physician promptly.

Skills

Emergency response experience

Ambulance experience

Epic familiarity

CPR knowledge

Education

EMT Certification

BLS Certification

Tools

Epic

Job description

Job Title: Emergency Room TechnicianJob Description

We are seeking a dedicated Emergency Room Technician to join our dynamic team. This role involves preparing necessary information, equipment, and supplies for exams, processing prescription refill requests, and collecting specimens for lab testing as per protocol. The technician will be responsible for reporting patient concerns and symptoms to licensed clinic personnel, scheduling patient appointments, and maintaining clean and orderly work areas.

Responsibilities

• Prepare necessary information, equipment, and supplies for exams.
• Process requests for prescription refills following established practices.
• Collect and send specimens to appropriate labs for testing per protocol.
• Report and refer patient concerns and symptoms promptly to licensed clinic personnel.
• Schedule and maintain patient physician appointments for new and returning patients using the scheduling system.
• Schedule radiology appointments.
• Maintain clean and orderly exam rooms, hallways, and work areas.
• Inform patients about authorizations and collect payments using the scheduling system.
• Collect and enter patient demographic and insurance data into systems.
• Ensure appropriate verifications and authorizations are complete before patient sees provider.
• Assist with all messaging from the patient to the physician in a timely manner.

Essential Skills

• EMT License
• American Heart Association BLS certification
• Experience working in emergency response
• Experience working on an ambulance
• Familiarity with Epic, BLS, and CPR

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• EMT Certification
• BLS Certification
• Emergent experience

Work Environment

The position is located in a 75-bed, fast-paced Emergency Department. This environment offers a unique opportunity to gain substantial patient care experience at a level 1 trauma center and teaching hospital, paving the way for a long-term career in medicine.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Stanford, CA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $27.00 - $27.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical
• dental & vision
• Critical Illness
• Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Stanford,CA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 16, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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