Emergency Room Technician

Regions Hospital; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Regions Hospital in Saint Paul, MN is seeking an Emergency Room Technician to join our Emergency Department. Under the immediate direction of the nurse, ERTs performs non-professional nursing care tasks for infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients and other duties deemed necessary to provide an environment conducive to patient care.

As an ER Technician, you will assist with delegated patient care, communicate with patients and families, collaborate with the health care team,

Qualifications

• HS diploma or equivalent required, plus CNA or EMT training or 2080 hours hospital experience.
• Current EMT certification (MN and/or National).
• Current Nursing Assistant certification (MN).
• CPR/BLS for Healthcare Providers required at start of employment.
• Experience in acute care or long-term care settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform delegated patient care functions safely, effectively and timely based on patient age and needs.
• Communicate effectively with patients and families.
• Demonstrate collaborative working relationships with the health care team and across the organization.
• Participate as an effective unit and nursing department member.
• Maintain and update clinical knowledge.

Skills

Effective communication

Team collaboration

Clinical knowledge update

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Nursing Assistant program

Emergency Medical Technician training

Nursing Assistant (MN) certification

Tools

CPR/BLS for Healthcare Providers

Job description

Regions Hospital in Saint Paul, MN is seeking an Emergency Room Technician to join our Emergency Department. Under the immediate direction of the nurse, ERTs performs non-professional nursing care tasks for infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients and other duties deemed necessary to provide an environment conducive to patient care.

• As an Emergency Room Technician, you will perform delegated patient care functions, safely, effectively, timely and efficiently, based on the age and culturally specific needs of the patient populations on the unit served.
• Communicates effectively with patients and families.
• Demonstrates effective, collaborative working relationships with other health care team members and across the organization.
• Participates as an effective unit and nursing department member.
• Maintains and updates clinical knowledge.

Work Schedule:

Required Qualifications

• High School degree or equivalent required, plus at least one of the following::
  • Graduate of a nursing assistant program
  • Graduate of an Emergency Medical Technician training program
  • Experience in an acute care or long-term care setting as a Nursing Assistant (minimum 2080 hours worked experience)
  • Experience as an Emergency Room Tech or Emergency Dept Tech (minimum 2080 hours worked experience)
  • Current EMT certification (MN and/or National)
  • Current Nursing Assistant certification (MN)
• Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR/BLS for Healthcare Providers) required upon start of employment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing assistant program or Emergency Medical Technician training program
• Recent work experience in an acute care or hospital setting as a Nursing Assistant or as an Emergency Room Tech/Emergency Dept Tech
• EMT or Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification