Emergency Room Technician (Day Shift) - Emergency Department

UNC Health Care; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 26,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health's Rex Emergency Department in Raleigh, NC is seeking a full-time Emergency Department nurse. The role supports patient care and safety in a fast-paced ED, with orientation lasting one week.

The department features a busy environment with triage, minor treatment and acute care areas, and requires a 36-hour work week. Ideal candidates will have a high school diploma or GED, Nursing Assistant I or EMT licensure, and BLS certification.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Nursing Assistant I or EMT licensure/certification required.
• Basic reading, writing and math skills needed for charting and patient care.

Responsibilities

• Take and record vital signs every 2 hours or as directed.
• Record intake and output as directed.
• Assist with urinary catheterization or Foley procedures and document.
• Prepare area for sterile procedures and document.
• Perform minor orthopedic splinting under physician assistant guidance.
• Document skin breakdowns and notify RN.
• Remove IV catheter and document.
• Transcribe and transmit physician orders and other information.
• Work across triage, minor treatment and acute areas per policy.

Skills

Communication skills

Arithmetic skills

Reading and writing

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

BLS certification

Nursing Assistant I or EMT

Job description

Description

*This position offers a UNC Rex Incentive, which includes $5,000 commitment incentive for qualifying candidates.

Hours: 7:00a - 7:00p

About the Unit

The UNC REX Emergency Department is a fast-paced, high-acuity care environment designed to meet the diverse and complex needs of our community. Our 54-bed ED includes an 8-bed non-designated holding area with private rooms specifically designed to support behavioral health patients. We are equipped with two major resuscitation rooms, dedicated triage rooms for rapid initial assessments, a fully functional radiology suite within the department, and a specialized decontamination room.

Patient Population

Our ED team delivers expert care to a wide range of patients, including those experiencing life-threatening emergencies, acute illnesses, minor injuries, and behavioral health crises. This unit is ideal for nurses seeking a dynamic and challenging environment where every day presents a new opportunity to make a difference.

Why Join Us

At UNC REX, our Emergency Department nurses are valued members of a highly skilled team, working in a supportive culture that emphasizes professional development, teamwork, and high-quality patient care. We are committed to creating a workplace where nurses thrive through continuous learning, strong peer collaboration, and recognition of excellence.

This position requires you to complete a weeklong orientation.

Summary

Assists with patient care, patient safety, and responds to patient needs in the Emergency Room.

Responsibilities

1. Takes and records temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiration rates every 2 hours or as directed.
2. Records intake and outputs as directed.
3. Performs urinary catherization or in and out foley procedure and documents accordingly.
4. Sets up area for sterile procedure and documents accordingly.
5. Performs minor orthopedic splinting under the direction of the physician assistant.
6. Documents any skin breakdowns noted and notifies RN.
7. Removes any IV catheter and documents accordingly.
8. Transcribes, documents, and transmits physician orders and any other pertinent information.
9. Able to work in all three areas of department – triage, minor treatment and acute. Follows guidelines per departmental policy in each of these areas.

Other Information

Other information:

• Education Requirements: High school diploma or GED required; higher-level degree may satisfy this requirement.
• Licensure/Certification Requirements: Listing as a Nursing Assistant I by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services or Emergency Medical Technician (EMT); Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Professional Experience Requirements: Prefer three to six months relevant experience and/or training.
• Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements: Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. Mathematical Skills: Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance. Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC REX Healthcare

Organization Unit: Rex Emergency Department

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00

Salary Range:$19.12 - $27.17 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email [e-mail] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.