Emergency Room Technician- East Bank

Fairview Health Services; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

PTO/vacation and Safe and Sick Time

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement plan

Generous benefits package

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Minneapolis is seeking an Emergency Room Technician to join the ED team at the University of Minnesota Medical Center. The role involves assisting with patient care, transporting patients, and managing supplies in a Level III Trauma Center. The position is full-time with 12-hour night shifts and requires relevant certifications and experience. Candidates should exhibit a strong commitment to patient dignity and confidentiality. A generous benefits package is offered.

Qualifications

• Must have BLS certification.
• Current EMT or ERT certification or similar.
• Recent hands-on patient care experience is required.
• Fairview’s OnTrack Nursing Assistant training completion is preferred.
• LPN licensure is acceptable for eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients by wheelchair and cart.
• Assist patients with ambulation and positioning.
• Document patient care activities accurately.
• Performs quality control checks on equipment and reports discrepancies to charge nurse or manager.
• Functions as a nurse extender, assisting with patient care activities as needed.

Skills

Patient care

Transporting patients

Communication with nursing staff

Adhere to patient dignity and privacy

Quality control

Education

Current EMT or ERT certification

Current Paramedic certification

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Enrolled in an LPN, RN, or NP program

Six months of recent hands-on patient care experience

Six months hands-on patient care experience

Fairview OnTrack Nursing Assistant training program

LPN licensure

Job description

Job Overview

Fairview is looking for an Emergency Room Technician (ERT) to join our ED team at the University of Minnesota Medical Center (East Bank) in Minneapolis, MN.

The Emergency Room Technician (ERT) assists the professional nurse in delivering patient care, transporting patients and equipment, setting up and maintaining patient rooms, and managing supplies. Depending on unit needs and the discretion of the professional nurse, the ERT may be assigned patient care responsibilities.

The Emergency Department at UMMC is a Level III Trauma center that provides 24/7 emergency care for adults and children, serving Minneapolis and nearby communities. It is located at 500 Harvard St. SE, Minneapolis, MN, on the University of Minnesota campus along the Mississippi River. The ED is staffed by experienced emergency medicine physicians, nurses, and medical professionals equipped to treat a wide range of urgent and life‑threatening conditions.

As part of the medical center’s flagship location, patients have access to extensive specialty services—including critical care, cardiology, pulmonology, cancer treatment, and organ transplantation—ensuring continuity of care when advanced treatment or hospitalization is required. The medical center has also been recognized as the No. 1 hospital in the Twin Cities Metro for 2025 by U.S. News & World Report.

Schedule

This position will be working 0.75 FTE (60 hours every two weeks). The shift length will be 12 hours night shifts 7pm-7am. This position will be on an every third weekend rotation.

Job Expectations

Provides patient care

• Transports patients by wheelchair and cart
• Assists patients with ambulation and positioning
• Informs RN of patient/family observations and concerns
• Promptly responds to patient call lights/requests
• Demonstrates concern for patient dignity, privacy, and confidentiality
• Performs tasks with adaptations or modifications consistent with patient ages and developmental abilities
• Obtains ordered specimens from patient
• Transports specimens and blood products
• Demonstrates adherence to proper procedures
• Assists in resuscitation
• Functions as nurse extender: assists nurses with patient care activities

Documents patient care activities and procedures on the nursing records

• Documentation is clear, concise, accurate and timely

Maintains room/unit and supplies

• Restocks room, supplies, and carts
• Assists with patient room clean‑up between patients
• Completes room and cart checklist

Performs quality control checks on designated pieces of equipment

• Completes quality control checklist
• Reports discrepancies and malfunctions to charge nurse or manager

Required Qualifications (Must have BLS certification and ONE of the following)

• Current EMT or ERT certification
• Current Paramedic certification
• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) on the MN Registry
• Enrolled in an LPN, RN, or NP program (with at least 1 completed clinical semester)
• Six months of recent hands‑on patient care experience (acute, long‑term, or home care)
• Completed Fairview’s OnTrack Nursing Assistant training program
• LPN licensure

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ years of Emergency Department experience (EMT, ERT, paramedic, scribe, etc.)
• Current experience as a CNA or NST

Benefit Overview

Fairview offers a generous benefits package, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, PTO/vacation and Safe and Sick Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement and more! Please follow this link for additional information: https://www.fairview.org/benefits/afscme.

Compensation Disclaimer

The posted compensation range corresponds to the minimum and maximum pay rates outlined in your union agreement for the respective job classifications at the time of job posting. An individual's pay rate within this range may be influenced by various factors, including FTE, skills, knowledge, educational background, and qualifying experience as specified in the contract. If your role is eligible for a sign‑on bonus, the bonus program that is approved and in place at the time of offer, is what will be honored.

EEO Statement

EEO/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status.