Emergency Room Technician - PRN

Altus Community Healthcare; Del Rio (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Altus Community Healthcare in Del Rio, TX seeks an Emergency Room Tech to support physicians and nurses in the Emergency Center, performing patient care, environmental tasks, and equipment management to ensure cost‑effective, patient‑focused operations.

You will assist with vital signs, phlebotomy, IV starts, EKGs, specimen collection, and basic lab testing, while keeping areas clean and stocked and documenting care in the medical record.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 1–3 years ER/EMT-P experience or equivalent required.

Responsibilities

• Assist RNs and physicians with patient care and documentation.
• Perform phlebotomy, IV starts, EKGs, and specimen collection.
• Transport patients and monitor vital signs with monitors.
• Perform point-of-care testing and basic lab tasks.
• Maintain clean patient care areas and stock supplies.
• Calibrate equipment and perform QC checks.
• Greet patients and check in.

Skills

Phlebotomy

IV insertion

EKG

Vital signs

Patient transport

Point-of-care testing

Wound care

Lab specimen collection

Urine drug screens

Breathalyzer testing

Documentation

Equipment stocking

Education

High school diploma

Tools

EKG machine

Vital signs monitor

POC testing device

Lab equipment

Job description

Job Summary

The Emergency Room Tech provides technical support for physicians and nurses in the Emergency Center. The purpose of this position is to assist and support the nursing and medical staff of the Emergency Department, perform patient care, environmental tasks, and manage supplies and equipment to ensure the patient‑focused, cost‑effective operation of the department.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists the RNs and physicians in providing technical care of the patients by documenting vital signs, performing phlebotomy and IV starts, performing EKGs, transporting patients, placing patients on cardiac and vital‑sign monitors, performing point‑of‑care testing, performing wound care, obtaining lab specimens, and documenting all care and procedures provided.
• Performs urine drug screens and breath‑alyzer tests once required or trained.
• Assists the physician with physical exams, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
• Applies orthopedic splints and fits patients for crutches.
• Ensures that patient care areas, storage rooms, and equipment are clean and maintained.
• Cleans equipment and workspace—including patient rooms, restrooms, waiting rooms, and nurse’s station.
• Assists with unloading supplies into the Emergency Center.
• Performs point‑of‑care and quality‑control lab testing.
• Performs daily checks of ABC equipment in each room.
• Maintains temperature logs in pharmacy and lab.
• Changes out sharps containers.
• Recognizes equipment malfunctions and refers for repair.
• Performs patient care as directed by nursing or medical staff, documenting on the medical record.
• Ensures an adequate supply of equipment needed for patient care and is responsible for stocking items such as linens, wall mounts, thermometer probes, otoscope probes, patient‑care‑room drawers, vital‑sign machines, IV carts, ortho carts, urine cups, wipes, triage wound supplies, nourishment counter, patient and waiting‑room refrigerators.
• Performs quality‑control procedures and maintains records of these checks.
• Performs calibrations in compliance with manufacturer requirements.
• Ensures proficiency‑testing specimens are performed in compliance with policy.
• Monitors must‑send‑out lab procedures.
• Maintains current appropriate and needed policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates knowledge of new testing methods, products, and instrumentation; remaining informed on current technologies.
• Demonstrates the values‑to‑team concept on a consistent basis.
• Interacts professionally with all department members, physicians, staff, administration, and the lab manager/director.
• Is able to perform moderate and waived testing per clinical laboratory and patient‑care‑unit policies.
• Interprets results of moderate and waived tests and takes appropriate action.
• Documents correct information for compliance purposes.
• Performs daily opening and closing duties as assigned.
• Greets all patients as they arrive and checks them in professionally.

Requirements

• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Must have 1–3 years of experience in an Emergency Room setting or as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT‑P) or equivalent.

Language / Math / Reasoning / Ability

• Must read and comprehend simple instructions, memos, or correspondence; must write simple correspondence; must present information effectively in one‑on‑one and small‑group settings.
• Must perform basic arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, ratios, percentages) and interpret bar graphs.
• Must apply common sense understanding to carry out written, oral, or diagram instructions and solve problems involving concrete variables.

Computer Skills

• Must have basic computer skills.

Certificates / Licenses

• Current Emergency Medical Technician (or equivalent) certification preferred.
• BLS mandatory.