Emergency Services Technician

SSM Health; Fenton (MO); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

SSM Health St. Clare in Missouri is seeking an Emergency Services Technician to support patient care during the night shift (6p–6a), with two 12‑hour shifts and every third weekend.

This role focuses on aiding the RN, coordinating with radiology, and ensuring timely patient flow and safety. Applicants should have a High School diploma or GED (or equivalent experience such as CNA/EMT Basic) and a current BLS HCP certification.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED or 10 years of work experience; CNA, EMT Basic or nursing student with fundamentals course.
• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) certification required.

Responsibilities

• Assists in collection of labs, coordinating patient flow with radiology to assist with turn around times.
• Responds to patients' requests for assistance and answers call lights promptly; assists with transfer and transportation of patients; records vital signs.
• Obtains EKGs for patients in emergent/urgent situations and as able.
• Orders and stocks supplies; performs routine cleaning duties.
• Answers phones, takes and relays messages.

Education

High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience OR Certified Nurse Assistant OR EMT Basic OR nursing student with completion of fundamentals course

Job description

Job Highlights

Join a team where your work matters—every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you’ll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.

It's more than a career, it's a calling

MO-SSM Health St Clare

Worker Type

Regular

Job Highlights

Join a team where your work matters—every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you’ll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.

Department

Emergency Services Technician - SSM Health St Clare

Schedule

Night shift 6p-6a, 2 – 12 hour shifts per week with every third weekend requirement (Sat/Sun), yearly holiday requirement (3/year)

Job Summary

Provides direct and/or indirect duties necessary to give quality patient care.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements

Primary Responsibilities

• Assists in collection of labs, coordinating patient flow with radiology to assist with turn around times. Performs visual acuity.
• Responds to patients' requests for assistance and answers call lights promptly. Assists with transfer and transportation of patients. Assists the Registered Nurse with the taking and/or recording of patient's temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, weight and fluid status and bedside glucose and notifies Registered Nurse of significant findings. Assists physicians by placing calls to other physicians as needed. Assists provider with gynecology exams and specimen collection. Collects voided urine samples. Turns over rooms by cleaning and restocking.
• Obtains EKG’s for patients in emergent/urgent situations and as able.
• Performs messenger service and delivers equipment to departments. Orders and stocks supplies as needed. Performs routine cleaning duties.
• Answers phones, takes and relays messages.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience OR Certified Nurse Assistant OR EMT Basic OR nursing student with completion of fundamentals course

Experience

• No experience required

Physical Requirements

• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
• Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent reaching, gripping, and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Occasional bending, stooping, crawling, kneeling, sitting, squatting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving patients.
• Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Occasional driving.

Required Professional License And/Or Certifications

State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)

Work Shift

Night Shift (United States of America)

Job Type

Employee

Department

2000000113 Emergency Dept

Scheduled Weekly Hours

24

SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.