Emergency Services Technician

SSM Health; Wentzville (MO); On-site; USD 42,706,000 - 51,522,000; Full time

Job summary

SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Wentzville in Missouri is seeking a Patient Safety Attendant to provide direct and indirect duties to support quality patient care. This full-time day shift role includes three 12-hour shifts per week with weekend/holiday rotation and close collaboration with nurses and clinical teams.

The ideal candidate holds a High School diploma or equivalent (or CNA/EMT). BLS certification is required, with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and respond promptly

Qualifications

• 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
• No prior experience required

Responsibilities

• Assists in labs and coordinates patient flow with radiology to improve turnaround times
• Responds to patient requests and call lights; assists with transport and vital signs
• Obtains EKGs in emergent situations as able
• Delivers equipment, stocks supplies, and performs routine cleaning duties
• Answers phones and relays messages
• Maintains alertness and safety in daily duties
• 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

Job description

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

MO-SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Wentzville

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.

In this role, you will provide hands‑on support in a fast‑paced care environment where every shift makes a direct impact on patients and families. Your attention to detail, compassion, and ability to work closely with clinical teams will help create safer, smoother care experience. If you enjoy interacting with patients and want to grow in a collaborative care setting, this role is perfect for you.

Department

Patient Safety Attendant - MO-SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Wentzville

Schedule

This is a full-time day‑shift position working three 12‑hour shifts per week with a weekend and holiday rotation. The shift is from 7am-7:30pm

Job Summary

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

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

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

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

Work Shift

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type

Employee

Department

2000020002 Emergency Dept WZ

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.