Emergency Services Technician

SSM Health; Wentzville (MO); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Wentzville in Missouri seeks an Emergency Services Technician to deliver direct patient care in a fast-paced ED. You will help coordinate patient flow and support nurses and physicians to ensure safe, efficient care.

You will work three 12-hour day shifts per week (7:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.) with weekend and holiday rotation. A high school diploma or equivalent, CNA/EMT Basic or 10 years of experience, and BLS certification are required.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED or 10 years of work experience or CNA/EMT/BLS
• State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin
• BLS HCP certification required

Responsibilities

• Assists in collection of labs and coordinates patient flow with radiology to aid turnaround times
• Responds to patients' requests for assistance and answers call lights promptly; assists with transfers
• Assists RN with vitals and recording patient data and notifies RN of significant findings
• Assists physicians by placing calls to other physicians and supports gynecology exams and specimen collection
• Obtains EKGs for emergent/urgent situations
• Delivers equipment and stocks supplies; performs routine cleaning duties
• Answers phones and relays messages
• Maintains constant alertness and safe work practices
• Performs other duties as assigned

Skills

Patient care

Attention to detail

Communication skills

BLS certified

Education

High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience OR CNA/EMT Basic

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: Emergency Services Technician - 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.

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

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type

Employee

Department

2000020002 Emergency Dept WZ

Scheduled Weekly Hours

36

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