ER Technician I - ED Galveston 7P-7A (Part-time/24 hours week)

The University of Texas Medical Branch; Galveston (TX); Sur place; USD 42 000 - 54 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, TX seeks qualified candidates to join the Emergency Department as an intermediate technical assistant providing patient care. Roles include vital signs, specimen collection, and Point of Care Testing, with duties across admission, discharge, and procedures while maintaining a clean, safe environment.

Eligible applicants include EMT program graduates or nursing students who have completed the first semester with clinical concepts, active EMS

Qualifications

• Completion of one of the following technical programs and one (1) year of related experience
• EMT program completion
• Enrollment in a nursing program with first-semester clinicals and health assessments
• Active state EMS certification in good standing at hire date
• Military training as US Army medic, US Navy Corpsman, US Air Force Medic, or US Coast Guard Corpsman
• ER Tech CBO Tool completion within 6 months of employment

Responsabilités

• Provide intermediate technical assistance and supportive patient care in the Emergency Department
• Collect vital signs, height/weight, intake/output, pulse oximetry; collect specimens
• Performs and reports Point of Care Testing
• Assist with patient activities and care as per plan of care
• Maintain patient hygiene and assist with elimination, mobility, feeding
• Assist with admission, transfer, discharge; chaperone during exams/procedures
• Prepare patients and assist with procedures; maintain a clean, safe environment
• Follow proper aseptic technique and infection control measures
• Communicate clearly with nurses and multidisciplinary team
• Notify staff of missing/broken equipment; coordinate with equipment manager
• Maintain supplies and assist with patient requests for hospital services
• Set up Labor & Delivery tables for ER deliveries and assist with procedures
• Support quality improvement activities and cost containment

Formation

EMT program completion

Enrolled in nursing program with first-semester clinicals

Active state EMS certification at hire

Recognized military medic training

ER Tech CBO Tool within 6 months

Description du poste

Minimum Qualifications:

• Completion of one of the following technical programs and one (1) year of related experience:
• Completion of EMT program OR
• Is enrolled in a recognized School of Nursing and has completed the first semester of education which contains clinical concepts and health assessments OR
• Active state EMS certification in good standing at the date of hire OR
• Recognized military training as a US Army medic, US Navy Corpsmen, US Air Force Medic, or US Coast Guard Corpsmen
• Completion of ER Tech CBO Tool within 6 months of employment.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Completion of one of the following technical programs and one (1) year of related experience:
• Completion of EMT program OR
• Is enrolled in a recognized School of Nursing and has completed the first semester of education which contains clinical concepts and health assessments OR
• Active state EMS certification in good standing at the date of hire OR
• Recognized military training as a US Army medic, US Navy Corpsmen, US Air Force Medic, or US Coast Guard Corpsmen
• Completion of ER Tech CBO Tool within 6 months of employment.

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS OR CERTIFICATIONS:

Required:

• BLS from American Heart Association (AHA)

JOB DESCRIPTION:

To provide intermediate technical assistance and supportive patient care to meet the needs of individual patients throughout assigned areas in the Emergency Department.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Collects, reports and documents data. Takes vital signs, height and weight, intake and output, pulse oximetry, and collects specimens.
• Performs and reports Point of Care Testing.
• Assists with patient activities and care as assigned by the charge nurse/designee as indicated by the patient’s plan of care.
• Provides for patients’ personal hygiene: Bathes patients, performs oral suctioning and superficial wound care, assists with elimination, cares for the incontinent patient and the patient with a urinary catheter, and provides ostomy care.
• Assists with patient feeding.
• Ambulates, positions, and turns patients and cares for the patient with altered mobility.
• Assists with the admission, transfer, and discharge of the patient.
• Assists the healthcare team by preparing patients and chaperoning during examinations/procedures or assists with other patient treatments.
• Provides and maintains a clean, safe environment, free of obstacles, and conducive to a professional environment.
• Performs and/or assist others in proper aseptic technique, isolation procedures, and infection control measures.
• Communicates clearly and professionally to Nurse Clinicians, Charge Nurses, and all multidisciplinary team members.
• Notifies Charge Nurse and on-coming staff when equipment is missing or broken.
• Follows-up with Charge Nurse and Equipment Manager
• Maintains patient care areas with appropriate supplies
• Assist with patient requests for other hospital services.
• Sets up Labor & Delivery tables for ER Deliveries.
• Sets up and provides assistance with minor operating procedures.
• Sets up and provides assistance with area specific diagnostic procedures.
• Participates in and supports quality improvement activities.
• Demonstrates acceptable productivity and practices cost containment.

SALARY RANGE:

Salary commensurate with experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Primary Location

United States-Texas-Galveston

Work Locations

1173 - Trauma Center

Job

Patient CareRegular

Shift

Standard

Employee Status

Non-Manager

Job Level

Night Shift

Job Posting

Oct 22, 2026, 1:09:01 PM