ED Technician - Emergency Department Tech

Trinity Health • Maywood, IL

3d • $17 - $27

About The Position

The Emergency Department Technician performs a variety of direct patient care procedures, assisting professional staff, physicians, and department leadership in providing mission-driven, patient-centered care focused on meeting patients’ needs. This is a full-time, 12-hour night-shift position.

The technician provides comfort and hygiene care, distributes meals and beverages, takes vital signs, and collects laboratory specimens. The role also supports patient testing and treatment procedures, including IV tubing setup and priming, 12-lead ECGs, simple tracheostomy suctioning and care, dressing changes, blood specimen collection, CPR, and wound and throat cultures. Additional duties include preparing equipment and supplies, helping patients ambulate and transfer, completing documentation, communicating effectively with patients and families, and using time and resources effectively.

Requirements

• High school diploma plus training acquired through work experience or education.
• Required BLS certification from the American Heart Association.
• Completion of an Illinois Department of Health program (CNA, EMT-B, or EMT-P), with verification, or ability to prove an equal or higher level of education in a nursing-focused program.

Nice To Haves

• 1–2 years of previous job-related experience.
• Illinois state licensure as an EMT Paramedic.
• Illinois state licensure as an EMT-Basic and/or Paramedic.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient comfort and hygiene care; distribute meals and beverages, take vital signs, and collect laboratory specimens.
• Assist with patient testing and treatment procedures, including setting up and priming IV tubing, performing 12-lead ECGs, providing simple tracheostomy suctioning and care, changing dressings, obtaining blood specimens through skin puncture and venipuncture, performing CPR, and obtaining wound and throat cultures.
• Assist physicians and professional staff with equipment and supply preparation and setup.
• Assist patients with ambulation using devices such as crutches and with transfer and transport procedures.
• Complete required documentation and communicate competently and effectively to meet patient and family needs and regulatory requirements.
• Use time and resources effectively to promote quality and cost outcomes.
• Perform other department-specific duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED