Emergency Room Technician- East Bank

Fairview Health Services•Minneapolis, MN

8h•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is looking for a casual Emergency Room Technician (ERT) to join our ED team at our University of Minnesota Medical Center (East Bank) in Minneapolis, MN. The Emergency Room Technician (ERT) assists the professional nurse in delivering patient care, transporting patients and equipment, setting up and maintaining patient rooms, and managing supplies. Depending on unit needs and the discretion of the professional nurse, the ERT may be assigned patient care responsibilities. The Emergency Department at UMMC is a Level III Trauma center which provides 24/7 emergency care for adults and children, serving both Minneapolis and nearby communities. It is located at 500 Harvard St. SE, Minneapolis, MN, on the University of Minnesota campus along the Mississippi River. The ED is staffed by experienced emergency medicine physicians, nurses, and medical professionals equipped to treat a wide range of urgent and life‑threatening conditions. As part of the medical center’s flagship location, patients have access to extensive specialty services—including critical care, cardiology, pulmonology, cancer treatment, and organ transplantation—ensuring continuity of care when advanced treatment or hospitalization is required. The medical center has also been recognized as the No. 1 hospital in the Twin Cities Metro for 2025 by U.S. News & World Report. Schedule: This position will be a casual role requiring 16 hours per month in a variety of shift day/evening and night shifts.

Requirements

Current EMT or ERT certification
Current Paramedic certification
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) on the MN Registry
Enrolled in an LPN, RN, or NP program (with at least 1 completed clinical semester)
Six months of recent hands-on patient care experience (acute, long-term, or home care)
Completed Fairview’s OnTrack Nursing Assistant training program
LPN licensure
Must have BLS certification

Nice To Haves

1+ years of Emergency Department experience (EMT, ERT, paramedic, scribe, etc.)
Current experience as a CNA or NST

Responsibilities

Transports patients by wheelchair and cart
Assists patients with ambulation and positioning
Informs RN of patient/family observations and concerns
Promptly responds to patient call lights/requests
Demonstrates concern for patient dignity, privacy, and confidentiality
Performs tasks with adaptations or modifications consistent with patients ages and developmental abilities
Obtains ordered specimens from patient
Transports specimens and blood products
Demonstrates adherence to proper procedures
Assists in resuscitation
Functions as nurse extender: assists nurses with patient care activities
Documents patient care activities and procedures on the nursing records.
Documentation is clear, concise, accurate and timely
Restocks room, supplies, and carts
Assists with patient room clean-up between patients
Completes room and cart checklist
Completes quality control checklist
Reports discrepancies and malfunctions to charge nurse or manager