Associate Emergency Technician

About the job

Providence St. Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla is hiring a full-time associate emergency technician for its emergency department. Working under the direction of registered nurses, the technician helps with patient care, keeps rooms and supplies ready and handles front-desk and clerical work.

Providence is the largest health care provider in Washington; in eastern Washington it serves Spokane, Stevens and Walla Walla counties.

What you'll do

• Take vital signs and weights and help patients with comfort, hygiene and toileting
• Move patients by wheelchair or gurney and assist physicians and nurses as needed
• Stock and organize supplies and equipment and clean and prepare rooms between patients
• Transcribe physician orders, enter orders in the computer and pull up computer data
• Keep the ER Registry up to date and file patient records
• Stay calm and organized during stressful or traumatic situations and do most tasks independently under department policy

What you need

• One of these Washington credentials: a nursing assistant certification at hire, a medical assistant certification at hire, or a medical assistant registration within 60 days of hire
• BLS for healthcare providers from the American Heart Association at hire

Preferred

• One year in a hospital, physician office, emergency services or other medical setting

Schedule

• Full-time day shift, 36 hours a week

Benefits

• A 401(k) savings plan with an employer match
• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Time off, including paid parental leave, vacation, holidays and time for health issues
• Voluntary benefits and well-being resources
• Shift differentials, standby or on-call pay, overtime, premiums and extra-shift incentives may be available on top of base pay