ER Technician

Job Summary:

Vista Health System is seeking a skilled ER Technician to join our team in the Emergency Department. As a key member of our healthcare delivery team, you will play a vital role in providing essential patient care and administrative support.

Responsibilities:

• Perform patient care activities within the scope of licensure and training.
• Assist with the assessment of patient status; collect patient data, and clinical data.
• Perform diagnostic tests and procedures.
• Implement plan of care by performing basic patient care tech nursing skills and deliver individualized patient care.
• Perform monitor technician duties and successfully complete monitor tech course.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers - CPR certification required.
• Must meet at least one of the following criteria:
  • Successful completion of an IL approved CNA training program.
  • Successfully completed a nursing arts course (Basics in Nursing, Fundamentals of Nursing, Nursing 101, etc.) along with passing written competency test.
  • Registered LPN in IL.
  • Have successfully completed a U.S. military training program that includes the content of a nurse aid training program.
  • Successfully completed a nursing program equivalent to a LPN or RN in a foreign country.
  • Have deemed competent on another state's registry for CNAs (proof must be provided).
  • Graduate RN who has not successfully met all criteria for licensure.
  • Current licensure as an EMT in the state of Illinois.

About Vista Health System:

Vista Health System is a community hospital that has achieved status as certified Centers of Excellence in numerous critical areas of patient care. Our Emergency Department is staffed by board-certified emergency physicians and trauma-trained nurses, and we are home to a Level II Trauma Center.