Emergency Support Tech - Per Diem/Varied

About Us:

Valley Children’s Pediatric Emergency Department (ED) is a licensed 38-bed unit and designated Level II Pediatric Trauma Center. Our Trauma designation allows us to receive critically injured patients directly from the scene and leverage our unique resources to support caring for injured pediatric patients. We have a specially trained, multidisciplinary team to support the care of 90,000 pediatric patients that cross our threshold annually.

The ED is a fast-paced environment that requires teamwork, clear communication, and healthy collaboration to support safe, timely, efficient, equitable patient and family centered care. There is a variety of advancement and professional growth opportunities in the ED. These range from, but are not limited to, Mobile Intensive Care Nurses, a role in which supports our pre-hospital personnel with direction and coordination around receiving ambulance patients, to triage training, which prepares our nurses for the critical role of assessing and applying the appropriate urgency to arriving patients to assure our most critical patients are identified and expedited.

We operate with strict adherence to policy, which is backed by evidence-based training and best practice. We want our team to feel supported, heard and clearly understand expectations. Additionally, there are many opportunities to be involved beyond the bedside through committee work and special projects and task-force, this too supports growth and a voice in the work we do.

Job Summary:

This position is an unlicensed multi-skilled worker who supports patient care by performing specific tasks as delegated by a licensed provider. The ability to work in a team environment and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a timely manner are required. Care provided by the Emergency Support Tech (EST) is supervised by a Registered Nurse. Phlebotomy is provided by the EST under the supervision of the Department of Laboratory.

Qualifications:

*Individuals without a CPT license will be classified as an EST Trainee*

Emergency Support Technician Trainee Pay Range:

• $22.70 - $31.10

Emergency Support Technician Trainee Certification Requirements:

• Apply for – CPT-I – Certified Phlebotomy Technician I – CDPH – California Department of Public Health and pass within six (6) months of hire or transfer into position

Education

• High School Diploma/G.E.D. (required)
• Program Graduation from a patient care program (i.e. MA, CNA, EMT) (required) Or
• Program One semester of an RN or LVN program (required) Or
• Equivalent Experience Two years in a similar role in lieu of patient care program or nursing program requirement (required)
• Program EMT I course (preferred)

Licenses and Certifications

• BLS - Basic Life Support - AHA - American Heart Association within 30 days of hire or transfer into position (required)
• CPT-I - Certified Phlebotomy Technician I - CDPH - California Department of Public Health (required) Or
• CPT-II - Certified Phlebotomy Technician II - CDPH - California Department of Public Health (required)

Work Experience

• Minimum six (6) months Pre-hospital or emergency care, and phlebotomy experience (preferred)

Skills and Abilities

• Medical terminology preferred.
  Unless already in possession of a CPT-I or CPT-II certification, must complete the 120-hour Valley Children's Hospital. Phlebotomy Training program within three (3) months of their hire or transfer into position.
  Must pass the national phlebotomy test and apply for their state phlebotomy certificate within six (6) months of hire or transfer. And
• Bilingual Skills Preferred.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Compensation Range:

$24.60 - $34.05

Workshift:

Varied (United States of America)

Position Exempt:

No

FTE %:

0

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

0

Daily Hours:

11.5

Have Questions?

Call Recruitment Services at 559-353-7071 or email us at recruiting@valleychildrens.org
Disclaimer: Final compensation will be dependent upon skills and experience.