Careers at Niagara Health

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Job Title:

EMERGENCY ROOM TECHNICIAN, CPT

Posted Date:

2025-07-11

Closing Date:

2025-07-17

Functional Discipline:

EMERGENCY

Job Description

VACANCY DETAILS

VACANCY NUMBER: 0000041038EF

JOB TITLE: EMERGENCY ROOM TECHNICIAN, CPT
STATUS: CASUAL PART TIME
DEPARTMENT: EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
LOCATION: NIAGARA FALL SITE
HOURS OF WORK: ON CALL AS NEEDED

POSTING DATE: 11 JULY 2025
CLOSING DATE: 17 JULY 2025

UNION: SERVICE EMPLOYEE'S INTERNATIONAL UNION
WAGE RANGE: $28.513 TO $29.679 PER HOUR

POSITION OBJECTIVE:
Working to promote quality patient/client-centred care and high professional standards, the Emergency Room Technician will assist the ED care teams and patients with, initial and ongoing patient assessments, monitoring VS, O2 therapy, Sp02 monitoring, IV therapy, performing 12 lead ECGs, blood glucose testing, assisting with ambulation, turning and positioning of patients, supporting stable offload patients and other unit functions within the Paramedics knowledge, skill and judgement. Continuous collaboration with the RN team members is essential. Shift rotations are subject to change.

QUALIFICATIONS:
o Completion of a Paramedic program; successful completion of the Advanced Emergency Medical Care Assistant certification examination
o Experience delivering patient care preferred
o Current BCLS, ACLS is considered an asset
o Demonstrated proficient knowledge of CPR and ability to perform compressions during CPR
o Experience working within an interprofessional team
o Demonstrated ability to meet the physical demands of the position, physically capable to lift, turn, transfer patients manually and with assistance
o Knowledge of body mechanics for the pushing of stretchers and wheelchairs and proper patient transfer techniques required
o Critical thinking and able to perform appropriately in emergency situations
o Demonstrated advanced competence with regard to patient safety
o Strong communication skills including conflict management and situational awareness
o Experience in multitasking and task management
o Evidence of effective customer service, organizational, interpersonal, communication, judgment and decision-making skills
o Flexible, self-directed and able to work effectively with delegation of tasks
o Must be available for all shifts, vacation replacement, sick time and paid holidays
o Proficiency in both official languages (English and French) will be considered an asset
o Consistent and regular attendance required

Questions, quoting the job posting number, may be directed to hrrecruit@niagarahealth.on.ca

At Niagara Health, we value diversity, equity and inclusion, and welcome applications from all people. We are especially interested in hearing from you if you are excited about being part of a respectful and hard-working team in the beautiful Niagara Region, have a passion for service and excellence in healthcare, have a background or related expertise in the healthcare environment, supporting patient care and providing extraordinary customer-service.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, Niagara Health will provide accommodations through the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.

At Niagara Health, we are committed to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion. As a part of this work, we collect information on Ontario Human Rights Code grounds and non-Code grounds in order to: hire and retain diverse talent, prevent and/or address systemic barriers to access and opportunity, improve service delivery and programs and advance diversity and inclusion overall. All identification questions are optional and include a "prefer not to answer" option.

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