ER tech

[FutureRNGreen]

Has any CNA/MA/PCT's worked in the ER as a ER tech and would you mind telling me what do you do as an ER tech because i applied for a job as a ER tech.

[SN_TMAMA16]

I am a nursing student, and I want to work in the ER once I am done with school. However, right now I'm trying to get myself in the ER being a tech is there any recommendations on how I can land a job as a Tech. I am not an EMT or a paramedic. So what can I do in the mean time to get job? Get ACLS certified?

[cauru]

Hospitals can be hard to get into in general so I would just focus on that first. Do whatever it takes to get your foot in the door (work as a floor tech or patient observer or even volunteer if necessary) and then transition down to the ED. If you prove that you are are hard worker, I'm pretty sure it would be an easy switch.

[NICUmiiki, DNP, NP]

Hospitals can be hard to get into in general so I would just focus on that first. Do whatever it takes to get your foot in the door (work as a floor tech or patient observer or even volunteer if necessary) and then transition down to the ED. If you prove that you are are hard worker I'm pretty sure it would be an easy switch.[/quote']

Good advice. I was a sitter a few months before I was hired internally as an ER Tech.

[DanERguy]

Here is a link to a video we made on what its like to be a er tech, hope it helps :)