HUC or ED tech?

Hi! I am a CNA that can also HUC and I wanted to ask, what do you find appealing about either position? I HUC now and while it breaks up the routine from being on the floor it comes with its own stressors. Do you desire to learn the clerical side? Do you see yourself doing it for a long time? As for the ED tech, you'll probably still be doing all of the CNA tasks but will most likely need to know how to do phlebotomy and EKGs...is that something you are willing or excited about doing? These are some things that you just might want to consider. Best of luck with what you choose and let us know what you decide!

I'm assuming HUC means unit clerk. If so these are two totally different jobs. Which one you prefer would depend on your personality. Obviously an ER Tech job will have you dealing with a lot of drunk, obnoxious, or mentally ill patients. You will also have pediatric patients, which can be difficult to deal with, especially if your doing things like drawing blood or starting an IV on em. If you are tired of dealing with patients on a telemetry unit its certainly not going to get any easier in the ER.

You would most likely have to get your EMT license, although Im not sure why, since EMT school is mostly geared towards pre hospital stuff that you would never do in an ER. (Ive met ER Nurses that have no clue what a KED or hare traction splint is and have never even ridden in an ambulance). EMT basics arent even allowed to start IVs and get no EKG training beyond putting leads on a patient and learning basic cardiac anatomy and pathophysiology, so Im not sure how valuable the training is in an ER setting, you would still have to get all that training in house. If nothing else maybe they just want to be sure you can handle stress, since EMT school can certainly be stressful.