I'm a culinary student. Applying for ER tech w/ no experience

funtimes · Aug 8, 2013

You are certainly free to apply for the job, but there is probably less than a .01% chance you would be hired.

barcode120x, RN, NP · Aug 8, 2013

You are certainly free to apply for the job, but there is probably less than a .01% chance you would be hired.

Very true. Plus, you need to be EMT certified and with hospital experience afaik. My coworker has about 2 years of EMT experience and he still can't get in as an ER tech. If I were you, I would just focus on nursing school. Or, look into another position in the hospital like a CNA/PCA/PCT

Mshotsauce · Aug 8, 2013

It said no experience required. Lol well see! And my mom knows the HR lady so possibly. Thanks Guys!:)

green34 · Aug 10, 2013

Most ER techs prefer EMTs. We had an EMT, two people who may not be certified and have been here since the dawn of time (not sure, but I would think they are not certified or CNAs), and one nursing student who has 2+ family members who work in the ER and completed her first semester of clinicals when she was hired. I was hired in as an EMT at a previous ER.

I would say that it is a possibility but unlikely for you to get in the ER without some sort of training in healthcare. If your mom or sister is a house or ER supervisor or one of them works in the ER, it increases your chances of getting hired. Another friend of mine was hired in at a rival hospital as a patient transporter for the ER and his mom was a house supervisor.

StudentOfHealing · Aug 15, 2013

In my experience the ER staff is pretty experienced and skilled. When I completed my ER clinical for nursing school, all the ER Techs were SNs (Student nurses), EMTs, Paramedics, or CNAs with a couple of years of acute care experience. All I can say is good luck. It will take them a lot more time and money to train you opposed to an EMT/Nursing student who has exposure to theory/clinical.

If you want to enter the nursing field, I suggest getting a start with nursing school. There's no sure way to guarantee that you'll land an ER job out of school, please keep that in mind. I've heard the market is tight.

AM326 · Aug 18, 2013

It's hard for even CNA's ( with experience) to get a position in the ER as a Tech. They have direct patient care yes, but they transport, take throat cultures, urnialysis, labs and EKGs. In some places (given that they have the Cert and training) they may be able to start IVs. You may be eager to learn but like one has posted prior, there's a very slim chance of you getting the position without any prior healthcare education/experience. Even though it says No experience required, that doesn't mean they would choose you over someone else that applied that's an EMT or CNA with Phlebotomy experience/cert.

Without any certs, I would try to to find a secretary job or get your CNA or Phlebotomy cert.

Good luck either way. :)

whattodo4 · Aug 18, 2013

It says no exp required but up against someone with exp, 99% of the time it will go to the experienced. Now you do have the know someone who works there advantage which is huge , that might just put you over for the job. Apply, worst that happens is they say no.

Now at the hospitals where I am at , er techs are either emts with 1-2 years of experience or graduates from a pct class or something. There are some places that will take a fresh emt and hire them as an er tech but sadly not where I live

NICUmiiki, DNP, NP · Aug 18, 2013

My ER doesn't hire CNAs. 90% of the ER Techs are nursing students. The other 10% have either been there forever, are EMTs, or had previous ER experience.