Emergency Department Technician

4/6/2026

The Emergency Department Technician provides basic patient care procedures under the supervision of a registered nurse, including vital signs, specimen collection, and ECGs. They also assist with activities of daily living and ensure continuity of care through accurate charting and team communication.

Working Hours

36 hours/week

Company Size

10,001+ employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

About The Company

OSF HealthCare is an integrated health system founded by The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis and headquartered in Peoria, Illinois. The system includes 18 inpatient facilities encompassing 16 licensed hospitals, two of which operate dual campuses in separate communities. Among these hospitals, 10 are acute care facilities, five are critical access hospitals and one is a continuing care facility. OSF has 2,141 licensed beds throughout Illinois and Michigan. OSF employs more than 27,000 Mission Partners across 170+ locations. These include OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois, the third largest pediatric hospital in the state, and OSF OnCall, its digital health operating entity that offers hospital-at-home care. In addition, OSF operates two colleges of nursing; OSF Home Care Services, an extensive network of home health and hospice services; Pointcore, Inc., which is composed of health care-related businesses; and OSF HealthCare Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the organization. Advances in health care transformation take place through OSF Innovation as well as OSF Ventures, which provides investment capital for promising health care innovation startups. OSF HealthCare has been recognized by Fortune as one of the most innovative companies in the country. OSF consistently earns recognition for showing dedication to the well-being of its Mission Partners: •America’s Best-in-State Employers | Forbes Magazine | 2018-2026 •150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare | Becker’s Healthcare | 2019, 2022-2025 •Best Employers for Women | Forbes Magazine | 2020 OSF HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). By engaging with this page, you acknowledge and agree to follow our social media terms of use, which you can find here: https://www.osfhealthcare.org/patients-visitors/terms-conditions/social-terms

About the Role

Total Rewards

"Your life - our Mission"

OSF HealthCare is dedicated to provide Mission Partners with a comprehensive and market-competitive total rewards package that includes benefits, compensation, recognition and well-being offerings that focus on the whole person and engage with their current stage of life and career. Click here to learn more about benefits and the total rewards at OSF.

Expected pay for this position is $18.98 - $22.34/hour. Actual pay will be determined by experience, skills and internal equity. This is an Hourly position.

$2.25/hour 3rd shift differential

Overview

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Emergency Department Technician functions as a member of the emergency department patient care team, under supervision of the registered nurse. The emergency department technician I performs basic patient care procedures to provide for the care, comfort, and safety of patients, including, but not limited to, taking vital signs, assisting patients with activities of daily living, specimen collection, performing ECG's, post-mold application, crutch-walk teaching, spinal immobilization, basic wound care, and observation of patients for physical/emotional changes. Other duties include recording pertinent information in patient charts and communicating with other Patient Care Team members to ensure continuity of care.

Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

High School/GED

Licenses/Certifications:

American Heart Associate BLS for healthcare provider CPR
Certified Nursing Assistant in the State of Work, OR; EMT-B, License in the State of Illinois

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

6 or more months experience in a clinical healthcare environment
Able to communicate effectively in person; by telephone; and computer messaging
6 or more months experience in supporting physical, emotional and psycho-social needs of patients

OSF HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Key Skills

Vital signs monitoringPatient careSpecimen collectionECG performancePost-mold applicationCrutch-walk teachingSpinal immobilizationWound carePatient observationChartingCommunicationBLSCPRCNAEMT-B