The Emergency Room Technician performs specialized work initiating emergent or appropriate care and assisting emergency department staff to help establish and maintain safety and an effective patient flow in the emergency department.

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities:**

+ Under the direction of the work site supervisor, typically a registered nurse performs initial basic life support interventions (airway, breathing, and circulation) on emergency department patients presenting for care
+ Communicates the condition of patients presenting to the emergency department to the triage nurse
+ Initiates life saving measures, i.e., opening an airway, hemorrhage control, chest compressions, stabilization of fractures, cervical spine alignment/protection
+ Stabilizes and extricates injured patients from vehicles at the emergency department entrance
+ Assists patients to and from vehicles in the emergency department
+ Acts as a liaison between the patient/fam...