ER Tech

Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospitals have a history of caring for our community that goes back more than 100 years. We provide a broad range of medical and surgical services including minimally invasive and outpatient options. Our family of services includes the area's only inpatient oncology unit, the Orthopedic, Spine, and Hand Center, Family Birth Center, the Lactation Support Center and retail store, and many others. Mercy Hospital Downtown is a 194-bed facility located in downtown Bakersfield. Mercy Hospital Southwest is a 78-bed facility and the only hospital located in the rapidly growing area west of Highway 99. Mercy Hospital is a member of Dignity Health and is a trusted community partner, serving residents of Bakersfield and Kern County with quality, compassionate care since 1910. Learn more here at https://www.dignityhealth.org/central-california/locations/mercy-bakersfield.
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One Community. One Mission. One California 

Must be confident to perform EKG's Use ability to communicate clearly in verbal English Use ability to communicate clearly in written English Work at a fast pace in an active work environment Stand and walk for prolonged periods of time. 

Minimum Requirements:

• 1-2 years of acute care experience required
• High school graduate or equivalent technical training
• Employees hired after 12/31/2015 - Certified Nursing Assistant or LVN or EMT
• Employees hired prior to 12/31/2015 - CNA or LVN
• Current BLS required
• Must have EKG technician competency completed within 90 days of hire and as part of the annual competency thereafter 

Special Skills:

• Use ability to communicate clearly in verbal English
• Use ability to communicate clearly in written English
• Work at a fast pace in an active work environment
• Stand and walk for prolonged periods of time
• Must be confident to perform EKG's

Preferred Requirements:

• At least 1-2 years of emergency department experience preferred (or at least 1-2 years Pre-Hospital EMT or Paramedic experience).

Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire. This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.