UCLA Health

Comprehensive health system with top hospitals

Emergency Trauma Technician - Emergency Department

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSanta Monica, CA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Prior Emergency Department Technician or Emergency Medical Technician experience is highly desired.
Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross is required.
Knowledge of suturing and suture removal, dressing application, and splinting.
Skill in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and electrocardiograms.
Ability to prepare wounds for treatment and set up and assist with procedures such as incision and drainage of infected areas.
Ability to assist nursing staff with routine patient care.
Ability to function effectively with patients.
Ability to lift, push, and pull.

Responsibilities

Provide professional staff support to physicians and nurses as a team member.

Desired Qualifications

Prior Emergency Department Technician or Emergency Medical Technician experience.

We’re seeking a highly-skilled, self-motivated healthcare professional with:

Prior ED Tech or EMT experience - highly desired
BLS (American Heart Assoc. or American Red Cross) - Required
Knowledge of suturing and suture removal, dressing application, and splinting
Skill in CPR and EKG's
Skill in preparing wounds for treatment, set up and assisting with special procedures such as incision and drainage of infected areas
Ability to assist nursing staff with routine patient care
Ability to perform as a team member and provide professional staff support to physicians and nurses
Ability to function effectively with patients
Ability to lift, push, pull

About UCLA Santa Monica:

The UCLA Health’s Santa Monica Medical Center is a technologically advanced and welcoming 281-bed, 4.5-acre, full-service medical campus. Over 25% of the medical campus is dedicated to green and open spaces offering a serene place for patients, visitors, and staff members to get some fresh air, sunshine, and sea breeze, all a short distance to our beautiful California Beaches.

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.

About the Company

UCLA Health

Comprehensive health system with top hospitals

UCLA Health is a large, integrated healthcare system in Los Angeles that operates multiple hospitals and a wide network of primary- and specialty-care clinics. It provides medical services across many fields—from organ transplantation and cardiac surgery to neurosurgery and cancer treatment—and combines patient care with biomedical research. Its hospitals and physicians diagnose and treat complex illnesses and bring the latest medical discoveries into practice. UCLA Health stands out because it runs a comprehensive, highly ranked set of facilities (including Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital) and emphasizes leading research, education, and specialized care across a broad regional network. The organization aims to deliver high-quality medical care while advancing medical knowledge and sharing new treatments with patients locally and globally.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Grant
Total funding: $25.3M
Headquarters: Santa Monica, CA
Founded: 1955

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