Emergency Room Technician - Regular and Per Diem Pool

THE POSITION

Under general supervision assists licensed professional staff in the Emergency Department by providing a variety of patient services, which include basic administrative, clerical, and medical support services for patients in the Emergency Department of the Ventura County Medical Center and Santa Paula Hospital.
 
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
This classification is characterized by responsibility for performing basic patient care functions, assisting professional staff with various emergency medical/trauma treatments and procedures, collecting specimens, and performing clerical tasks in the Emergency Department at the Ventura County Medical Center and Santa Paula Hospital. This classification is distinguished from the class of Licensed Vocational Nurse in that the latter are required to be licensed, perform a greater variety of treatments, and administer medications. It is further distinguished from the class of Nursing Assistant I/II in that the latter do not possess an Emergency Medical Technician certification.
 
APPROXIMATE SALARIES
Emergency Room Technician: $23.01 - $32.20 Hourly
Emergency Room Technician-PDP: $26.18 Hourly
 
DEPARTMENT/AGENCY: Health Care Agency – Ventura County Medical Center and Santa Paula Hospital
 
Emergency Room Technician is represented by the Services Employees International Union (SEIU) and is eligible for overtime compensation.

The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill current and future Regular (including Temporary and Fixed-term), Intermittent, and Extra Help vacancies for these positions only. There is currently one (1) Regular and one (1) Per Diem Pool vacancy located at Ventura County Medical Center/Santa Paula Hospital.

Per diem pool (PDP) classifications are distinguished from Regular classifications in that incumbents in these classifications receive limited benefits. They will receive shift differential, standby and callback premium pay and will participate in the Ventura County Employee Retirement Association if they are assigned a work schedule of sixty-four hours or more per bi-week. Incumbents hired into these positions are not guaranteed any specific number of work hours per bi-weekly pay period, and management has the authority to relieve them from duty when there is insufficient work. 

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
OPENING DATE: November 12, 2026
CLOSING DATE: November 30, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

Duties may include but are not limited to the following:

• Assists with obtaining and documenting vital signs and placing oxygen saturation, cardiac monitoring, and non-invasive blood pressure monitoring systems;
• Assists in obtaining 12-lead EKGs and may assist with collecting blood and other lab samples and performing lab testing in accordance with established policies and procedures, as well as CDPH and CLIA regulations;
• Conducts quality control checks and review of equipment as required by department/unit;
• Assists with patient activities and care as assigned by the charge nurse/designee as indicated by the patient’s care plan;
• Assists with wound care, orthopedic splinting, and bandages as directed by providers and nursing;
• Measures and fits crutches and canes and instructs patients on proper crutch and cane training;
• Maintains use of appropriate medical equipment and supplies;
• Assists in transporting patients, supplies, and equipment;
• Cleans and stocks carts, rooms and changes and stocks linen in rooms and bedside carts, as required;
• Prepares and chaperones patients during examinations/procedures or assists with other patient treatments;
• Assists with patient restraints under the direction of the RN and/or provider;
• Provides for patient safety related to age and condition;
• May assist with orienting new staff;
• Attends staff meetings or other mandated meetings/classes and unit competencies as required; and
• Performs other related duties as required.

These are entrance requirements to the exam process and ensure neither continuance in the process nor placement on an eligible list.

 

EDUCATION, TRAINING, and EXPERIENCE

• Possession of a high school diploma or equivalent (e.g., GED) AND
• Six (6) months of full-time experience working in an Emergency Room performing duties similar to the ones listed above OR possession of a current/valid Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-1) certification

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Must possess a valid Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) certificate at the time of hire and maintain it thereafter
• Must possess a phlebotomy certificate issued by the California State Department of Health and Human Services at the time of hire and maintain it thereafter
• A copy of a current/valid Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-1) certification issued by the State of California, must be attached to application if using it to qualify

 

NOTE: Duties require frequent standing, bending, reaching, squatting and kneeling, and the ability to move, position and lift patients and/or equipment to perform nursing assistant duties/procedures. 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
Knowledge of: Relevant medical terminology; basic patient care and/or administrative techniques; medical assisting skills and the various types of materials and equipment related to outpatient care and their applications; methods of conducting or assisting patients (per medical care provider's instructions) with basic tests and treatments

Ability to: Communicate effectively orally and in writing; establish and maintain good relations with a wide range of social and ethnic groups as well as professional staff and community members; obtain and record accurate patient information, and perform routine clinical procedures; follow and implement activities according to written standardized procedures; perform clerical tasks (i.e., utilizing personal computer for inputting pertinent client/patient information, answering phones, filing, etc.).

FINAL FILING DATE: Your application must be received by County of Ventura Human Resources in Ventura, California, no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November 30, 2026.

To apply on-line, please refer to our web site at www.venturacounty.gov/jobs. If you prefer to fill out a paper application form, please call (805) 654-5129 for application materials and submit them to County of Ventura Human Resources, 800 South Victoria Avenue, L-1970, Ventura, CA 93009.

Note to Applicants: It is essential that you complete all sections of your application and supplemental questionnaire thoroughly and accurately to demonstrate your qualifications. A resume and/or other related documents may be attached to supplement the information in your application and supplemental questionnaire; however, it/they may not be submitted in lieu of the application.

LATERAL TRANSFER OPTION: If presently permanently employed in another "merit" or "civil service" public agency/entity in the same or substantively similar position as is advertised, and if appointed to that position by successful performance in a "merit" or "civil service" style examination, then appointment by "Lateral Transfer" may be possible. If interested, please click here (Download PDF reader) for additional information.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE – qualifying: All applicants are required to complete and submit the questionnaire for this exam at the time of filing. The supplemental questionnaire may be used throughout the exam process to assist in determining each applicant's qualifications and acceptability for the position. Failure to complete and submit the questionnaire may result in the application being removed from consideration.

APPLICATION EVALUATION – qualifying: All applications will be reviewed to determine whether or not the stated requirements are met. Those individuals meeting the stated requirements will be invited to continue to the next step in the screening and selection process.

TRAINING & EXPERIENCE EVALUATION: A Training and Experience Evaluation (T&E) is a structured evaluation of the job application materials submitted by a candidate, including the written responses to the supplemental questionnaire. The T&E is NOT a determination of whether the candidate meets the stated requirements; rather, the T&E is one method for determining who are the better qualified among those who have shown that they meet the stated requirements. In a T&E, applications are either scored or rank ordered according to criteria that most closely meet the business needs of the department. Candidates are typically scored/ranked in relation to one another; consequently, when the pool of candidates is exceptionally strong, many qualified candidates may receive a score or rank which is moderate or even low resulting in them not being advanced in the process.

NOTE: If there are three (3) or fewer qualified applicants, a T&E will not be conducted. Instead, a score of seventy percent (70%) will be assigned to each application, and each applicant will be placed on the eligible list.

Applicants successfully completing the exam process may be placed on an eligible list for a period of one (1) year.

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: A thorough pre-employment, post offer background investigation which may include inquiry into past employment, education, and driving record may be required for this position.
 
For further information about this recruitment, please contact Maritza David by e-mail at [email protected] or by telephone at (805) 677-5162.
 
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: The County of Ventura is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.