Emergency Dept Tech - Nights, .6 FTE
Posted Sep 2, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
This is a night position, two 12-hour shifts a week. How do you stay sharp and safe on night shift?
What they are checking: Whether they have real strategies for sleep, fatigue and focus on overnight hours.
Tell me about a time you worked in a fast-paced setting with many demands at once. How did you prioritize?
What they are checking: Whether they can stay organized and ask what matters most when everyone needs help.
Tell me about a time you saw something that did not seem right with a patient and spoke up.
What they are checking: Whether they will raise concerns, which can catch problems early in emergency care.
Working in a pediatric ED can mean seeing hard cases like trauma or abuse. How do you cope with that?
What they are checking: Whether they have healthy ways to process difficult events and stay in the work.
What would you do
A child arrives in the emergency department and is pale, sweaty and breathing fast. You are the first one in the room. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they recognize a sick child and get a nurse or provider immediately while getting vital signs.
A parent is very upset and yelling at staff about how long things are taking. How do you respond?
What they are checking: Whether they can de-escalate and get support when needed without escalating the conflict.
What do you do when a nurse asks you to do something outside your training?
What they are checking: Whether they know their limits and speak up instead of putting a patient at risk.
About the work
What patient care tasks have you done as a tech, such as vitals, EKGs, splinting or phlebotomy?
What they are checking: Whether their hands-on skills match what the emergency medicine providers and nurses will need from them.
How do you help with restraint or holding a child during a procedure in a way that is safe and respectful?
What they are checking: Whether they understand positioning for comfort and when holding becomes a restraint that needs an order.
How do you handle turning over rooms quickly while still following infection prevention steps?
What they are checking: Whether they keep cleaning standards high even under pressure to move fast.
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