Emergency Department Technician
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Job overview
The Emergency Department Technician provides basic patient care and department support under the direct supervision of Nursing Leadership. The role assists patients with personal needs, comfort, mobility, and recovery, while supporting nurses and providers in a fast-paced emergency setting. This full-time day-shift position is based at Novant Health Orthopedic Hospital in Wilmington, North Carolina.
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What We Offer
Welcome to Emergency Dept. Technician! Fulltime Day – Make a Difference with a Team That Feels Like Home
Looking for a Fulltime day shift where you’re more than just a number? Our Emergency Department team is known for its compassionate leadership, low turnover, and strong sense of camaraderie. We care for patients with a wide range of acute medical needs, giving you the chance to grow your clinical skills in a supportive environment. With leaders who are present and deeply invested in your success, this is a day shift that offers stability, impact, and community.
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Schedule: 6:45am - 7:15pm, Day Shift, Fulltime (Shift Differential)
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Department: Emergency Room
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Location: Novant Health Orthopedic Hospital - 5301 Wrightsville Avenue Wilmington, North Carolina 28403
What You'll Do
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Deliver high‑quality, patient‑centered care by using your clinical experience to anticipate needs, support daily activities, and promote comfort and dignity throughout each patient’s stay.
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Serve as a trusted partner to nurses and providers, using your seasoned judgment to share meaningful observations, support care plans, and help the team stay aligned in a fast‑paced environment.
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Guide safe mobility and recovery efforts, drawing on your expertise to assist with ambulation, repositioning, and fall‑prevention practices that keep patients progressing safely.
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Ensure accurate, timely documentation of vitals and patient status, contributing reliable information that strengthens communication and supports excellent clinical decision‑making.
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Foster a calm, supportive environment for patients and families, using your experience to offer reassurance, set expectations, and help others feel grounded during challenging moments.
Works under the direct supervision of Nursing Leadership. Performs a variety of basic patient care activities in caring for the personal needs and comfort of patients. Is also responsible for completing a variety of department specific tasks to assist with optimal department safety and functioning.
What We're Looking For
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Education: High School Diploma or GED, required.
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Experience: Prefer at least one year Nurse Aide experience. Experience in basic patient care, phlebotomy, EKG in an emergency or outpatient setting highly desirable. Demonstrates standards of performance (ownership, teamwork, communication, compassion) that support patient satisfaction and principles of service excellence. Performs other duties as assigned.Individual will possess commensurate combination of education, experience and qualifications.
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Licensure/Certification: CNA I
Why Choose Novant Health?
At Novant Health, we believe remarkable care starts with compassion for our patients, our communities, and each other. We value belonging, courage, personal growth, and teamwork, creating a space where everyone is respected, supported, and safe to show up as their full selves.
Job Opening ID
194725
How this job compares
Set against the 743 open Patient Care Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$18–26/hr300 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 14 open Patient Care Technician jobs in North Carolina and 743 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- DaVita98 open
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- Experience
- Patient Care Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median (173 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 534 of the 743 open Patient Care Technician jobs (72%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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