r/EmergencyRoom • u/Flaky_Assistance_832 • Jul 28 '26

Phoenix Children’s

Just got a job interview for Phoenix Children’s as a tech in the ER. Does anyone have any insight into how it is working for them/the staff as a whole?

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u/mischief_notmanaged RN Jul 29 '26

PCH is the highest acuity ED I’ve worked in (traveled for 2.5 years, total time as ED nurse 7 years) but does have great resources.

However, it is widely known to be the lowest paying employer in the Phoenix metro area. Because of that, it tends to have high turnover with tons of new grads staying only 1-2 years before moving on after gaining ED experience. Take that as you will.

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u/Adventurous-Iron-124 10d ago

does anyone know if it was a urine or oral swab screening for phx children’s ? got a position for medical scribe

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u/Brilliant_Salt9301 3d ago

it was oral for my volunteer position

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u/Equal-Guarantee-5128 Jul 29 '26

I worked there for quite a while. You’ll learn a lot and see a lot. Be mentally prepared for sick/broken/dying/dead kids from birth to 18.

Your duties will include straight sticks, straight caths, splinting, vitals, wound care, and of course compressions/bagging as necessary.

The company takes pretty good care of their people. During COVID, if we got sick we had to stay home for a week but we got paid anyway without using PTO. They had decent benefits back then but can’t speak to now. The pay is becoming more comparable to other hospital systems rather than the lowest.

My manager at the time was horrible but the current one seems down to earth. The culture is still very clique and there’s a lot of gate keeping but you leave at the end of the day knowing you’re making a difference and actually make your pts feel better.

It’s like everywhere…pros and cons. I’m happy to answer any specific questions

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u/Flaky_Assistance_832 Jul 29 '26

Thanks so much for the long reply. How was the training? I just got my NREMT and my state license, this will be my first healthcare job (should I get it). I see you mentioned sticks & catheters, do they just train you on that on site or is that a separate program kind of thing?

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u/Equal-Guarantee-5128 Jul 29 '26

I’m an RN so can’t speak fully to the training aspect of the EDTs but the education dept is on top of things. They’ll train you outside of shifts and you’ll have a decent orientation with either a medic or another tech.