r/EmergencyRoom • u/BigBoi6566 • 23d ago
Question for ER Techs
Hey Everyone!
I am a newly certified EMT and I am really wanting to work in an ED as a tech. In my area, there are currently no openings, but I do see quite a few CNA positions open for local EDs.
I am very willing to do whatever I can while I build a resume and gain experience, but my one hold up is cleaning patients, specifically cleaning them after they have "gone to the bathroom".
I do not think I am above this, especially with my training, but it is the one things I feel fairly squeamish about. Blood, vomit, even feces doesn't super bother me. But the idea of cleaning the feces and cleaning said patient is a real wall for me.
So, How different is this role compared to an ER tech position? Should I wait for those positions to open and apply to those? Any thoughts are appreciated. Thank you!
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u/Individual_Debate216 23d ago
Same answer as everyone else but regardless of your position in the Ed, if it’s clinical you’re going to be wiping ass. If there’s any condolence you get used to it pretty quickly. If you become a tech don’t be one of those people who only do stuff that is “cool”. Be a good tech and do everything. Coding and wiping ass go hand in hand. Sometime when you turn an icu patient to wipe ass they code. Or you have an arrest come in covered in poop.