ERIC TOLKSDORF
Huntington Beach,CA
Summary
Emergency Room Technician and California-licensed EMT with over 11 years of emergency care experience, including 7 years in high-volume acute settings. Skilled in trauma response, patient assessment, and training new staff, effectively supporting patient care and departmental efficiency in diverse medical and behavioral scenarios.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Private Caregiver
Private Family
, CA
07.2025 - 01.2026
- Provided direct, end-of-life patient care under the guidance of hospice nurses, maintaining comfort, dignity, privacy, safety, and cultural sensitivity.
- Assisted with activities of daily living (ADLs), including turning and repositioning, safe transfers, toileting, incontinence care, dressing, bedside bathing, oral care, grooming, feeding, hydration, and meal preparation.
- Monitored vital signs, respiratory status, pain indicators, mental status, skin integrity, intake, and bowel function.
- Assisted with prescribed medication administration, breathing treatments, suctioning, enemas, and other comfort-focused interventions according to the hospice plan of care and licensed-provider instructions.
- Used safe patient-handling, fall-prevention, infection-control, positioning, and pressure-injury-prevention practices while maintaining clean equipment, stocked supplies, and an organized care environment.
- Collaborated with hospice nurses and family members to coordinate care, communicate patient needs, and provide calm emotional support during respiratory distress, agitation, grief, and active dying.
- Paid/Full Time
Emergency Room Technician
UCI Health
Los Alamitos, CA
03.2024 - 07.2025
- Continued in the same emergency department role following UCI Health's acquisition of the hospital.
- Provided delegated emergency patient care under RN and physician direction, responding to changing acuity and supporting safe, efficient care delivery.
- Maintained ongoing communication with the charge nurse regarding critical updates, department flow, bottlenecks, and placement needs.
- Acquired 12-lead EKGs, obtained and recorded vital signs, assisted with airway support, and promptly reported significant findings or changes in condition.
- Supported CPR, cardiac-arrest response, STEMI and stroke workflows, trauma care, splinting, wound care, patient transport, and positioning.
- Used calm, respectful crisis-intervention and de-escalation techniques with psychiatric, intoxicated, and withdrawal patients to support safety.
- Paid/Full Time
Emergency Room Technician
Los Alamitos Medical center (Tenet Healthcare)
Los Alamitos, CA
02.2018 - 03.2024
- Trained newly hired EMTs by providing hands-on orientation, workflow instruction, safety guidance, and mentorship.
- Assisted with walk-in and ambulance-arrival triage by gathering patient information, supporting rapid assessment, and communicating urgent concerns.
- Prepared rooms and equipment, maintained readiness for emergency response, and collaborated with nurses, physicians, and multidisciplinary staff.
- Supported patients experiencing homelessness or substance withdrawal with compassionate care and connection to available follow-up resources.
- Paid/Full Time
- Same hospital and position; ownership transferred to UCI Health in March 2024
Emergency Room Technician
Corona Regional Medical Center
Corona, CA
12.2014 - 01.2018
- Delivered routine and emergent patient care in a fast-paced trauma emergency department under RN and physician supervision.
- Assisted with preliminary examinations, procedures, CPR, wound care, dressings, splints, transport, and delegated clinical tasks.
- Used therapeutic communication and de-escalation strategies to support patients in crisis and help maintain a safe treatment environment.
- Paid/Full Time
Emergency Medical Technician
McCormick Ambulance
Compton, CA
11.2013 - 11.2014
- Responded to emergency and non-emergency calls, completed rapid patient assessments, and provided basic life support within EMT scope.
- Collected accurate histories and clinical information from patients, families, and witnesses and delivered concise hospital handoffs and documentation.
- Paid/Full Time
Education
California Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) -
09-2026
Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider -
09-2026
EMT Training -
California Institute of Emergency Technicians
Signal Hill, CA01-2013
High School Diploma -
Yearly training utilizing Trauma Informed Care (TIC) -
Experience using Epic and Cerner -
Skills
- Emergency & trauma response
- 12-lead EKG acquisition
- CPR & code response
- Triage & Rapid patient assessment
- Airway support
- Vital signs & monitoring
- Wound care & dressings
- Splinting & immobilization
- Psychiatric Deescalation with TIC approach
- Emergency response
- Crisis intervention
- Medical equipment operation
Personal Information
Title: EMERGENCY ROOM TECHNICIAN | CALIFORNIA EMT
Timeline
Private Caregiver
Private Family
07.2025 - 01.2026
Emergency Room Technician
UCI Health
03.2024 - 07.2025
Emergency Room Technician
Los Alamitos Medical center (Tenet Healthcare)
02.2018 - 03.2024
Emergency Room Technician
Corona Regional Medical Center
12.2014 - 01.2018
Emergency Medical Technician
McCormick Ambulance
11.2013 - 11.2014
California Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) -
Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider -
EMT Training -
California Institute of Emergency Technicians