Job Information
Hackensack Meridian Health Patient Care Technician - Float Pool - Per Diem Days in Manahawkin, New Jersey
Overview
Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.
Responsibilities
A day in the life of a Patient Care Technician at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:
Providing direct and indirect patient care under the direction of a Registerd Nurse, based on physical, psychosocial, education, safety, and related criteria, appropriate to the age of the guests/patients served in assigned service
Providing for effective and safe guest/patients outcomes through practice, judgment and critical actions
Ongoing communication with patients, nursing colleagues and other members of the health care team regarding patient's status and rendered care
Taking self-directed or self-motivated initiative to do more than is expected or required in the job, acting before being required to by events, improving job performance, and/or creating new opportunities
Participating in interdisciplinary collaboration of our patient's plan of care from admission to discharge to ensure safe transitioning and continuum of care
Participating in Unit/Department Performance Improvement [PI] activities
Qualifications
High School Diploma or Equivalent is required
BLS/CPR certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) is required within 60 days of hire
Completion of one of the following required:
Certified Nursing Assistant, Medical Assistant or Patient Care Technician program or
Fundamentals of Nursing program from an accredited school of nursing or
HMH PCT Apprenticeship Program
Or equivalent medical background experience, such as EMT, Home Health Aide, CMA, PCT, or Nursing Assistant.
If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!
Job ID 2024-153027
Department S-SHORT STAY
Site Southern Ocean Medical Center
Job Location US-NJ-Manahawkin
Position Type Per Diem
Shift Day
Shift Hours 6:45 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Weekend Work One Weekend a Month
On Call Work No On-Call Required
Holiday Work Two of 6