Job Information
Hackensack Meridian Health Patient Care Technician- Emergency Room - Perth Amboy Per -Diem-Day in Perth Amboy, 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
The Patient Care Technician functions as a caregiver for a specific patient population in order to achieve desired outcomes. This position focuses on expanding knowledge and skills, provides effective direct and indirect care as part of the interdisciplinary team to a variety of complex patients. Under the direction and supervision of the registered nurse, promotes patient satisfaction, comfort and safety. Assists with a variety of patient, unit and environment-related tasks. Participates in patient safety initiatives.
A day in the life of a Patient Care Technician at Hackensack Meridian includes:
Provide patient care, based on physical, psychosocial, education, safety, and related criteria, appropriate to the age of the guests/patients served in assigned service
Provide 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
Take 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
Participate in interdisciplinary collaboration of our patients’ plan of care from admission to discharge to ensure safe transitioning and continuum of care
Participate in Unit/Department Performance Improvement [PI] activities
Qualifications
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:
Experienced or certified in phlebotomy and checking EKG, vital signs and blood sugar preferred
At least one (1) year PCT or CNA experience in a hospital setting strongly preferred or eligible for the HMH PCT apprentice program.
Certified Nursing Assistant, Certified Medical Assistant or Patient Care Technician who has successfully completed a PCT program which includes Phlebotomy, EKG and nursing assistant course both in the theoretical and clinical setting.
Licenses and Certifications Required:
- AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification within 60 days of hire
Job ID 2024-146531
Department PA - EMR Dept
Site Raritan Bay Medical Center
Job Location US-NJ-Perth Amboy
Position Type Per Diem
Shift Day
Shift Hours varies
Weekend Work One Weekend a Month
On Call Work No On-Call Required
Holiday Work Two of 6