Job Information
Hackensack Meridian Health Patient Care Technician-Bayshore-ED-Per Diem-Days in Holmdel, 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 patient care, 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, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
Completion of one of the following:
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, MA, PCT, Nursing Assistant.
Note: Candidates that have not completed one of the programs but meets the other requirements will be considered for selection into the HMH PCT Apprentice Program.
If selected, the candidate will be hired into the role of PCT Apprentice. Upon successful completion of the HMH PCT Apprenticeship Program the candidate will be transferred to the Patient Care Technician role.
- AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification (must be obtained by completion of onboarding)
If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!
Job ID 2024-152617
Department B - EMR Dept
Site Bayshore Medical Center
Job Location US-NJ-Holmdel
Position Type Per Diem
Shift Day
Shift Hours 7:00 am - 7:30 pm
Weekend Work Weekends as Needed
On Call Work No On-Call Required
Holiday Work Two of 6