Patient Care Technician-Riverview-Telemetry-Per Diem-Nights

John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center; New Forest; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Patient Care Technician - Riverview - Telemetry - Per Diem - Nights

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

1. Provide patient care based on physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, and related criteria, appropriate to the age of the patients served.
2. Ensure effective and safe patient outcomes through practice, judgment, and critical actions.
3. Maintain ongoing communication with patients, nursing colleagues, and other healthcare team members regarding patient status and care provided.
4. Participate in Unit/Department Performance Improvement activities.
5. Welcome patients, check for proper identification, and prepare them for assessments, examinations, and procedures.
6. Recognize opportunities to enhance patient satisfaction and respond accordingly.
7. Provide care appropriate to the patient's age, including obtaining clinical data, performing vital signs, and documenting findings.
8. Perform venipuncture and draw blood using proper aseptic techniques, ensuring correct labeling and processing.
9. Perform EKGs and assist with patient transport, hygiene, and comfort care.
10. Assist with patient feeding, dressing, and belongings management.
11. Monitor patient intake/output, weights, and perform glucose finger sticks and other specimen collections.
12. Provide post-mortem care as needed.
13. Adhere to organizational standards and behaviors.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED equivalent.
• Completion of a recognized Patient Care Technician, Nursing Assistant, Medical Assistant, or equivalent program, or relevant medical background (EMT, Home Health Aide, CMA, MA).
• Ability to learn quickly, adapt, and demonstrate accountability and teamwork.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience or certification in phlebotomy, EKG, vital signs, and blood sugar testing.
• At least one year of PCT or CNA experience in a hospital setting or completion of a PCT program including clinical components.

Licenses and Certifications

• AHA Basic Health Care Life Support (BLS) certification within 60 days of employment.