Health Information Technician

NYU Langone; Edison (NJ); On-site; USD 112,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Commuter benefits

Mentor matched to your healthcare aims

Job summary

NYU Langone Health in Edison, NJ seeks a Health Information Technician to support clinical teams and patients. The role emphasizes patient care, accuracy in documentation, and effective handoffs within the hospital setting.

Responsibilities include bedside care, coordinating procedures, teaching nasogastric insertion guidelines, and ensuring quality-control across equipment. Edison location offers commuter benefits and mentoring aligned to healthcare goals.

Qualifications

• Experience in Decision Making and transferable Pediatric Care.
• Ability to mentor or support senior teammates.
• Knowledge of Patient Education and Phlebotomy.
• Adaptability and resilience to shifting requirements.
• Proficient in Vital Signs Monitoring and teamwork.
• Self-awareness to know which problems are yours to solve.

Responsibilities

• Bathe, reposition, and mobilize patients with dignity.
• Escort fragile patients to procedures, monitoring telemetry during transport.
• Lead Nasogastric Tube Insertion education days and translate clinical guidance for patients.
• Calibrate equipment and log quality-control checks each shift.
• Guide new Health Information Technician hires through the Decision Making workflow in first 7 weeks.
• Triage incoming patients and prioritize cases by acuity.
• Coordinate discharge planning with case management, social work, and family in Edison.

Skills

Decision Making

Mentoring

Patient Education

Phlebotomy

Adaptability

Resilience

Vital Signs Monitoring

Teamwork

Problem-Solving

Job description

At NYU Langone, a Health Information Technician earns $112,000 - $155,000 and something rarer: an unit that treats clinicians like the lifeline they are. Everything here scales with you — $112,000 - $155,000 at 6 years, healthcare ownership soon after, and a NYU Langone ladder above.

Key Responsibilities

• Bathe, reposition, and mobilize patients with the dignity NYU Langone promises every admission
• Escort fragile patients to procedures, monitoring telemetry the entire transport
• Run point on Nasogastric Tube Insertion education days, translating clinical guidance into language patients keep
• Calibrate equipment and log quality-control checks every shift, no exceptions
• Walk new Health Information Technician hires through NYU Langone's Decision Making workflow during their first 7 weeks
• Triage incoming patients and prioritize cases by acuity
• Coordinate discharge planning alongside case management, social work, and the patient's family in Edison

What You'll Bring

• Working knowledge of Decision Making alongside transferable Pediatric Care chops
• Demonstrated capacity to mentor or support senior teammates
• Enough Patient Education to be dangerous, enough Phlebotomy to be trusted
• 5 years that taught you which corners can be cut
• The self-awareness to know which problems are yours to solve
• Adaptability and resilience when facing shifting requirements
• Practical command of Vital Signs Monitoring, with bonus points for Teamwork

NYU Langone grew out of an Edison, NJ research lab and never lost its no-ego, question-everything approach to Decision Making. Autonomy here comes with a partner: ask for help the moment you're stuck on Nasogastric Tube Insertion.

Here in Edison, you'll enjoy $112,000 - $155,000, commuter benefits, and a mentor matched to your healthcare ambitions.