Paid PCT Apprentice: Start Your Nursing Career

Hackensack Meridian Health; Edison (NJ); On-site; USD 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Hackensack Meridian Health Ambition Academy is offering a Patient Care Technician Apprentice program for high school seniors who graduate in June 2026. The apprenticeship combines classroom learning and on-unit preceptorship to prepare you for a career in nursing within our statewide network.

Successful graduates transition to a Patient Care Technician role at Hackensack Meridian Health. The program emphasizes teamwork, patient focus, and ongoing education, with competitive benefits and

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Must be a current high school senior graduating in June 2026.
• Ability to learn quickly and work in a fast-paced healthcare environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care based on age-appropriate criteria and safety guidelines.
• Ongoing communication with patients, nursing staff and health-care team.
• Participate in interdisciplinary collaboration to ensure safe transitions and care plans.
• Engage in quality improvement activities on the unit and adhere to standards.

Skills

Patient care

Teamwork

Communication

Initiative

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Hackensack Meridian Health Ambition Academy is offering a Patient Care Technician Apprentice program for high school seniors who graduate in June 2026. The apprenticeship combines classroom learning and on-unit preceptorship to prepare you for a career in nursing within our statewide network.

Successful graduates transition to a Patient Care Technician role at Hackensack Meridian Health. The program emphasizes teamwork, patient focus, and ongoing education, with competitive benefits and