Patient Care Technician - ETD - F/T Days (7am-3:30pm)

Hackensack Meridian Health; Hackensack (NJ); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Hackensack Meridian Health seeks a Patient Care Technician to provide essential care for patients, focusing on their physical and emotional needs. This role involves direct patient interaction, assisting with vital signs, and ensuring a safe environment. Ideal candidates will have a strong commitment to patient care and teamwork, with opportunities for growth through the HMH PCT Apprenticeship Program.

Qualifications

• Completion of a Certified Nursing Assistant, Medical Assistant, or Patient Care Technician program.
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing patient needs.
• Strong sense of accountability for improving patient lives.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care based on physical and psychosocial criteria.
• Ongoing communication with patients and healthcare team.
• Participate in interdisciplinary collaboration for patient care.

Skills

Patient Care

Teamwork

Communication

Education

High School diploma or GED

Certified Nursing Assistant or equivalent

Tools

Phlebotomy

EKG

Job description

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 tosucceed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees areteam members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about howwe support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keepgetting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader ofpositive change.

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.

Responsibilities

A day in the life of a Patient Care Technician at Hackensack MeridianHealthincludes:

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 patient's plan of care from admission to discharge to ensure safe transitioning and continuum of care

Participate in Unit/Department Performance Improvement [PI] activities Specific Job Functions may include but not limited to:

Welcomes patients and checks for proper identification bracelets.

Prepares the patient for assessment/admission, physical examination and procedures.

Recognizes and responds to opportunities to enhance patient satisfaction.

Demonstrates the knowledge and skill necessary to provide care appropriate to age of patients on the unit.

Obtains clinical data, temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, O2 saturation and documents findings in patient record and notifies RN immediately of abnormal results.

Draws intravenous or capillary blood from newborn through geriatric aged patients using proper aseptic collection techniques, assure appropriate labeling and processing of specimens to expedite throughput of patients.

Performs venipuncture for laboratory tests

Demonstrates a reliable and dependable ability to follow through with designated responsibilities in the collecting, labeling, and transporting of specimens to the proper area at the appropriate time: always correctly labels type of specimen collected, including patients name and room number.

Performs EKG for patients as directed.

Assures the presence, functionality and cleanliness of all necessary equipment. Checks and maintains code cart, O2, and other emergency medical equipment as directed.

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• 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 meet 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.
• The ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing patient needs, a strong sense of accountability for improving the lives of our patients and their caregivers, an exceptional focus on teamwork, dedication to ongoing education and the ability and passion to deliver the highest quality of care and service based on a strong sense of patient focus are all required.

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 entering position.

Licenses and Certifications Preferred:

• Medical Office Assistant Certification.