Patient Care Technician - Maternal Child Services - Per Diem Nights

Hackensack Meridian Health; Neptune City (NJ); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Hackensack Meridian Health is seeking a Patient Care Technician for Maternal Child Services to deliver exceptional patient care and ensure effective communication with the healthcare team. Ideal candidates will possess a strong focus on teamwork and a commitment to continuous learning in a dynamic healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Completion of CNA, Medical Assistant, or Patient Care Technician programs preferred.
• Experience is preferred but HMH PCT apprenticeship program available.

Responsibilities

• Providing patient care based on diverse criteria.
• Communicating ongoing patient status with health care teams.
• Participating in interdisciplinary collaboration for patient care.

Skills

Accountability

Teamwork

Adaptability

Education

High School diploma or GED

Certified Nursing Assistant program

Medical Assistant program

Patient Care Technician program

Tools

Basic Health Care Life Support

Job description

Patient Care Technician - Maternal Child Services - Per Diem Nights

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Description

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.

Responsibilties

A day in the life of aPatient Care Technicianat Hackensack MeridianHealthincludes:

• 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

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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Other

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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