PCT Apprentice: Start Your Nursing Care Journey

Hackensack Meridian Health; Hackensack (NJ); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental & Vision

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Hackensack Meridian Health is offering a PCT Apprenticeship Program in New Jersey designed to train candidates for a future Patient Care Technician role. The program blends classroom training with real-unit preceptorship and aims to promote advancement on completion.

Starting at $21.77 per hour, the program emphasizes teamwork, rapid learning, and patient-centered care, with a commitment to equity and comprehensive benefits as part of the total rewards package.

Qualifications

• Education: High School diploma or GED.
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing patient needs.
• Strong sense of accountability and teamwork.
• AHA BLS HCP Certification within 60 days.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care based on age and criteria.
• Ensure safe patient outcomes through judgment and actions.
• Maintain ongoing communication with patients and nursing staff.
• Show initiative to improve performance and opportunities.
• Participate in interdisciplinary care planning from admission to discharge.
• Support unit PI activities.

Skills

Learn quickly

Teamwork

Adaptability

Patient focus

Education

High School diploma / GED

Job description

Hackensack Meridian Health is offering a PCT Apprenticeship Program in New Jersey designed to train candidates for a future Patient Care Technician role. The program blends classroom training with real-unit preceptorship and aims to promote advancement on completion.

Starting at $21.77 per hour, the program emphasizes teamwork, rapid learning, and patient-centered care, with a commitment to equity and comprehensive benefits as part of the total rewards package.