Per Diem Patient Care Associate - Cardiac Stepdown Department

St. Joseph's Health; Paterson (NJ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision plan

Rx coverage

403b retirement with company match

PTO and paid holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Long-term disability

Life Insurance

Job summary

St. Joseph’s Health in Paterson, NJ is seeking a Per Diem Patient Care Associate for the Cardiac Stepdown Department.

The role supports the clinical team on a per diem basis in a busy cardiac stepdown unit, providing compassionate patient care and assisting nurses with routine tasks. The position emphasizes on-site patient support, adherence to hospital policies, and collaboration with the Unit’s staff to ensure safe, effective patient care.

Job description

Per Diem Patient Care Associate - Cardiac Stepdown Department

Paterson, NJ, United States (On-site)

About Us

St. Joseph’s Health is recognized for the expertise and compassion of its highly skilled and responsive staff. The combined efforts of the organization’s outstanding physicians, superb nurses, and dedicated clinical and professional staff have made us one of the most highly respected healthcare organizations in the state, the largest employer in Passaic County, and one of the nation’s “100 Best Places to Work in Health Care”.

Benefits Eligibility: (Full-time and Part-time Employees-over 20 hours a week)

• Robust benefits with health, dental, Rx and vision plans
• 403b retirement plan options with company match**
• Non-Profit Health System - eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
• PTO, and paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• LTD : Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance Options

*Available for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.

**403b Company Match not applicable for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.

Pay transparency: St. Joseph’s Health provides a salary range to comply with New Jersey Law. The rate of pay for each position will be determined based on a variety of factors including the candidate's relevant experience, qualifications, skills, etc.” The salary range does not include incentives, differential pay or other forms of compensation.

About the Team

St. Joseph’s University Medical Center is an academic tertiary care medical center and state designated trauma center, located on the Paterson campus, regularly accepts referrals of difficult or unusual cases from other hospitals and physicians and performs both complex and routine procedures.

The Medical Center offers a full complement of specialty and subspecialty services including ambulatory, behavioral health, cardiovascular, emergency/trauma, internal medicine, neuroscience, oncology, orthopedic/spine, rehabilitation, surgical specialty, women’s health, imaging and pediatrics.

The nursing team at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, which includes St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, has held the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, the profession’s highest honor, since 1999. They are also recipients of the prestigious 2010 Magnet Prize - one of only 8 Magnet-designated hospitals to ever receive The Magnet Prize, and the only one worldwide to receive the 2010 award.