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 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.
Responsibilities
A day in the life of a Patient Care Technician at Hackensack Meridian Health includes :
- Providing direct and indirect patient care under the direction of a Registerd Nurse, 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
- High School Diploma or Equivalent is required
- BLS / CPR certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) is required within 60 days of hire
- Completion of one of the following required :
1. Certified Nursing Assistant, Medical Assistant or Patient Care Technician program or
2. Fundamentals of Nursing program from an accredited school of nursing or
3. HMH PCT Apprenticeship Program
4. Or equivalent medical background experience, such as EMT, Home Health Aide, CMA, PCT, or Nursing Assistant.
If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!
Our Network
Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) is a Mandatory Influenza Vaccination Facility
As a courtesy to assist you in your job search, we would like to send your resume to other areas of our Hackensack Meridian Health network who may have current openings that fit your skills and experience.
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