Patient Care Technician- Float Pool- Old Bridge- FT-Night

Hackensack Meridian Health•Old Bridge Township, NJ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Hackensack Meridian Health is seeking a Patient Care Technician to join their team. Team members are integral to providing better, healthier lives for patients and fostering a collaborative work environment. The Patient Care Technician acts as a caregiver for a specific patient population, focusing on expanding knowledge and skills to deliver effective direct and indirect care as part of an interdisciplinary team. Under the supervision of a registered nurse, this role promotes patient satisfaction, comfort, and safety, assists with various patient, unit, and environment-related tasks, and participates in patient safety initiatives.

Requirements

High School Diploma or Equivalent
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.
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.

Nice To Haves

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.

Responsibilities

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 patients’ plan of care from admission to discharge to ensure safe transitioning and continuum of care
Participate in Unit/Department Performance Improvement [PI] activities