Patient Care Technician - Pt Nights

Patient Care Technician – PT Nights with Benefits (11pm-7:30am)

HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MED CNTR, Hackensack, New Jersey

Requisition # | Shift: Night | Status:
Part‑time with Benefits

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…

• Provide patient care based on physical, psychosocial, education, safety, and related criteria appropriate to the age of the guests/patients served in assigned service.
• Ensure patient outcomes through practice, judgment and critical actions; ongoing communication with patients, nursing colleagues and other health‑care team members about patient status and care provided.
• Take self‑directed initiative to exceed expectations, improve performance and create new opportunities.
• Participate in interdisciplinary collaboration of the patient’s plan of care from admission to discharge to ensure safe transition and continuum of care.
• Participate in Unit/Department Performance Improvement activities.

• Welcomes patients and checks for proper identification bracelets.
• Prepares the patient for assessment/admission, physical examination and procedures.
• Recognizes and responds to opportunities to enhance patient satisfaction.
• Obtains clinical data—temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, O₂ saturation—and documents findings; notifies RN immediately of abnormal results.
• Draws blood from patients of all ages using aseptic technique; labels and processes specimens promptly.
• Performs venipuncture, EKGs, glucose finger‑sticks, and specimen transport.
• Assists with hygiene, bathing, toileting, oral care, bed making, and dressing changes.
• Maintains equipment, checks code carts, O₂, and emergency supplies; assures cleanliness.
• Provides post‑mortem care and collaborates with RN for change in patient condition.
• Performs additional duties and projects as assigned, adhering to HMH standards.

• High School diploma, GED or equivalent.
• Completion of one of the following programs:
  Certified Nursing Assistant, Medical Assistant, Patient Care Technician, Fundamentals of Nursing, or HMH PCT Apprenticeship Program.
• Ability to learn quickly, adapt to changing needs, and demonstrate accountability, teamwork, dedication to ongoing education, and a strong patient focus.

• Phlebotomy and EKG certification; experience with vital signs and blood sugar monitoring.
• At least one year PCT or CNA experience in a hospital setting.
• Certification or completion of a PCT program that includes phlebotomy, EKG and nursing assistant courses.

• AHA Basic Health Care Life Support (Basic Life Support) HCP Certification within 60 days of starting.

• Medical Office Assistant Certification.

Minimum hourly rate of $21.40. Pay is determined based on market data, experience, education, certifications, skills, location, internal equity, and budget. Shift differentials and performance incentives may apply.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, military service, or status as a protected veteran.

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