Patient Care Technician- Telemetry-Perth Amboy

Patient Care Technician – Telemetry – Perth Amboy – P/T Day

RARITAN BAY MEDICAL CENTER – PERTH AMBOY, New Jersey

Requisition # | Shift: Day | 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. 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.

The Patient Care Technician functions as a caregiver for a specific patient population in order to achieve desired outcomes. This position focuses on expanding knowledge and skills, provides effective direct and indirect care as part of the interdisciplinary team to a variety of complex patients. Under the direction and supervision of the registered nurse, the technician promotes patient satisfaction, comfort and safety, assists with a variety of patient, unit and environment‑related tasks, and participates in patient safety initiatives.

• Provide patient care based on physical, psychosocial, educational, safety and related criteria, appropriate to the age of the guests/patients.
• Deliver effective and safe guest/patient outcomes through practice, judgment and critical actions.
• Maintain ongoing communication with patients, nursing colleagues and other members of the health‑care team regarding patient 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 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.

Education,

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent.
• Completion of one of the following:
  Certified Nursing Assistant, Medical Assistant or Patient Care Technician program, 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, or 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.

Education,

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

• Experience or certification in phlebotomy and checking EKG, vital signs and blood sugar.
• At least one (1) year PCT or CNA experience in a hospital setting strongly preferred or eligibility for the HMH PCT apprenticeship program.
• Certified Nursing Assistant, Certified Medical Assistant or Patient Care Technician who has successfully completed a PCT program including Phlebotomy, EKG and nursing assistant coursework both theoretical and clinical.

AHA Basic Health Care Life Support (BLS) HCP Certification must be obtained within 60 days of hire.

Minimum rate of $20.32 hourly. HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay is a reasonable good‑faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market‑competitive total rewards package.

Starting rate of pay is provided for informational purposes only and is not a guarantee of a specific offer. Posted hourly rates may be stated as an annual salary in the offer and posted annual salaries may be stated as an hourly rate in the offer, depending on the level and…