Overview

How have you impacted someone's life today? At Hackensack Meridian Health our teams are focused on changing the lives of our patients by providing the highest level of care each and every day. From our hospitals, rehab centers and occupational health teams to our long-term care centers and at-home care capabilities, our complete spectrum of services will allow you to apply your skills in multiple settings while building your career, all within New Jersey's premier healthcare system.

Responsibilities

A day in the life of a Patient Care Technician at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:

Providing patient care, 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

Completion of Meridian Nursing Assistant Program or

Current Certified Nursing Assistant certification or

Current Nursing Student, having completed fundamentals in nursing clinical rotation or

Equivalent bedside nursing experience, such as home health aides, military hospital corpsman or medic or Emergency Medical Technician

Experienced or certified in phlebotomy and checking EKG, vital signs and blood sugar preferred

BLS/CPR certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) is required

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.

At least one (1) year PCT or CNA experience in a hospital setting strongly preferred

If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!

Job ID 2023-131802

Department O-LIFE PULM RHB

Site Ocean University Medical Cntr

Job Location US-NJ-Brick

Position Type Per Diem

Standard Hours Per Week 4

Shift Day

Shift Hours 7:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Weekend Work No Weekends Required

On Call Work No On-Call Required

Holiday Work No Holidays Required