Patient Care Technician - Every Weekend - Saturday and Sunday 7:00am to 1:00PM

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 

• 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!