PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN-RIVERVIEW-TELEMETRY-FULL TIME-NIGHTS

PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN – RIVERVIEW – TELEMETRY – FULL TIME – NIGHTS

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Patient Care Technician – Riverview – Telemetry – Full Time – Nights
RIVERVIEW MEDICAL CENTER, Borough of Red Bank, New Jersey

• Requisition # 2025-168167
• Shift: Night
• Status: Full Time with Benefits

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

• 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
• Participate in Unit/Department Performance Improvement activities. Specific Job Functions may include but are not limited to:
• Welcome patients and check for proper identification bracelets
• Prepare the patient for assessment/admission, physical examination and procedures
• Recognize and respond to opportunities to enhance patient satisfaction
• Demonstrate the knowledge and skill necessary to provide care appropriate to age of patients on the unit
• Obtain clinical data, temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, O₂ saturation and document findings in patient record and notify RN immediately of abnormal results
• Draw intravenous or capillary blood from newborn through geriatric aged patients using proper aseptic collection techniques, and assure appropriate labeling and processing of specimens to expedite throughput
• Perform venipuncture for laboratory tests
• Follow through with designated responsibilities in collecting, labeling, and transporting of specimens
• Perform EKG for patients as directed
• Apply bandages, slings, compression boots and hypothermia blankets according to standard as directed by RN
• Assist in transportation of patient to departments or units upon request
• Assist with preparation as necessary, ensuring the patient is assisted with meals/ or fed as needed
• Check inventory of assigned area and restock as directed
• Provide direct hygiene and comfort care including bathing, toileting, oral hygiene, incontinent care, and bed making
• Assist patients with dressing/undressing and placing patient belongings in the appropriate bag labeled with completed property checklist
• Perform and document glucose finger sticks and collect other specimens as directed
• Provide post mortem care
• Obtain and document patient weights and observe and document patient\’s intake and output
• Adhere to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior

Qualifications

• High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs
• 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
• HMH PCT Apprenticeship Program
• Equivalent medical background experience such as EMT, Home Health Aide, CMA, MA, PCT, Nursing Assistant

Compensation

Minimum rate of $20.32 Hourly

Job Duties

The 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 nature of the job duties and credentials of the candidate. The base compensation determined at the time of the offer may be different than the posted rate of pay based on a number of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to:

• Labor Market Data: Compensation is benchmarked against market data to ensure competitiveness.
• Experience: Years of relevant work experience.
• Education and Certifications: Level of education attained, including specialized certifications, credentials, completed apprenticeship programs or advanced training.
• Skills: Demonstrated proficiency in relevant skills and competencies.
• Geographic Location: Cost of living and market rates for the specific location.
• Internal Equity: Compensation is determined in a manner consistent with compensation ranges for similar roles within the organization.
• Budget and Grant Funding: Departmental budgets and any grant funding associated with the job position may impact the pay that can be offered.

Some jobs may also be eligible for performance-based incentives, bonuses, or commissions not reflected in the starting rate. Certain positions may also be eligible for shift differentials for work performed on evening, night, or weekend shifts.

In addition to our compensation for full‑time and part‑time (20+ hours/week) job positions, HMH offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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 or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran.