Patient Care Technician - 7 Harmony - Full Time Nights
AtlantiCare · Atlantic City, NJ · 1 wk ago
On-siteHealthcareFull-time
About the role
As an integral part of the patient care team, the Patient Care Technician performs direct and indirect patient care functions under the supervision of appropriately licensed personnel.
Responsibilities
- Assist patients with personal care needs and participate in the plan of care.
- Regularly communicate observations and data collection to the Clinical Associate.
- Collect test specimens as directed according to established procedures and document patient care activities consistent with data collection and the test performed.
- Perform Limited Laboratory Services: patient identification and preparation for specimen collection, processing samples for testing, performing required quality control testing and instrument maintenance and function checks, monitoring, recording and reporting test results to clinicians (including critical values), and maintaining competency/certification of these tasks.
- Assist customers in a friendly, prompt, caring manner while maintaining the highest level of confidentiality and respect.
- Work as part of the care team to meet customer needs and support team objectives, assisting other team members when necessary.
Qualifications
- Education: High School degree or equivalent required.
- Certification: American Heart Association BLS required within 30 days of hire or transfer. CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) training required within 1 year of hire or transfer into the role, or until 10/31/25 for existing employees in the role.
- Experience: Ability to speak and write English Language required. Bilingual preferred. At least 8 weeks of Patient Care education or direct patient care experience required; or enrolled in a nursing school or physician assistant program. Knowledge of medical terminology preferred. Interpersonal skills required to effectively communicate with other team members. Candidates must demonstrate the ability to be flexible, set priorities, solve problems and use good judgment in difficult situations. Proficiency in Clinical Applications preferred at time of hire; incumbents will be trained appropriately and then skill will be required within