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for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We need to include sections only when posting has real, specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate.
We need to extract substantive content:
- Intro paragraph about team, mission: could be "About the role" or maybe "About the organization". Since they ask for sections like About the role, we can put that.
- Responsibilities: list of duties: Providing patient care..., Providing for effective..., Ongoing communication..., Taking self-directed..., Participating in interdisciplinary..., Participating in Unit/Department PI activities.
- Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required: list: High School diploma, GED, etc. Completion of one of the following: Certified Nursing Assistant, Medical Assistant or Patient Care Technician program; Fundamentals of Nursing program; HMH PCT Apprenticeship Program; Or equivalent medical background experience such as EMT, Home Health Aide, CMA, MA, PCT, Nursing Assistant. Note about candidates not completed program but meet other requirements considered for apprentice program. Also ability to learn quickly, strong sense of accountability, exceptional focus on teamwork, dedication to ongoing education, ability and passion to deliver highest quality care based on patient focus.
- Preferred: Experienced or certified in phlebotomy and checking EKG, vital signs and blood sugar preferred; At least one (1) year PCT or CNA experience in a hospital setting strongly preferred or eligible for HMH PCT apprentice program; Certified Nursing Assistant, Certified Medical Assistant or Patient Care Technician who has successfully completed a PCT program which includes Phlebotomy, EKG and nursing assistant course both theoretical and clinical.
- Licenses and Certifications Required: AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification within 60 days of entering position.
- Pay: Minimum rate of $20.68 Hourly. Also mention pay transparency etc. We need to include Pay section only if posting actually states them. It does state minimum rate. So include Pay section with that info. Also mention that posted rate is minimum base pay etc. We can include that as prose.
- Benefits: mention comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, retirement benefits. Also mention compensation for full-time and part-time (20+ hours/week) job positions. So Benefits section.
- Schedule: Not explicitly stated. No schedule info. So we should not create Schedule section.
- Qualifications: Could be combined with Requirements? The instructions list possible headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide which sections to use. We have Responsibilities, Requirements (education etc), Skills (maybe preferred skills), Benefits, Pay. Could also have Qualifications (maybe same as Requirements). But we should not create thin sections. We'll include: About the role (intro), Responsibilities, Requirements (education, knowledge, skills, abilities required), Preferred Qualifications (maybe as Skills?), Benefits, Pay.
But we need to follow instruction: Use headings exactly as given examples? It says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't say we must use only those, but we should use those headings when appropriate. We can use "About the role", "Responsibilities", "Requirements", "Skills", "Benefits", "Pay". Avoid "Qualifications" if we combine with Requirements. Could also use "Qualifications" for preferred. But we need to avoid filler.
Let's structure:
About the role
About the role
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
- 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
Requirements
- 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
- Or equivalent medical background experience, such as EMT, Home Health Aide, CMA, MA, PCT, Nursing Assistant
- Note: Candidates that have not completed one of the programs but meet the other requirements will be considered for selection into the HMH PCT Apprentice Program. If selected, the candidate will be hired into the role of PCT Apprentice. Upon successful completion of the HMH PCT Apprenticeship Program, the candidate will be transferred to the Patient Care Technician role.
- 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.
Skills
- Experienced or certified in phlebotomy and checking EKG, vital signs and blood sugar (preferred)
- At least one (1) year PCT or CNA experience in a hospital setting (strongly preferred) or eligible for the HMH PCT apprentice program
- Certified Nursing Assistant, Certified Medical Assistant or Patient Care Technician who has successfully completed a PCT program which includes Phlebotomy, EKG and nursing assistant course both in the theoretical and clinical setting (preferred)
Licenses and Certifications
AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification required within 60 days of entering position.
Benefits
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.
Pay
Minimum rate of $20.68 Hourly. HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay in this job posting 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. 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, Skills, Geographic Location, Internal Equity, Budget and Grant Funding may impact pay. 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.
We need to ensure we didn't include boilerplate like EEO etc. We removed that. Also removed application instructions like "If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!" That's application instruction, should be removed. Also removed "Minimum rate of $20.68 Hourly" we kept in Pay section. Good. Check for any duplicated lines: we have not repeated. Check for any placeholder like "commensurate with experience" - none. Check for any missing info: we included all substantive content. We used headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Skills, Licenses and Certifications, Benefits, Pay. The instructions list allowed headings; Licenses and Certifications is not in the list but could be considered part of Requirements or Skills. However they said use headings e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. They didn't forbid other headings but said use those for section headings (e.g. ...). It might be safer to map Licenses and Certifications under Requirements or Skills. Could add a sub-list under Requirements. But we already have a separate section; maybe better to incorporate into Requirements as a bullet. Let's adjust: move license certification into Requirements as a bullet. Thus we will remove the Licenses and Certifications heading and add bullet under Requirements. Also we might combine Skills and Preferred into Requirements? But we already have Skills section for preferred skills; that's okay as Skills heading is allowed. Thus final HTML:About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ...
Requirements
- High School 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
- Or equivalent medical background experience, such as EMT, Home Health Aide, CMA, MA, PCT, Nursing Assistant
- Note: Candidates that have not completed one of the programs but meet the other requirements will be considered for selection into the HMH PCT Apprentice Program. If selected, the candidate will be hired into the role of PCT Apprentice. Upon successful completion of the HMH PCT Apprenticeship Program, the candidate will be transferred to the Patient Care Technician role.
- 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.
- AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification required within 60 days of entering position.
Skills
- Experienced or certified in phlebotomy and checking