Overview

Join our team as an night shift, full-time, Emergency Room (ER) Patient Care Technician (PCT) in Montclair, NJ.

Fulfilling your purpose begins here: 

People First, Always. Here’s how we take care of our people: 

• Medical, vision, dental health insurance, health savings account / flexible spending, competitive pay, paid time off, 401k retirement plan with company match, employee assistance program and more. 

Your team is bigger than your department: 

• Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center is an 820,000-square-foot facility that offers the latest medical programs, cutting-edge technology, and patient-focused care that includes 365 beds, 1,200 employees and a 27-bed Emergency Room/Fast Track Unit.
• We believe healthcare is a team sport and every player has something to contribute. We show compassion, celebrate differences and treat one another with respect. 

Responsibilities

• Assist in the triaging of patients including admission, transfer and discharge
• Report all necessary information and/or unusual occurrences of an urgent nature as they develop
• Take vital signs, height and weight, intake and output, pulse oximetry, and collect specimens
• Respond to emergency situations
• Assist with patient transport and transfer
• Collect, report, and document clinical data
• Adhere to safety and risk management standards
• Assist with clerical and communication tasks to support patient care
• Registers patients for inpatient, outpatient or emergency room services, obtains accurate demographic and insurance information
• Copies insurance cards as required
• Prepares ID bracelets and distributes with admission forms.
• Provides patients with information required by federal mandates, i.e., Patient Rights and Responsibilities, Advance Care Directives
• Obtains appropriate signatures and copies and/or scans all identification and healthcare coverage presented. Documents reasons if this information is not attainable
• Communicates all information and financial responsibility to the patient/guarantor
• Perform any and all other duties assigned

Qualifications

Job Requirements:

• High School diploma or GED
• One (1) year of experience as an Emergency Department Technician
• Maintain Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Preferred Job Requirements:

• Licensure: EMT, EMT-P certification preferred, or equivalent training or hospital experience required
• Certified Nursing Assistant and/or nursing student enrolled in a Nursing program who has successfully completed theoretical and clinical practical in fundamentals of nursing in nursing school