Patient Care Technician- Mental Health PCT- Full Time Days, 8am-4pm, Eating Disorder Program, Overlook Medical Center chez Atlantic Health System
Atlantic Health System · Summit, États-Unis d'Amérique · Onsite
- Junior
- Bureau à Summit
The Patient Care Assistant supports physicians and nursing staff in meeting the basic needs of patients and ensuring their comfort and safety. Responsibilities include assisting with daily living activities, monitoring and recording vital signs, and supporting care coordination.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist patients with activities of daily living feeding, dressing.
- Obtain and record vital signs, weights, and heights.
- Support patient mobility, including ambulation, transfers, discharges, and range-of-motion activities.
- Perform EKGs, phlebotomy, and blood glucose monitoring.
- Observe and promptly report changes in patient condition to the RN.
- Maintain phlebotomy equipment and supplies.
- Assist clinicians with care coordination, including communicating with primary care providers or other healthcare professionals (with patient consent).
- Collect specimens as assigned (e.g., urine, saliva) when applicable.
- For group therapy settings: assist with or conduct psychoeducation and activity groups, ensure a safe environment, support patient management and de-escalation, and maintain cleanliness of care areas.
- Apply infection control and safety standards in all work activities.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
Required:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
Preferred:
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Compassionate and patient-centered approach.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team setting with physicians and nurses.
- Proficiency in computer-based data management and information systems.
Company
At Atlantic Health System, our promise to our communities is; Anyone who enters one of our facilities, will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 20,000 team members. Headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care include:
- Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
- Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
- Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
- Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
- Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
- Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ
- CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ
- Atlantic Home Care and Hospice
- Atlantic Mobile Health
- Atlantic Rehabilitation
We also have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group. Atlantic Accountable Care Organization is one of the largest ACOs in the nation, and we are a member of AllSpire Health Partners.
We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:
- 100 Best Companies to Work For ® and FORTUNE® magazine for 15 years
- Best Places to Work in Healthcare - Modern Healthcare
- 150 Top Places to work in Healthcare - Becker's Healthcare
- 100 Accountable Care Organizations to Know - Becker's Hospital Review
- Best Employers for Workers over 50 - AARP
- Gold-Level "Well Workplace": Wellness Council of America (WELCOA)
- One of the 100 Best Workplaces for “Millennials” Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine
- One of the 20 Best Workplaces in Health Care: Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine
- Official Health Care Partner of the New York Jets
- NJ Sustainable Business
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage (22.5 hours per week or above for full-time and part-time team members)
- Life & AD&D Insurance.
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (with options to supplement)
- 403(b) Retirement Plan: Employer match, additional non-elective contribution
- PTO & Paid Sick Leave
- Tuition Assistance, Advancement & Academic Advising
- Parental, Adoption, Surrogacy Leave
- Backup and On-Site Childcare
- Well-Being Rewards
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Fertility Benefits, Healthy Pregnancy Program
- Flexible Spending & Commuter Accounts
- Pet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft and Legal Insurance
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