Patient Care Technician-Ocean-Intermediate Care-Full Time-Nights-Benefits
Brick, NJFull-time$20.68/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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Job overview
Hackensack Meridian Health is hiring a Patient Care Technician for its Ocean Intermediate Care team. Candidates need a high school diploma or equivalent and a qualifying healthcare training program or equivalent medical background. The role requires adaptability, accountability, teamwork, ongoing learning, and patient focus. The posting prefers relevant hospital experience and phlebotomy and EKG skills, and requires AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP certification within 60 days of entering the position.
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Full job description
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.
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
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High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
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Completion of one of the following: - Certified Nursing Assistant, Medical Assistant or Patient Care Technician program or - Fundamentals of Nursing program from an accredited school of nursing or - 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.
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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.
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:
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Experienced or certified in phlebotomy and checking EKG, vital signs and blood sugar preferred
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At least one (1) year PCT or CNA experience in a hospital setting strongly preferred or eligible for the HMH PCT apprentice program.
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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.
Licenses and Certifications Required:
- AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification within 60 days of entering position.
If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!
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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:
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Labor Market Data: Compensation is benchmarked against market data to ensure competitiveness.
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Experience: Years of relevant work experience.
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Education and Certifications: Level of education attained, including specialized certifications, credentials, completed apprenticeship programs or advanced training.
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Skills: Demonstrated proficiency in relevant skills and competencies.
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Geographic Location: Cost of living and market rates for the specific location.
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Internal Equity: Compensation is determined in a manner consistent with compensation ranges for similar roles within the organization.
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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.
HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH (HMH) IS AN 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.
How this job compares
Set against the 823 open Patient Care Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$20.68/hr
- New Jersey median$21/hr30 hourly ranges
- US median$18–26/hr330 hourly ranges
This rate, $20.68/hr, is close to the New Jersey median midpoint ($21/hr) — in the middle half of Patient Care Technician hourly ranges in New Jersey.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 31 open Patient Care Technician jobs in New Jersey and 823 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New Jersey
- Hackensack Meridian Health (this employer)24 open
- DaVita4 open
- Virtua Health2 open
- Experience
- Patient Care Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median (172 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 607 of the 823 open Patient Care Technician jobs (74%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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