Job Description
Job Description
Position Summary
The Patient Care Technician is responsible for supporting physicians and nursing staff by assisting with direct patient care, maintaining a safe and welcoming clinical environment, and ensuring patients receive exceptional service throughout their visit. This role combines hands-on patient care with clinical and unit support responsibilities in a busy outpatient oncology practice.
Principal Accountabilities
- Assist patients with activities of daily living as needed.
- Obtain and accurately document vital signs, including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, respirations, height, and weight.
- Prepare patients for examinations, treatments, and infusion appointments.
- Assist with patient mobility and safely transport patients as needed.
- Perform blood glucose monitoring, EKGs, and phlebotomy within scope of practice.
- Retrieve blood products from the Blood Bank in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Observe patients and promptly report changes in condition to the Registered Nurse.
- Clean, disinfect, and prepare infusion chairs, equipment, and treatment areas between patient visits.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe patient care environment.
- Stock clinical supplies and assist with inventory management.
- Utilize the electronic medical record and other clinical information systems accurately.
- Collaborate effectively with nurses, physicians, and the multidisciplinary oncology team to provide outstanding patient care.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Why Join Atlantic Health?
At Atlantic Health, you'll become part of a nationally recognized healthcare organization committed to delivering extraordinary care while investing in the growth and success of our team members. We offer opportunities for professional development, collaboration with exceptional clinicians, and the chance to make a meaningful difference in the lives of oncology patients and their families every day.
Qualifications
Education
- High School Diploma or GED required.
Experience
- Previous experience providing direct patient care in an acute care, outpatient, oncology, infusion, medical office, or hospital setting preferred.
Preferred Experience
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Patient Care Technician (PCT), Medical Assistant, EMT, or equivalent clinical experience preferred.
- Current BLS Certification required or obtained within the required timeframe.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills with a compassionate, patient-focused approach.
- Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced, team-oriented clinical environment.
- Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
- Proficiency using electronic medical records and computer-based clinical systems.
About Us
At Atlantic Health, 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 22,000 team members. Headquarters 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:
- Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
- Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
- Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
- Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
- Atlantic Health Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
- Atlantic Health Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ
- Atlantic Health CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ
- Atlantic Medical Group
- Atlantic Visiting Nurse
- Atlantic Mobile Health
- Atlantic Rehabilitation
We have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group.
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:
- Chosen for 17 years by Fortune as one of the magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For."
- Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook Named by Newsweek as two of the "World's Best Hospitals" in 2026.
- Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook ranked within the top three hospitals in New Jersey by U.S. News & World Report's 2025-2026 Best Hospital rankings.
- Atlantic Health scored four "A" grades by The Leapfrog Group in its Fall 2025 Hospital Safety Grades, performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries and injections, as well as systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm.
- Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook are New Jersey's only hospitals to be named among America's 50 Best hospitals by Healthgrades in 2026.
- Named by Becker's Healthcare as one of the "165 Top Places to Work in Healthcare - 2026.
- Atlantic Health Morristown, Atlantic Health Overlook, Atlantic Health Chilton and Atlantic Health Newton all Forbes Top Hospitals for 2026.
- Named by Newsweek as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Inclusion & Diversity 2025.
- Atlantic Health rated LEVEL 9 - 2025 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired.
Named one of America's 50 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades, a World's Best Hospital by Newsweek and recognized as a Best Regional Hospital in the NY Metro area by U.S. News & World Report.
Our Atlantic Neuroscience Institute is the region's leader in neuroscience care. A hub for the New Jersey Stroke Network, we offer a broad range of advanced neurological, neurosurgical and neurodiagnostic services. We are also certified as a Level IV Epilepsy Center and home to the Gerald J. Glasser Brain Tumor Center, where more brain tumor surgeries are performed than anywhere else in New Jersey. Our CyberKnife(r) program is the largest and most experienced in the state. We also have a satellite emergency department in Union, NJ, which treats about 40,000 emergency cases each year.
Committed to providing exceptional care, Overlook Medical Center has achieved the prestigious Magnet(r) recognition. This designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center is the highest national honor for nursing excellence. What's more, Overlook Medical Center has advanced certification from The Joint Commission for perinatal care and is designated an Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center. Additional Joint Commission-certified services include behavioral health care, spine surgery, wound care, and primary care medical home (PCMH).
Atlantic Health offers a competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards package that supports the health, financial security, and well-being of all team members. Offerings vary based on role level (Team Member, Director, Executive). Below is a general summary, with role-specific enhancements highlighted:
Team Member Benefits
- 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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Note: In Compliance with the NJ Pay Transparency Act (effective Sunday, June 1, 2025), all job postings will include the hourly wage or salary (or a range), as well as this summary of benefits. Final compensation and benefit eligibility may vary by role and employment status and will be confirmed at the time of offer.
EEO STATEMENT
Atlantic Health, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status.
Job Info
- Minimum Salary (Hourly Rate): 22.070000
- Maximum Salary (Hourly Rate): 22.070000
- Assignment Category: Per Diem
- Hours per Week: 0.01
- Primary Shift: Day
- Salary Admin Plan: SER
Job Tags
Hourly pay, Daily paid, Full time, Temporary work, Part time, For contractors, For subcontractor, Work at office, Flexible hours, Shift work