CNA and patient care technician jobs in Jersey City, NJ

Across 4 open CNA and patient care technician jobs here that post an hourly rate, from 3 employers, the middle half pays $18.71–$21.94 an hour, median $20.28.

By open jobs on this board: Alaris Health (3), Alaris Health at Hamilton Park (2) and RWJBarnabas Health (2).

Ranked by the hourly rates each one posts for the CNA and patient care technician jobs open here, an employer with few rates weighed toward the others' so one high posting never outranks many: Acclaim Rehabilitation & Nursing Center (most often $21–$24 an hour, a median of $22.50 across 1 posted rate), Optima Care Harborview (most often $20–$23.50 an hour, a median of $21.75 across 1 posted rate) and RWJBarnabas Health (most often $17.54–$19.67 an hour, a median of $18.60 across 2 posted rates). Posted pay is the base range, before shift differentials and bonuses.

Of the one nursing home in Jersey City hiring on this site, by what each reports to Medicare (Oct 2026): Alaris Health at Hamilton Park (one aide for every 9.4 residents). The middle nursing home in New Jersey has one aide on duty for every 10.9 residents. Every one is listed with its turnover and ratings.

Jersey City Medical Center: 3 of 5 stars, 78% of patients said nurses always communicated well (Medicare, Jul 2026). Each one opens its employer's other hospitals and jobs. Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the jobs.

Fmc Jersey City: 3 of 5 stars, 61% of patients rated the staff 9 or 10 (Medicare, Oct 2026). Each one opens its employer's other centers and jobs. Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the jobs.

By each hospital's own report to Medicare (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits), nursing aide hours averaged $21.99 at Jersey City Medical Center, $20.66 at Heights University Hospital, against $24.44 an hour across New Jersey's hospitals. An average over every hour, not one job's pay. Every New Jersey hospital.

By what they reported to OSHA for 2025, in work injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers: Alaris Health At Hamilton Park (Alaris Health at Hamilton Park) 1.8, best estimate 2.2, against 5.2 at nursing homes nationwide. These are the employers' own reports. Workplace injuries in New Jersey.

State CNA certification for most roles; some hospitals train you or hire nursing students as techs. Each posting lists its own requirements.