Clinical Care Associate

Northside-Hospital-Inc.; Canton (GA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Northside Hospital in Atlanta, GA seeks a Clinical Care Associate to provide nursing assistance and direct patient care, ensuring comfort and safety. You will help with activities of daily living, maintain patient charts, transcribe orders, and support a multidisciplinary care team in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Eligible candidates hold a Georgia Registry CNA, or AAMA/CMA/AMT/NHA certification, BLS, and at least one year of direct patient care experience; color vision is required for

Qualifications

• Georgia Registry CNA certification or equivalent required.
• AAMA CMA certification accepted.
• AMT Registered Medical Assistant accepted.
• NHA Certified Clinical Medical Assistant accepted.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
• Minimum 1 year of direct patient care experience (CNA, PCT, ED Tech, etc.).
• Color vision may be required depending on unit.

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing assistance and patient care for patients' comfort, safety and needs.
• Assists patients with activities of daily living.
• Works within a unit-based, self-directed, multidisciplinary care team.
• Performs general clerical and reception duties as needed for the unit.
• Prepares and maintains patient charts, transcribes physician orders, and enters information into the patient care system.

Skills

Patient care

ADL assistance

Nursing support

Education

Certified Nursing Assistant registered in Georgia

Certified Medical Assistant (AAMA)

Registered Medical Assistant (AMT)

Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (NHA)

American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)

Job description

Overview

Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today.

Responsibilities

The Clinical Care Associate provides nursing assistance and patient care for the comfort, safety and personal needs of patients. Assists patients with activities of daily living and performs procedures for physical hygiene and comfort of patients. Performs duties within the construct of a unit-based, self-directed, multidisciplinary patient care team while sharing various tasks with other licensed and non-licensed members. Performs general clerical and reception duties according to needs of patient unit or department. Position is characterized by preparing and maintaining patient charts, transcribing physician orders, and entering information into computerized patient care system.

Qualifications

REQUIRED

• Certified Nursing Assistant on the Georgia Registry
• OR
• Certified Medical Assistant awarded by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)
• OR
• Registered Medical Assistant awarded by the American Medical Technologists (AMT)
• OR
• Certified Clinical Medical Assistant awarded by the National Healthcareer Association (NHA)
• Must hold American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)
• One (1) year of patient care experience, as a CNA, PCT, Military Medic, ED Tech or other relevant acute, direct patient care experience.
• Visual color acuity depending on the role in specific units.

PREFERRED

Work Hours:

0830a-9p