Clinical Care Associate

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

Job summary

Northside Hospital is seeking a Clinical Care Associate to provide nursing assistance and patient care for comfort, safety and personal needs. Works within a unit-based, multidisciplinary team and handles charting, physician orders, and entry into the patient care system.

Responsibilities include assisting patients with activities of daily living, following clinical protocols, and ensuring accurate documentation.

Qualifications

• CNA certification on the Georgia Registry is required.
• CMA (AAMA) certification is acceptable.
• RMA (AMT) certification is acceptable.
• CCMA (NHA) certification is acceptable.
• BLS from American Heart Association is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with activities of daily living.
• Prepare and maintain patient charts and transcribe physician orders.
• Enter information into the computerized patient care system.

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Medical terminology

Education

CNA certification (Georgia Registry)

CMA (AAMA)

RMA (AMT)

CCMA (NHA)

Job description

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.

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 unitbased, selfdirected, multidisciplinary patient care team while sharing various tasks with other licensed and nonlicensed 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.

REQUIRED

1. 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)

1. Must hold American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)
2. One (1) year of patient care experience, as a CNA, PCT, Military Medic, ED Tech or other relevant acute, direct patient care experience.
3. Visual color acuity depending on the role in specific units.