Medical Assistant

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

Job summary

Northside Hospital in the Atlanta area seeks a qualified Medical Assistant to provide nursing assistance and direct patient care in a busy outpatient setting.

Join a multidisciplinary team; you will support physicians and other clinicians while ensuring patient comfort and safety. Requirements include one year of healthcare experience and BLS certification.

Qualifications

• One year of healthcare experience as a Medical Assistant.
• Must hold American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification.
• Color vision screening may be required in specific units.

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing assistance and patient care to support comfort, safety and personal needs of patients.
• Assists physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners in a medical office setting.
• Performs a variety of patient care duties within a multidisciplinary team as delegated by physicians and staff.

Skills

Medical Assistant experience

BLS certification

Color vision

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

Provides nursing assistance and patient care to provide for the comfort, safety and personal needs of patients. Assists physicians/physician assistants/nurse practitioners in medical office setting. Performs a variety of patient care duties within the construct of a multidisciplinary patient care team as delegated by physician. Specific duties and responsibilities assigned to the individual will be determined by the supervising physician(s), clinical staff and Practice Coordinator after competency is established.

Qualifications

REQUIRED

• One (1) year of healthcare experience as a Medical Assistant.
• Must hold American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification.
• Visual color acuity screening depending on the role in specific units.

PREFERRED

Work Hours:

7:30-4:00