Medical Assistant

Northside Hospital; Canton, Northern (GA, KY); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Northside Hospital is seeking a dedicated Medical Assistant to join our patient-centered team in Atlanta. This role focuses on providing nursing assistance and patient care to support comfort, safety and personal needs while working within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualified candidates will have at least one year of healthcare experience and hold an American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification; some units may require color vision screening.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year healthcare experience as Medical Assistant.
• Must hold American Heart Association BLS certification.
• Color vision screening may be required for specific units.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing assistance and patient care to support comfort, safety and personal needs.
• Assist physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners in a medical office setting.
• Perform duties within a multidisciplinary patient care team as delegated by physicians after competency is established.

Skills

Healthcare experience

BLS certification

Color vision

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.

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.

REQUIRED

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