Patient Care Tech

Northside Hospital Inc.; Duluth (GA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Northside Hospital is seeking a Patient Care Technician to provide nursing assistance and patient care, ensuring comfort, safety and personal needs are met. The role supports ADLs and basic hygiene within a unit-based care team.

Requirements include BLS and certification as CNA (GA Registry) or CMA/RMA/CCMA, plus at least one year of direct patient care experience in acute settings. Visual color acuity is preferred for certain units.

Qualifications

• BLS certification is required.
• CNA (Georgia Registry) or CMA (AAMA) or RMA (AMT) or CCMA (NHA) certification accepted.
• Minimum one year of patient care experience (CNA, PCT, ED tech, or related role).

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing assistance and patient care to support comfort, safety and personal needs.
• Assist patients with activities of daily living and basic hygiene tasks.
• Collaborate with a unit-based, self-directed patient care team to share tasks with licensed and non-licensed staff.

Skills

Color vision

Education

BLS

CNA GA Registry

CMA (AAMA)

RMA (AMT)

CCMA (NHA)

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 Patient Care Technician provides nursing assistance and patient care to provide 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 with the construct of a unit-based, self-directed patient care team while sharing various tasks with other licensed and non-licensed members.

Qualifications

REQUIRED

• Must hold American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)
• 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)

• One (1) year of patient care experience, as a CNA, PCT, Military Medic, ED Tech or other relevant acute, direct patient care experience.

PREFERRED

• Visual color acuity depending on the role in specific units.

Work Hours:

7AM-7PM