Patient Care Tech- Duluth Float Pool (Days)

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

Job summary

Northside Hospital is seeking a Patient Care Technician to support nursing staff and assist with patient comfort and safety on a 7A-7P shift. The role requires caring hands, teamwork, and clinical basics; candidates must meet CNA or CMA/AMT/NHA credentials and BLS, with at least one year of direct patient care experience.

Join our dedicated hospital team in Duluth, GA, to contribute to high-quality patient experiences in a fast-paced, supportive environment.

Qualifications

• REQUIRED: BLS (American Heart Association) and CNA on Georgia Registry
• OR CMA (AAMA), RMA (AMT), or CCMA (NHA) with one year of direct patient care experience
• PREFERRED: Visual color acuity in specific units

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing assistance and patient care to promote comfort, safety and personal needs; supports activities of daily living and basic hygiene.
• Works within a unit-based, self-directed care team, sharing tasks with licensed and non-licensed staff.

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)
• Registered Medical Assistant awarded by the American Medical Technologists (AMT)
• 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

7A-7P