Patient Care Tech, Surgical PCU

Northside Hospital Inc.; Lawrenceville (GA); On-site; USD 2,066,400 - 3,030,720; Full time

Job summary

Northside Hospital is seeking a Patient Care Technician to provide nursing assistance and patient care, helping with daily living activities and personal hygiene. You will work within a unit-based, self-directed team alongside licensed and non-licensed staff to support patient comfort, safety, and needs.

The role requires BLS, CNA, CMA, RMA or CCMA credentials and at least 1 year of relevant patient-care experience in acute settings.

Qualifications

• BLS certification is mandatory.
• Georgia CNA registry active or equivalent credential.
• Professional medical assistant certification options accepted.
• One year of direct patient care experience required.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with activities of daily living and personal care.
• Provide nursing assistance and support to the care team.
• Participate in unit-based care delivery and ensure patient comfort and safety.

Education

American Heart Association BLS

Georgia Registry CNA

AAMA CMA

AMT RMA

NHA CCMA

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

0645 PM - 0715 AM

Weekend Requirements

Yes

On-Call Requirements

No