Patient Care Technician

Northside Hospital; Cumming (GA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Northside Hospital in Georgia seeks a Patient Care Technician to provide nursing assistance and direct patient care, ensuring comfort and safety. Requires BLS, GA CNA registry, and CMA/AMT/NHA certifications with at least 1 year of acute patient care experience.

The role emphasizes teamwork within a unit-based, self-directed patient care team and collaboration with licensed and non-licensed colleagues to support high-quality patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Must hold American Heart Association BLS.
• GA CNA registry active.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing assistance and patient care to ensure 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 within a unit-based, self-directed patient care team while sharing tasks with other licensed and non-licensed members.

Skills

Compassionate care

Communication

Education

American Heart Association BLS

Georgia Registry CNA

AAMA Certified Medical Assistant (CMA)

AMT Registered Medical Assistant (RMA)

NHA Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA)

1 year patient care experience (CNA/PCT)

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.

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.

Required

• Must hold American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Certified Nursing Assistant on the Georgia Registry
• 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.