Patient Care Technician

Northside Hospital; Lawrenceville (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Northside Hospital is seeking a Patient Care Technician to provide nursing assistance and patient care to support the comfort, safety, and personal needs of patients.

Required credentials include American Heart Association BLS and GA Registry CNA, or CMA/RMA/CCMA. At least one year of direct patient care experience is preferred; some units may require visual color acuity.

Qualifications

• Must hold American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS).
• Certified Nursing Assistant on the Georgia Registry.
• Or CMA/RMA/CCMA as awarded by national certifying bodies.

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing assistance and patient care to support comfort, safety and personal needs of patients.
• Assists patients with activities of daily living and hygiene tasks.
• Works within a unit-based, self-directed patient care team and shares tasks with licensed and non-licensed staff.

Skills

BLS Certification

CNA GA Registry

CMA/RMA/CCMA alternative

Job description

2026-114153

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

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.