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Patient Care Technician

Northside Hospital Inc.

#Certified Nursing Assistant #BLS #Patient Safety #Activities of Daily Living #Certified Medical Assistant #Basic Life Support #Acute Care #Hospital #Patient Care Technician #American Heart Association #AAMA #AMT

Unknown On Site 0-2 yrsPosted 3 months agoCloses Mar 13

Location

Cumming, Georgia

Quick overview

The Patient Care Technician supports nursing staff by providing comfort, safety, and personal care to patients, assisting them with activities of daily living and physical hygiene procedures. This role involves functioning within a unit-based, self-directed patient care team, sharing tasks with other licensed and non-licensed personnel.

Requirements summary

Required qualifications include holding an American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification along with being a Certified Nursing Assistant on the Georgia Registry, or holding a certification as a Medical Assistant (CMA, RMA, or CCMA). Candidates must also possess at least one year of direct patient care experience, such as a CNA, PCT, Military Medic, or ED Tech.

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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: 0700-1930