Northside Hospital Inc.·Canton, Georgia
The Patient Care Technician provides nursing assistance and patient care to ensure the comfort, safety, and personal needs of patients. This includes assisting with activities of daily living and performing physical hygiene procedures within a self-directed care team.
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.
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. Work Hours: 7PM-7:30AM
Candidates must hold a BLS certification and be a certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Medical Assistant (CMA/RMA). One year of direct patient care experience in an acute setting is required.
Market context
In Georgia, support-services roles often see steady demand because care settings need dependable overnight coverage and reliable transportation. These jobs can be competitive when employers look for prior caregiving experience, even if it is not required, and when shift flexibility matters. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this page to save time, then confirm your driver’s license, transportation, and overnight availability before applying.
