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Job title: Patient Care Assistant -Emergency Department FT Day
Company:Atlanta Medical Center
Location:Atlanta, GA
Deadline: 12/08/2013
Job Type:Full Time, Employee
Industries: Healthcare Services
Education Level:Certification
Career Level:Entry Level
Job Category:Medical/Health
Occupations:Healthcare Aid,Nursing
General/Other: Medical/Health
Job Reference Code:1305019209

Description:
Atlanta Medical Center comprises of 2 acute care hospital campuses with a total of 762 beds, Atlanta Medical Center Main and Atlanta Medical Center South. Together, Atlanta Medical Center is the second largest licensed-bed hospital in Georgia. We are an organization that has a Culture of Caring. If you are in your profession because you care about your patients, you care about quality, you care about customer service and you take pride in working hard to get the job done; then consider joining the Atlanta Medical Center family. Atlanta Medical Center is a 460 bed, Level I Trauma Center that offers a very fast paced work environment with a wide variety of patient diagnosis. Atlanta Medical Center - South is a 302 bed community hospital with a friendly "family" atmosphere and has been an integral part of providing for the medical needs of South Fulton, Coweta, Fayette, Clayton and Douglas communities since 1963. So whether you're looking for a community hospital or a large teaching hospital environment, Atlanta Medical Center has a campus for you!

We are an employer of choice as well as a leader in healthcare. In 2011, Atlanta Medical Center was 1 of only 8 Tenet hospitals to receive Tenet's elite Circle of Excellence award and we were also named as one of the Top Work Places by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. AMC received the Circle of Excellence award in 2010, 2006 and 2005 as well. In 2008, Atlanta Medical Center was named as one of the Top Ten Best Places to Work by the Atlanta Magazine. This ranking placed AMC as the highest in the healthcare industry. AMC was named as one of the Best Places to Make a Difference by the Atlanta Magazine in 2004. The Atlanta Business Chronicle named Atlanta Medical Center as one of the Top Five Best Places to Work in Atlanta in 2003 and in 2002 we tied for First Place as the Best Place to Work in Atlanta by the Atlanta Business Chronicle.

Atlanta Medical Center is also highly committed to providing quality services to our patients. We hold the following designations:

Bariatric Center of Excellence
Gold Plus Stroke Center (the 1 st in Georgia)
American Heart Association's Get with the Guidelines: Gold in Heart Failure
American Heart Association's Get with the Guidelines: Gold in Coronary Artery Disease
American Stroke Association's Get with the Guidelines: Gold in Stroke
2011 "Top Performer on Key Quality Measures" recognition from Joint Commission (1 of only hospitals nationwide to receive this honor - 1 of only 162 hospitals nationwide to receive recognition in all four major measure sets)

AMC has a 96.5% quality rating (which exceeds state and national averages) and is a regional Level I Trauma Center that receives patients from 67 other hospitals.

    This is an entry level position. Under the supervision of a Registered Nurse performs assigned activities for the care of the patient and patient's family and maintains the patient care environment
    Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the Emergency Department environment.
    Able to understand and follow detailed oral and written instructions and to maintain nursing records and charts.
    Able to maintain effective working relationships with employees, physicians, patients, patients' families, and visitors.

Qualifications:
    Recent experience within the past year as a Paramedic, EMT, Certified Nursing Assistant, ER Tech (including Phlebotomy and IV Skills)
    Current BLS certification required
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