Patient Care Tech - MedSurg, Ortho
- Piedmont Healthcare
- Athens, GA, USA
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Patient Care Tech - MedSurg, Ortho
Overview:
ATHENS, GA
Orthopedics Dept.
Full time Days 7am-7pm
Join Piedmont to move your career in the right direction. Stay for the diverse teams
youll love, a shared purpose, and schedule flexibility that frees you to live for what
matters both in and outside of work. Youll feel valued, motivated to be your best, and
recognized for your contributions to exceptional patient outcomes. And youll find that
Piedmont leaders are in your corner, invested in helping you grow. Our wellness
programs and comprehensive total benefits and rewards meet your needs today, and
help you plan for the future.
Responsibilities:
The Patient Care Tech, under the supervision of licensed clinical staff, provides care to patients from birth through the lifecycle, demonstrating competency with treatments, procedures and equipment appropriate to the clinical setting and hospital policy.
*Patient ratios are determined by various factors, including volume and acuity of patient needs. Extenuating circumstances may determine a need for lower or higher ratios*
Qualifications:
Education
- H.S. Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) Preferred
Work Experience
- No experience required
- 1 year of patient care experience Preferred
Licenses and Certifications
- BLS - Basic Life Support Upon Hire Required
- CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant Preferred
- Certification from a Patient Care Technician program Preferred
Business Unit : Company Name:
Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital
Position Information
Location
Athens, Georgia
Posted
07/29/2026
Type
Clinical Support
Schedule
Full-Time
Job ID
22267
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Piedmont is empowering Georgians by changing health care. We continue to fuel Georgia’s growth through safe, high-quality care close to home through an integrated health care system that provides a hassle-free, unified experience. We are a private, not-for-profit organization that for centuries has lived up to our purpose to make a positive difference in every life we touch in the communities we serve.
Across our 2,279 physical locations we care for more than 4.5 million patients and serve communities that comprise 85 percent of Georgia’s population. This includes 26 hospitals, Piedmont Urgent Care centers, 108 QuickCare locations, 2,171 Piedmont Clinic physician practices and nearly 3,600 Piedmont Clinic members. Our patients conveniently engage with Piedmont online, as they scheduled more than 562,000 online appointments and over 121,100 virtual visits.
With more than 47,000 care givers we are the largest Georgia-based employer of Georgians, who all came for the job, but stayed for the people. In 2024 and 2023, Piedmont has earned recognition from Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity and also as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Women. In 2022, Forbes ranked Piedmont on its list of the Best Large Employers in the United States. In addition, Piedmont provided nearly $607 million in community benefit programming and uncompensated care in Fiscal Year 2024.