Georgia Employer Hiring for MEDICAL ASSISTANT, SURGICAL CARE at Lawrenceville, Georgia Full Time

Position DescriptionProvides nursing assistance and patient care to provide for the comfort, safety and personal needs of patients. Assists physicians/physician assistants/nurse practitioners in medical office setting. Performs a variety of patient care duties within the construct of a multidisciplinary patient care team as delegated by physician. Specific duties and responsibilities assigned to the individual will be determined by the supervising physician(s), clinical staff and Practice Coordinator after competency is established.As part of the Northside Network of Providers, Northside Gwinnett Surgical Associates is dedicated to providing the best possible surgical care to our community. Our doctors are engrained in the community and feel their patients are an extension of their own families. It is the goal of the practice to provide each patient with compassionate, personalized care.Our doctors are all specially-trained in minimally invasive surgery techniques-including laser, laparoscopic and robotic surgery. We offer surgical services in breast surgery, general surgery and vascular surgery. We perform our outpatient surgeries at Northside Hospital Gwinnett and Gwinnett Surgery Center, which is located next door to our office.Position RequirementsREQUIRED: 1. Graduate of Medical Assistant program or Graduate of a U.S. Military Medic course. In lieu of medical assistant program education or Military Medic course, 1 year of Medical Assistant experience. 2. Expertise in ambulatory/physician office practice flow and activities; specialty specific disease processes and conditions; in-office procedures, and patient education. 3. Current BLS card (CPR). 4. Color vision acuity is required to safely perform the duties of this position if such duties are related to lab duties. 5. All applicants must submit to and pass a Color-Acuity screening Test if such duties of this position are related to lab duties. PREFERRED: 1. Certified as Medical Assistant. 2. Two years patient care experience in an ambulatory or acute care settingLicense/Certification Requirements: NoWork Hours: 8:30a-5pWeekend Requirements: NoOn-Call Requirements: NoNorthside Hospital is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or protected veteran status.