Unit Coordinator​/Monitor Tech

Job Overview

The Unit Coordinator/Monitor Tech at North Mississippi Health Services plays a vital role in medical record maintenance, patient care, secretarial/clerical/administrative tasks, inventory control, and communication within the nursing unit. They demonstrate strong leadership skills, prioritize work assignments, and handle various responsibilities efficiently, contributing to a safe patient environment. The role involves interpreting rhythms and patterns from monitoring devices and reporting relevant information to the RN/CN, thereby ensuring timely and accurate patient care.

• Medical Record Information: Maintains the medical record at unit level to assure timely and accurate access to pertinent patient data; shreds discarded patient information every shift.
• Patient Care: Performs routine tasks within an assigned patient unit under the supervision of a nurse.
• Secretarial/Clerical/Administrative: Prepares, compiles, and maintains unit records and reports to facilitate quality performance of functions; documents as appropriate.
• Inventory Control: Maintains and monitors unit supplies to assure adequate availability of budgeted resources.
• Communications: Facilitates unit communications including telephones, intercom, computers, etc., and relays information as appropriate; reports patient information such as abnormal vital signs, patient condition, etc. to RN/LPN.
• Customer Relations: Projects a caring, friendly, and helpful image to patients and other customers; performs duties assigned to meet personal needs and comfort of patients.
• Monitor Interpretation: Interprets rhythms and/or patterns and reports to RN/CN.

• Education: High School Diploma Or GED Equivalent Or Equivalent. Preferred
• Licenses and
  
  Certifications:
  
  CPR – Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation.
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Ability to operate computer; completes SCM training; successfully completes the requirements for basic ECG monitoring within 3 months of employment; completes unit coordinator orientation, ability to operate fax machines, laser printers, and central monitors; has organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills; utilizes and cares for equipment on nursing unit; meets continuing education requirements; maintains knowledge and resources necessary to provide care for neonate, infants, pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatric;
  
  can recognize changes in patient condition and report appropriately; anticipates resources needed; prioritizes work assignments; assimilates data and information and reports to appropriate person; performs several functions at once; initiates and follows through with work assignments as a self-starter; assists in orientation of new employees to the unit and reports to the DON/Charge Nurse; prioritizes patient care and carries out assigned duties, reporting and/or documenting using worksheets;
  
  assumes additional duties as delegated or needed; demonstrates commitment to the organization and its mission; maintains confidentiality of patients and employee information and records; projects a positive image of the unit to all customers; communicates routinely with professional caregivers, ancillary caregivers, patients, visitors, and co-workers; demonstrates telephone etiquette and effective interpersonal skills; promotes harmony on unit and with other departments;
  
  demonstrates effective interpersonal skills.

• Entry level

• Full-time

• Health Care Provider

• Hospitals and Health Care