Nursing Assistant​/Unit Coordinator​/Monitor Tech

Job

Hamilton, AL

Nursing - NURSING SERVICES

PRN - Variable

The Nursing Assistant/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, prioritizing 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.

• Coordination
  • Effectively and efficiently coordinates the activities of the nursing unit.
  • Assists with all admissions, discharges, transfers and changes within the unit utilizing the electronic patient tracking system, electronic medical record, and cardiac monitoring system.
• Clerical
  • Performs a variety of office, secretarial and other related duties both within and in support of assigned unit.
  • Manages all intake and outbound documents.
  • Handles incoming and outgoing communications.
  • Effectively and efficiently answers patients’ call lights/requests and reports requests to appropriate personnel.
• Patient Care
  • Performs tasks related to routine patient care within an assigned unit under the supervision of a Registered Nurse.
  • Assists with patient’s plan of care by providing and/or assisting with activities of daily living, including but not limited to personal hygiene, grooming, mobility, and comfort.
  • Effectively and efficiently coordinates daily patient care activities on the nursing unit.
  • Assists nursing staff to better facilitate patient admissions, discharges, and transfers.
  • Performs a variety of duties both within and in support of assigned unit as delegated by nursing staff.
  • Responds to patient’s call lights/requests and reports to appropriate personnel when necessary.
  • Assists patients in meeting nutritional needs, including but not limited to assisting with feeding, providing fluids and supplements.
• Inventory Control
  • Orders, stocks, and replenishes unit supplies and necessary equipment in a cost efficient manner.
  • Participates in identifying unit financial responsibility during budget preparation.
  • Assists with keeping unit within its budget restraints.
• Communication
  • Communicates patient information, concerns, or issues to appropriate interdisciplinary team member(s).
  • Facilitates and directs communication among visitors, employees, and physicians within assigned unit.
  • Facilitates unit communication including, but not limited to, telephones, intercom system, call light system, computers, etc. and relays information as appropriate.
• Customer Service
  • Greets and assists all customers, physicians, patients, visitors and employees in a friendly and efficient manner.
  • Ensures a safe and clean environment for patients and health care team.
  • Welcomes visitors to the unit by greeting them, answering questions, giving directions, and referring inquiries as appropriate to nursing staff.
  • Answers telephone and directs calls and inquiries to the appropriate department or staff member.
  • Polite and friendly in all interactions whether by phone or in person.
• Reporting/Recordkeeping
  • Facilitates effective communication between disciplines by providing organized medical records.
  • Assures timely and accurate access to pertinent patient data.
  • Documents care provided using worksheets and/or the electronic medical record.
• Monitor Interpretation
  • Responsible for monitoring patient heart rates and rhythms.
  • Must be able to observe and analyze irregular patterns/changes in patient heart rate/rhythm and report it to appropriate staff.
  • Must be able to monitor multiple patients simultaneously utilizing monitoring equipment.
  • Responsible for recognizing when equipment needs professional maintenance or attention from nursing staff.
  • May be responsible for cleaning and maintaining monitoring equipment (replacing batteries, cleaning leads, etc.).
• Regulation
  • Adheres to professional standards, behavioral standards, and hospital policies as set forth by the organization.
  • Complies with applicable…