Nursing Assistant​/Unit Coordinator​/Monitor Tech, CV Step Down

Nursing Assistant/Unit Coordinator/Monitor Tech, CV Step Down

North Mississippi Health Services

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 handling 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, ensuring timely and accurate patient care.

• 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.
• 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 answers patients’ call lights/requests and reports requests to appropriate personnel.
• 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 personal hygiene, grooming, mobility, and comfort.
• 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 feeding, providing fluids and supplements.
• 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.
• Communicates patient information, concerns, or issues to appropriate interdisciplinary team members.
• Facilitates and directs communication among visitors, employees, and physicians within assigned unit.
• Facilitates unit communication including telephones, intercom system, call light system, computers, etc. and relays information as appropriate.
• 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.
• Facilitates effective communication between disciplines by providing organized medical records.
• Assures timely and accurate access to pertinent patient data.
• Maintains unit‑specific records/reports (e.g., unit log books, staffing sheets, monitor assignments) as assigned.
• Documents care provided using worksheets and/or the electronic medical record.
• Responsible for monitoring patient heart rates and rhythms.
• Observes and analyzes irregular patterns/changes in patient heart rate/rhythm and reports it to appropriate staff.
• Monitors multiple patients simultaneously utilizing monitoring equipment.
• Recognizes when equipment needs professional maintenance or attention from nursing staff.
• May be responsible for cleaning and maintaining monitoring equipment (replacing batteries, cleaning leads, etc.).
• Adheres to professional standards, behavioral standards, and hospital policies as set forth by the organization.
• Complies with applicable Local/State/Federal policies/procedures/guideline/regulations/laws/statutes.
• Maintains confidentiality by protecting personal healthcare information of all…