NURSING ASSISTANT & UNIT COORDINATOR & M at North Mississippi Health Services in Tupelo

Job description

We believe a career is more than just a career — it's a calling. Our teammates' "True North" is what calls them to health care; it’s their passion. At North Mississippi Health Services, we believe in helping you leverage and connect that passion with a much greater purpose that impacts people you know and love. Department: 10006010 Nursing Float Services Main Unit Work Shift: Job Description: 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.JOB FUNCTIONS 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 answer 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. • Communicates patient information, concerns, or issues to appropriate interdisciplinary team member(s). 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. • Maintains unit-specific records/reports (i.e. unit log books