Unit Coordinator & Monitor Tech, Variable Shifts

North Mississippi Health Services; Pontotoc (MS); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

North Mississippi Health Services is seeking a Unit Coordinator/Monitor Tech to support nursing units through medical record maintenance, patient care tasks, and administrative duties. The role involves interpreting rhythms from monitoring devices and reporting findings to the RN/CN to ensure timely, accurate patient care.

You will handle clerical responsibilities, maintain unit records, manage supplies, and support effective communications within the team.

Qualifications

• Role focuses on medical record maintenance and patient care.
• Interprets rhythms from monitoring devices and reports to RN/CN.
• Performs secretarial/clerical duties and maintains unit records.
• Manages inventory and unit communications.

Responsibilities

• Maintains unit medical records for timely access.
• Performs routine tasks under nurse supervision.
• Prepares and maintains unit records and reports.
• Monitors unit supplies and inventory.
• Facilitates unit communications and relays patient information.
• Interprets rhythms and reports abnormalities to RN/CN.

Skills

Medical terminology

Leadership

Clinical monitoring

Communication skills

Data entry

Job description

Posting 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.

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JOB SUMMARY 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, 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

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, but not limited to, telephones, intercom, computer,. etc., and relays information as appropriate.
• Reports patient information such as abnormal vital. signs, patient condition, etc to RN/LPN.

Customer Relations:

• Projects 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.