Unit Coordinator & Monitor Tech, Centralized Monitoring

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.