Nursing Assistant & Unit Coordinator

Job Summary

The Nursing Assistant/Unit Coordinator at North Mississippi Health Services is responsible for providing routine patient care, coordinating nursing unit activities, and supporting effective and positive patient experiences. This role engages strong organizational and communication skills to complete clerical and administrative duties, support inventory and document management, maintain accurate records, and facilitate information and communication across various stakeholder groups.

Responsibilities

• Effectively and efficiently coordinates the activities of the nursing unit.
  • Affords assistance with all admissions, discharges, transfers, and changes within the unit utilizing the electronic patient tracking system and electronic medical record.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Coordinates daily patient care activities on the nursing unit. Assists nursing staff to better facilitate patient admissions, discharges, and transfers.
  • Assists patients in meeting nutritional needs, including but not limited to assisting with 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 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.
• 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 (i.e. unit log books, staffing sheets, etc.) as assigned. Documents care provided using worksheets and/or the electronic medical record.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED Equivalent
• CPR - Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation
• Working knowledge of computers and software programs
• Excellent organizational and communication (written and verbal) skills
• Knowledge of medical terminology preferred
• Previous nursing assistant experience preferred but not required
• Basic knowledge of computers preferred
• Must be able to read and write
• Utilizes and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies basic knowledge of computers preferred
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit
• Recognizes changes and abnormalities in the patient’s condition and reports to appropriate staff
• Applies and cares for equipment on nursing unit