Unit Assistant | South 4E | Day | Full-Time
About The Position
The Unit Assistant (UA) provides administrative support to a designated nursing unit and assists the Nurse Manager with data collection supporting unit outcomes related to quality, service, growth, staff, and finances. The UA supports processes affecting staff development and practice, patient satisfaction, and unit workflow, including time and attendance records, scheduling, inventory, filing, new employee processing, and project development. The role also helps enhance the unit environment, maintain regulatory requirements, and identify and resolve unit issues as assigned. The UA assists the unit management team with implementing and overseeing support technology initiatives and must be competent in the monitor/support tech role. The position provides administrative and clinical support in service of the organization’s mission of excellent patient care and nursing’s vision of autonomous, accountable practice committed to patient advocacy and innovative care in a climate of trust and collaboration.
Requirements
- High school graduation or equivalent.
- Excellent computer skills, including experience with Office Suite applications such as Word and Excel.
- Excellent interpersonal, conflict management, and negotiation skills.
- Ability to function with minimum supervision and exercise sound independent judgment.
- Ability to work in a team environment with a diverse group of individual personalities.
- Ability to work in a setting requiring access to and control of confidential information.
Nice To Haves
- Associate of Arts (AA) degree preferred.
- Project management experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide administrative support to a designated nursing unit.
- Assist the Nurse Manager with data collection related to unit quality, service, growth, staff, and financial outcomes.
- Support processes involving staff development and practice, patient satisfaction, and unit workflow.
- Maintain time and attendance records and schedules.
- Manage inventory and filing.
- Assist with new employee processing and project development.
- Enhance the unit environment while maintaining regulatory requirements.
- Identify and resolve unit issues as assigned.
- Assist the unit management team in implementing and overseeing support technology initiatives.
- Perform competently in the monitor/support tech role.
- Provide administrative and clinical support to help achieve the organization’s patient-care mission and nursing vision.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
