Unit Assistant | 7 West Bone Marrow Transplant Unit | Variable Shift | Full at UF Health

Gainesville, Florida, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

26 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

28 Mar, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Administrative Support, Data Collection, Quality Improvement, Patient Satisfaction, Workflow Management, Time And Attendance, Scheduling, Inventory Management, Filing, New Employee Processing, Project Development, Regulatory Compliance, Support Tech Initiatives, Clinical Support, Conflict Management, Negotiation Skills

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Overview The unit assistant (UA) provides administrative support to a designated nursing unit. The UA assists the Nurse Manager (NM) with data collection that supports achievement of unit outcomes related to quality, service, growth, staff, and finances. The UA supports the NM in overseeing processes that impact staff development and practice, patient satisfaction, and unit workflow including: time and attendance records, schedules, inventory, filing, assisting in new employee processing, and project development. The UA is responsible for enhancing the unit environment while maintaining regulatory requirements and identifying and resolving unit issues as assigned. The UA assists the unit management team in implementing and overseeing support tech initiatives and is competent in the monitor/support tech role. The unit assistant provides administrative and clinical support to achieve the organization's mission of excellent patient care and nursing's vision of setting a new standard of excellence in autonomous and accountable nursing practice committed to patient advocacy and innovative patient care in a climate of trust and collaboration. Qualifications Minimum Education and Experience Requirements: High school graduate or equivalent; AA degree preferred. Experience must include excellent computer skills and applications including Office Suite (applications such as Word and Excel). Excellent interpersonal, conflict management and negotiation skills required; project management experience preferred. Must function with minimum supervision and be able to exercise sound independent judgment. Must be able to work in a team environment with a diverse group of individual personalities. Must be able to work in a setting where access to and control of confidential information is required. Motor Vehicle Operator Designation: Employees in this position: May operate vehicles for an assigned business purpose as a 'frequent driver' while other employees in this position may operate vehicles for an assigned business purpose as a 'non-frequent driver' NOTE: A frequent driver is defined as one who uses his/her personal or Shands automobile a) at least once daily, b) at least five individual trips per week or c) drives, on average, over 150 miles per week in the performance of his/her job. Licensure/Certification/Registration: None

Responsibilities

The Unit Assistant provides essential administrative support to a nursing unit, assisting the Nurse Manager with data collection to achieve unit outcomes related to quality, service, and finances. This role also involves supporting unit workflow processes such as scheduling, inventory, and assisting in new employee onboarding while maintaining regulatory requirements.