Monitor Tech/Nursing Station Technician

Fairview Health Services•Burnsville, MN

15h•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview Health Services is looking for a Monitor Technician (Tele Tech)/Nursing Station Tech for the Medical Surgical Unit at Fairview Ridges Hospital (Burnsville, MN) This position works a 0.75 FTE, 60 hours every two weeks. It will be working 12-hour shifts on the night (7pm-7:30am) shift, and every third weekend (F,S,S). The Nursing Station Technician/Monitor Tech is responsible for assisting the professional caregiver in the delivery of patient care, transporting patient and / or equipment, setting up and maintaining patient rooms, reordering, and stocking supplies. Performs a wide range of clerical, transcription, and maintenance of patient care unit desk area functions. Coordinates the flow of communication on a patient care unit. The NST does not work autonomously but under the direction of the professional nurse. They may or may not be given a patient care assignment based on unit needs and the discretion of the manager /charge nurse. The Nursing Station Technician is a hybrid position consisting of both Nursing Assistant and Health Unit Coordinator roles to deliver direct patient care and administrative duties. In this role, you will work under the direct supervision of a professional nurse to demonstrate excellent customer service, teamwork and communication skills with patients, families, and the healthcare team on a fast paced unit. Other job duties include: Patient care such as personal hygiene, vitals, daily activities, repositioning, transporting, and feeding Maintaining unit desk area functions such as answering phones, processing admissions, discharging and transferring forms, transcribing orders, assembling patient charts and ordering tests Setting up and maintaining patient rooms Ordering and stocking of supplies Performs other tasks as needed.

Requirements

Successful completion of Fairview’s OnTrack Nursing Assistant training program or another Fairview sponsored Nursing Assistant program OR Six months of recent direct care experience in a long term, home care or acute care setting. (Appropriate roles may include, Nursing Assistant, PCA, Resident Assistant or Emergency Room Technician OR Current enrollment in an LPN, RN or Nurse Practitioner program, and completion of one (1) semester of clinical rotation within the program OR Current certification on the Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry upon hire. This requirement does not need to be maintained throughout employment and is not required if subsequently transferring into another Nursing Assistant or Nursing Station Tech or Nursing Station Attendant position
Basic Life Support (BLS for Healthcare Providers) certification required. Ontrack participants much be able to obtain Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers certification upon completion of the OnTrack program.

Responsibilities

assisting the professional caregiver in the delivery of patient care
transporting patient and / or equipment
setting up and maintaining patient rooms
reordering, and stocking supplies
Performs a wide range of clerical, transcription, and maintenance of patient care unit desk area functions
Coordinates the flow of communication on a patient care unit
Patient care such as personal hygiene, vitals, daily activities, repositioning, transporting, and feeding
Maintaining unit desk area functions such as answering phones, processing admissions, discharging and transferring forms, transcribing orders, assembling patient charts and ordering tests
Ordering and stocking of supplies
Performs other tasks as needed.