Nursing Station Technician/Monitor Tech - Heart Care Unit

Fairview Health Services•Maplewood, MN

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is hiring a Nursing Station Technician/Monitor Tech for the Heart Care Unit at St. John’s Hospital in Maplewood, Minnesota. The role is 56 hours per two weeks, with 8-hour rotating day/evening shifts (7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.–11:30 p.m.) and work every other weekend (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday). The Heart Care Unit has 33 beds and cares for patients whose average stay is 2.5 days. Typical patients include those with observable chest pain undergoing cardiac evaluation, stroke patients, and patients experiencing alcohol withdrawal. The unit prepares and recovers patients for stress tests, echocardiograms, and cardiac procedures, including diagnostic angiograms and stent placement, ablations, pacemaker and ICD insertions, and open-heart surgery. It also cares for patients with heart failure and cardiac arrhythmias who may need IV drips. Under the direction of nursing personnel, the technician provides patient care while functioning as a nursing assistant and health unit coordinator. Duties may include patient care, monitoring vital signs, bathing and feeding, responding to call lights, transporting patients, maintaining the care environment, using equipment and phones, clerical work and transcription, and coordinating unit communications. The role observes cardiac monitors and reports EKG abnormalities. The technician does not work autonomously; patient care assignments may vary according to unit needs and the discretion of the manager or charge nurse. The position may also involve working as a patient care attendant.

Requirements

Basic Life Support (BLS for Healthcare Providers) certification. OnTrack participants must be able to obtain this certification upon completion of the OnTrack program.
Meet at least one of the following qualifications: successful completion of Fairview’s OnTrack Nursing Assistant training program or another Fairview-sponsored Nursing Assistant program; six months of recent direct-care experience in a long-term, home-care, or acute-care setting in an appropriate role such as Nursing Assistant, PCA, Resident Assistant, or Emergency Room Technician; current enrollment in an LPN, RN, or Nurse Practitioner program and completion of one semester of clinical rotation; or current certification on the Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry upon hire.
Take the EKG Monitoring Course and pass the competency exam within 180 days.

Nice To Haves

Telemetry reading experience.
One year of transcription or unit coordinator experience.

Responsibilities

Perform delegated nursing functions for assigned patients, including personal care, ambulation, exercise, nutrition, specimen collection, and vital signs.
Perform special procedures, such as skin care, as defined by patient care unit practice guidelines.
Observe patients and report changes in status to appropriate staff.
Observe cardiac monitors and detect and report abnormalities in patients’ EKG status.
Communicate effectively with all members of the health care team.
Perform environmental and other responsibilities as assigned, including stocking, cleaning, and maintaining rooms.
Maintain medical records.
Schedule patient tests and procedures.
Maintain unit communication systems and the central desk area.
Receive patients, family members, visitors, and other members of the health team.
Maintain unit stock, supplies, and equipment.
Participate in staff development.
Adjust care or service approaches to reflect the developmental level and cultural differences of the population served.
Fulfill organizational requirements and foster a culture of improvement, efficiency, and innovative thinking.
Perform other duties as assigned.