Nursing Station Technician - Birthplace

Fairview Health Services•Edina, MN

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is hiring a Nursing Station Technician for the Birthplace at M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, Minnesota. The position is 64 hours every two weeks, with 8-hour night shifts and work every other weekend. The role is eligible for benefits. The Birthplace includes the NICU, Family Care Center, and Labor and Delivery. The department supports professional growth through cross-training across its units. Facilities include 12 labor/delivery/birthing rooms, 4 flex rooms, 3 OB triage rooms, 2 operating rooms, a recovery room, 30 private Mom/Baby rooms, and an 18-bed Level III NICU caring for babies at 30 weeks and beyond. The Birthplace averages 250 births per month. The Nursing Station Technician combines Nursing Assistant and Health Unit Coordinator duties, assisting a professional caregiver with patient care and administrative tasks. The technician works under the direction of a professional nurse and does not work autonomously. Patient care assignments may be made depending on unit needs and the discretion of the manager or charge nurse. The role calls for customer service, teamwork, and communication with patients, families, and the healthcare team in a fast-paced unit.

Requirements

Basic Life Support (BLS for Healthcare Providers) certification is required. 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; current enrollment in an LPN, RN, or Nurse Practitioner program with completion of one semester of clinical rotation; or current certification on the Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry upon hire.
For the direct-care-experience pathway, appropriate roles may include Nursing Assistant, PCA, Resident Assistant, or Emergency Room Technician.
Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry certification does not need to be maintained throughout employment and is not required if subsequently transferring into another Nursing Assistant, Nursing Station Tech, or Nursing Station Attendant position.

Responsibilities

Assist professional caregivers in delivering patient care under the direction of a professional nurse.
Provide patient care, including personal hygiene, taking vital signs, assisting with daily activities, repositioning, transporting, and feeding.
Transport patients and/or equipment.
Set up, clean, and restock patient rooms.
Order and stock supplies.
Perform patient care unit desk functions, including answering phones, processing admissions, discharges and transfers, transcribing orders, assembling patient charts, and ordering tests.
Coordinate the flow of communication on the patient care unit.
Perform other tasks as needed.