Nursing Station Technician-PACU

Fairview Health Services•Minneapolis, MN

About The Position

The University of Minnesota Medical Center is seeking Nursing Station Technicians for its perianesthesia team. The department provides three phases of care: Pre & Post, with 22 beds serving same-day surgery patients, inpatients, and surgical admits; and the 21-bed post anesthesia care unit (PACU), which cares for 30–50 patients per day. The Nursing Station Technician combines Nursing Assistant and Health Unit Coordinator duties, providing direct patient care and administrative support under the direct supervision of a professional nurse. The role requires customer service, teamwork, and communication with patients, families, and the healthcare team in a fast-paced unit. The position is 80 hours every two weeks (1.0 FTE), with an even split between day and evening shifts. Start times range from 0445 to 1400. Day shifts start at or before 1000, and evening shifts start at or after 1100. A rotating Saturday shift, 0630–1500, is scheduled approximately once every three months.

Requirements

Basic Life Support (BLS for Healthcare Providers) certification is required. OnTrack participants must be able to obtain this certification upon completion of the program.
Meet at least one of the following: successfully complete Fairview’s OnTrack Nursing Assistant training program or another Fairview-sponsored Nursing Assistant program; have six months of recent direct care experience in a long-term, home care, or acute care setting; be currently enrolled in an LPN, RN, or Nurse Practitioner program and have completed one semester of clinical rotation; or hold current certification on the Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry upon hire.
Relevant direct care roles may include Nursing Assistant, PCA, Resident Assistant, or Emergency Room Technician.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience as a Health Unit Coordinator, Nursing Assistant, or in another related role.

Responsibilities

Provide patient care, including personal hygiene, taking vital signs, assisting with daily activities, repositioning, transporting, and feeding.
Maintain unit desk functions, including answering phones, processing admission, discharge, and transfer forms, transcribing orders, assembling patient charts, and ordering tests.
Set up and maintain patient rooms.
Order and stock supplies.
Demonstrate customer service, teamwork, and communication with patients, families, and the healthcare team.