Nursing Station Technician - OR

Fairview Health Services•Minneapolis, MN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nursing Station Technician (NST) is a hybrid role combining Nursing Assistant and Health Unit Coordinator duties to provide direct patient care and administrative support. At the University of Minnesota Medical Center, West Bank, the NST 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 supports patients and families on a fast-paced unit through customer service, teamwork, and communication. Duties include assisting with patient care, transporting patients or equipment, setting up and maintaining patient rooms, stocking supplies, and coordinating communication at the unit desk. The schedule is 80 hours every two weeks, with 8-hour day/evening shifts and weekends as needed.

Requirements

Basic Life Support (BLS for Healthcare Providers) certification is required; OnTrack participants must be able to obtain certification upon completion of the program.
Meet at least one of the following: 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 and completion of one semester of clinical rotation; or current certification on the Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry upon hire.
Six months of recent direct care experience, if using that qualification pathway, may include experience in roles such as Nursing Assistant, PCA, Resident Assistant, or Emergency Room Technician.

Responsibilities

Assist professional caregivers in delivering patient care under the direction of a professional nurse.
Provide patient care such as personal hygiene, taking vital signs, supporting daily activities, repositioning, transporting, and feeding.
Transport patients and/or equipment.
Set up and maintain patient rooms.
Reorder and stock supplies.
Perform unit desk duties, including answering phones, processing admission, discharge, and transfer forms, transcribing orders, assembling patient charts, and ordering tests.
Coordinate the flow of communication on the patient care unit.
Demonstrate customer service, teamwork, and communication skills with patients, families, and the healthcare team.
Perform other tasks as needed.