Nursing Station Technician - Heart Center

Fairview Health Services•Edina, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is hiring a Nursing Station Technician for the Southdale Heart Center at M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, Minnesota. The role is 48 hours every two weeks, with 8-hour evening shifts and work every other weekend. The position is eligible for benefits. The Southdale Heart Center is a fast-paced, 35-bed cardiac telemetry unit that cares for patients with varied diagnoses. It provides a complex patient population and learning opportunities. The Nursing Station Technician combines Nursing Assistant and Health Unit Coordinator duties, providing direct patient care and administrative support. The technician works under the direction and direct supervision of a professional nurse, and may receive a patient care assignment 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.

Requirements

Basic Life Support (BLS for Healthcare Providers) certification is required. OnTrack participants must be able to obtain certification upon completion of the OnTrack 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 long-term, home care, or acute care (such as Nursing Assistant, PCA, Resident Assistant, or Emergency Room Technician); 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.
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.
Provide patient care such as personal hygiene, taking vital signs, assisting with daily activities, repositioning, transporting, and feeding.
Transport patients and/or equipment.
Set up and maintain patient rooms.
Reorder and stock supplies.
Perform clerical, transcription, and maintenance functions for the patient care unit desk area.
Coordinate communication flow on the patient care unit.
Answer phones; process admission, discharge, and transfer forms; transcribe orders; assemble patient charts; and order tests.
Perform other tasks as needed.