Nursing Station Technician- Medical ICU

Fairview Health Services•Minneapolis, MN

9h•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is looking for a dedicated Nursing Station Technician for our Medical ICU department at our University of Minnesota Medical Center - East Bank location in Minneapolis, MN! The Nursing Station Technician (NST) is a hybrid position consisting of both Nursing Assistant and Health Unit Coordinator roles to deliver direct patient care and administrative duties. The Nursing Station Technician (NST) is responsible for assisting the professional caregiver in the delivery of patient care, transporting patient and / or equipment, setting up and maintaining patient rooms, reordering and stocking supplies. Performs a wide range of clerical, transcription, and maintenance of patient care unit desk area functions. Coordinates the flow of communication on a patient care unit. The NST does not work autonomously but under the direction of the professional nurse. They may or may not be given a patient care assignment based on unit needs and the discretion of the manager / charge nurse. This position will be working 0.45 FTE (36 hours every two weeks). The shift length will be 12 hours on the day/night shifts. This position will also work every third weekend. The role facilitates timely flow of communication on the patient care area, promptly answers telephones and patient intercoms, coordinates scheduling of tests and procedures, arranges transport, and uses EHR. It also involves preparing charts for discharge/transfers, maintaining unit communication technology, and accurately transcribing physician’s orders. The NST is responsible for maintaining the desk area, patient supplies, and equipment, ordering individual patient supplies, and notifying departments for equipment maintenance. They are expected to demonstrate knowledge of cost containment and maintain safe, clean, and efficient patient care areas. Additionally, the NST participates in the orientation of new staff and provides basic patient care duties such as personal grooming, bathing, toileting, feeding, skin care, oral hygiene, specimen collection, positioning, ambulating, changing linens, and promptly answering call lights, while assisting nurses in supervising patient condition.

Requirements

BLS certification
Six months of recent hands-on patient care experience (acute, long-term, or home care)
Enrolled in an LPN, RN, or NP program (with at least 1 completed clinical semester)
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) on the MN Registry
Completed Fairview’s OnTrack Nursing Assistant training program

Nice To Haves

Previous experience as a Health Unit Coordinator, Nursing Assistant, or other related experience

Responsibilities

Assisting the professional caregiver in the delivery of patient care
Transporting patient and / or equipment
Setting up and maintaining patient rooms
Reordering and stocking supplies
Performing a wide range of clerical, transcription, and maintenance of patient care unit desk area functions
Coordinating the flow of communication on a patient care unit
Facilitates timely flow of communication on the patient care area to ensure the exchange of information and to promote the coordination of services
Promptly answers the telephone identifying self and patient care area, asks questions to clarify information, and consistently follows through on all messages in a timely and courteous manner
Coordinates activities of the desk area to provide prompt, accurate and courteous handling of communication
Consistently answers patient intercom promptly and relays patient requests in a timely manner
Coordinates the scheduling of tests, lab work, and other patient and department procedures, arranges appropriate transport and assists with transport
Optimally uses EHR
Prepares charts for discharge and transfers
Prepares and completes vital informative sources for specific care area (e.g. brainboard, census information, computer information)
Assigns and maintains unit communication technology (pagers, ascom phones)
Responsible for the accurate, timely transcription of physician’s orders
Follows the crucial steps for timely and accurate transcription of physician’s orders as required by recognizing and order needing transcription, ordering vital services, tests, equipment, and signing off order per procedure
Demonstrates familiarity with medical terminology and abbreviations and utilizes accurate abbreviations and symbols per procedures
Demonstrates interpersonal skills by transcribing physician orders based on priorities and by following a detailed routine
Responsible for the maintenance of desk area and patient supplies and equipment according to designated standards
Orders individual patient supplies as advised by a nurse or as indicated in physician orders
Notifies appropriate department per procedure for equipment requiring maintenance and follows through on status of equipment as vital
Demonstrates general knowledge of cost containment and awareness of cost control by following designated standards of the patient care area
Maintains safe, clean and efficient patient care areas
Participates in orientation of new staff (e.g. Nursing staff, physicians and students) on the patient care unit
Provides basic patient care by performing routine duties to include: personal grooming, bathing, toileting, feeding, skin care needs (clean and sterile dressing changes), applying ointments / creams; oral hygiene; specimen collection / testing; position / ambulating; changing linens, and promptly answers call lights
Assists nurses in supervising patient condition