Nursing Station Technician- IMC

Fairview Health Services•Minneapolis, MN

8h•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is hiring a Nursing Station Technician for the Cardiac/Respiratory Intermediate Care Unit at M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center – East Bank in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The 22-bed unit serves patients age 18 and older with moderate to severe physiologic instability and a wide range of diagnoses. The role is a hybrid of Nursing Assistant and Health Unit Coordinator duties, providing direct patient care and administrative support as part of an interdisciplinary team. The technician works under the direct supervision of a professional nurse and is expected to demonstrate customer service, teamwork, and communication skills with patients, families, and the healthcare team. This position is 0.75 FTE (60 hours per two-week pay period), working 12-hour night shifts and every-third-weekend rotation.

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 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 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.

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.
Work under the direct supervision of a professional nurse and communicate and collaborate with patients, families, and the healthcare team.