Nursing Station Technician - 7B Med/Surg

Fairview Health Services•Minneapolis, MN

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is hiring a Nursing Station Technician for the 7B Med/Surg unit at M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center - East Bank in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The University of Minnesota Medical Center is an integrated academic health care system comprising two hospitals and dozens of adult specialty clinics on the East and West banks of the campus. It is Fairview’s flagship facility. The 22-bed 7B unit cares for adult patients undergoing thoracic, urology, vascular, bariatric, and general surgery, as well as patients with cystic fibrosis or general medicine needs. The Nursing Station Technician delivers direct patient care under the direct supervision of a professional nurse and is cross-trained in Health Unit Coordinator duties. The role calls for strong customer service, teamwork, and communication with patients, families, and the healthcare team in a fast-paced unit. This position is 0.6 FTE, or 48 hours every two weeks, with 12-hour overnight shifts and a rotation working every third weekend. Patient ratios are 7–8 patients on day and evening shifts and 11 patients on night shifts.

Requirements

Basic Life Support (BLS for Healthcare Providers) certification is required. OnTrack participants must be able to obtain this certification upon completion of the OnTrack program.
Meet at least one of the following qualifications: 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.
For the direct-care-experience pathway, appropriate roles may include Nursing Assistant, PCA, Resident Assistant, or Emergency Room Technician.
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.

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 demonstrate customer service, teamwork, and communication skills with patients, families, and the healthcare team.