Nursing Station Technician - Heart Center - Part Time

Fairview Health Services•Edina, MN

About The Position

Fairview is hiring a Nursing Station Technician for the Heart Center at M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, Minnesota. The position is part time, 40 hours every two weeks, with 8-hour day shifts and every other weekend. It is eligible for benefits. The Southdale Heart Center is a fast-paced, 35-bed cardiac telemetry unit caring for patients with a variety of diagnoses. The unit has a complex patient population and offers learning opportunities. The Nursing Station Technician is a hybrid role combining Nursing Assistant and Health Unit Coordinator responsibilities, providing direct patient care and administrative support under the direction and direct supervision of a professional nurse. The technician does not work autonomously and may receive a patient care assignment depending on unit needs and the discretion of the manager or charge nurse. The role requires 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 it upon completing 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 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.
Demonstrate customer service, teamwork, and communication skills when working with patients, families, and the healthcare team.

Responsibilities

Assist professional caregivers in delivering patient care.
Provide patient care, including personal hygiene, taking vital signs, supporting daily activities, repositioning, transporting, and feeding.
Transport patients and/or equipment.
Set up and maintain patient rooms.
Order and stock supplies.
Perform unit desk functions, 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.
Perform other tasks as needed.