Nursing Station Technician - 7C Med/Surg

Fairview Health Services•Minneapolis, MN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is hiring a Nursing Station Technician for the 7C Med/Surg unit at M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center - East Bank in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This is a Nursing Assistant/Health Unit Coordinator position working 0.6 FTE (48 hours every two weeks) on 12-hour rotating night shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., including every third weekend. Full benefits are offered. The 38-bed 7C unit cares for adult patients requiring general medical care, including pulmonary, rheumatology, renal, infectious disease, gastroenterology, endocrinology, and cardiac monitoring. The unit cares for patients undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and interventions, performs advanced monitoring using current technology, and manages complex medication and infusion therapies. Patient ratios are 7–9 patients on day and evening shifts and 9–10 patients on night shifts. The Nursing Station Technician delivers direct patient care as a Nursing Assistant and is cross-trained in Health Unit Coordinator duties. Under the direct supervision of a professional nurse, the technician provides customer service and works collaboratively with patients, families, and the healthcare team on a fast-paced unit. The University of Minnesota Medical Center is an integrated academic health care system comprising two hospitals and adult specialty clinics on the East and West banks of its Minneapolis campus. It is Fairview’s flagship facility.

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 one of the following qualifications: 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 and completion of one semester of clinical rotation; or current certification on the Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry upon hire.
Qualifying direct-care 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 direct patient care, including personal hygiene, taking vital signs, assisting with daily activities, repositioning, transporting, and feeding patients.
Maintain unit desk functions, including answering phones; processing admissions, discharges, and transfers; transcribing orders; assembling patient charts; and ordering tests.
Set up and maintain patient rooms.
Order and stock supplies.
Demonstrate customer service, teamwork, and communication with patients, families, and the healthcare team.