Nursing Station Technician - OR

Fairview Health Services•Minneapolis, MN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Are you looking to make an impact on the physical, emotional and cultural needs of patients and their families? Join our team as a Nursing Station Technician at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, West Bank! At University of Minnesota Medical Center - West Bank we are committed to delivering exceptional healthcare in a setting where we specialize in innovation. We continually aim to improve our patients' lives by delivering superior outcomes using groundbreaking technology and treatments while balancing patients' needs. Our partnership with the University of Minnesota Medical School and University of Minnesota Physicians provides the platform to specialize in breakthrough treatments, surgical techniques, lifesaving therapies and to train tomorrow's physicians. Clinical trials advance our clinical services, bringing the very newest ideas in patient care! The schedule for this position will be working 80 hours every two weeks on the day/evening shift, 8 hour shifts, rotating weekends.

Requirements

Basic Life Support (BLS for Healthcare Providers) certification required. Ontrack participants much be able to obtain Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers certification upon completion of the OnTrack program.
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. (Appropriate roles may include, Nursing Assistant, PCA, Resident Assistant or Emergency Room Technician)
Current enrollment in an LPN, RN or Nurse Practitioner program, and completion of one (1) semester of clinical rotation within the program.
Current certification on the Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry upon hire. This requirement does not need to be maintained throughout employment and is not required if subsequently transferring into another Nursing Assistant or Nursing Station Tech or Nursing Station Attendant position.

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
Patient care such as personal hygiene, vitals, daily activities, repositioning, transporting, and feeding
Maintaining unit desk area functions such as answering phones, processing admissions, discharging and transferring forms, transcribing orders, assembling patient charts and ordering tests
Setting up and maintaining patient rooms
Ordering and stocking of supplies
Performs other tasks as needed