Nursing Station Technician - 7C Med/Surg

Fairview Health Services; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

PTO / Vacation

Tuition Reimbursement

Retirement Plan

Job summary

Fairview Health Services is hiring a Nursing Station Technician for the Med/Surg 7C unit at the University of Minnesota Medical Center - East Bank in Minneapolis, MN. The role is 0.6 FTE with a 12-hour night shift (7pm–7:30am) and every third weekend rotation.

Responsibilities include direct patient care and cross-training with Health Unit Coordinator duties on a fast-paced unit. Qualifications include BLS certification, completion of Fairview OnTrack or equivalent program, and 6 months of

Qualifications

• BLS certification required and must obtain BLS for Healthcare Providers upon completion of OnTrack program.
• Successful completion of Fairview’s OnTrack Nursing Assistant training or another Fairview sponsored Nursing Assistant program.
• Six months of direct care experience in long-term, home care or acute care setting.
• Current enrollment in an LPN, RN or Nurse Practitioner program with one semester of clinical rotation completed.
• Current Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry certification upon hire (not required if transferring to another Nursing role).

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care including personal hygiene, vitals, activities of daily living and transport.
• Maintain unit desk operations: answer phones, process admissions, discharges and transfers, transcribe orders, assemble charts and order tests.
• Set up and maintain patient rooms and bedside supplies.
• Order and stock supplies to ensure unit readiness.

Skills

BLS Certification

Education

Nursing Assistant training (OnTrack)

Enrollment in LPN/RN/NP program

Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry upon hire

Job description

Job Overview

Fairview is hiring a Nursing Station Technician (NST) for our Med/Surg 7C unit at our M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center - East Bank location in Minneapolis, MN.

This Nursing Assistant/HUC position will be working 0.6 FTE (48 hours every two weeks). The shift length will be 12 hour, rotating night shifts (7pm - 7:30am shift). This position will also work every third weekend rotation. Full Benefits offered.

About 7C Unit

• Adult patients that require general medical care (pulmonary, rheumatology, renal, infectious disease, gastroenterology, endocrinology, and cardiac monitoring of medicine patients)
• Bed Capacity: 38
• Cares for patients undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures/interventions on the unit and performs advanced monitoring using current technology
• Manages complex medication and infusion therapies
• Patient Ratios: Day and Evening shift: 7-9 patients Night shift: 9-10 patients

The University of Minnesota Medical Center (UMMC) represents an integrated academic health care system and is comprised of two hospitals and dozens of adult specialty clinics on located on both the East and West banks of the UMMC campus in Minneapolis. It is the flagship facility of Fairview providing breakthrough medicine and redefining the health of our community.

Responsibilities

The Nursing Station Technician position delivers direct patient care (Nursing Asisstant) and is cross trained to Health Unit Coordinator duties. In this role, you will work under the direct supervision of a professional nurse to demonstrate excellent customer service, teamwork and communication skills with patients, families, and the healthcare team on a fast-paced unit. Other job duties include:

• 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

Required Qualifications

• 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.

And One Of The Following

• Successful completion of Fairview’s OnTrack Nursing Assistant training program or another Fairview sponsored Nursing Assistant program.

Or

• 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)

Or

• Current enrollment in an LPN, RN or Nurse Practitioner program, and completion of one (1) semester of clinical rotation within the program

Or

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Health Unit Coordinator, Nursing Assistant, or other related experience

Benefit Overview

Fairview offers a generous benefits package, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, PTO/vacation and Safe and Sick Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement and more! Please follow this link for additional information: https://www.fairview.org/benefits/afscme

Compensation Disclaimer

The posted compensation range corresponds to the minimum and maximum pay rates outlined in your union agreement for the respective job classifications at the time of job posting. An individual's pay rate within this range may be influenced by various factors, including FTE, skills, knowledge, educational background, and qualifying experience as specified in the contract. If your role is eligible for a sign-on bonus, the bonus program that is approved and in place at the time of offer, is what will be honored.

EEO Statement

EEO/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status