Nursing Station Technician - Float Pool

Fairview Health Services; Maplewood (MN); On-site; Full time

Job summary

Fairview Health Services is seeking a Nursing Station Technician for its Float Pool Team. This role provides patient care and administrative support under the supervision of a nurse, requiring skills in customer service and teamwork. The position includes 60 hours bi-weekly on the NIGHT shift, ensuring care in a fast-paced environment, ideal for those seeking diverse clinical experience.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

PTO/vacation and Safe and Sick Time

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement plan

Qualifications

• Successful completion of Fairview's OnTrack Nursing Assistant training program.
• Six months of recent direct care experience in long term, home care or acute care.
• Current enrollment in an LPN, RN, or Nurse Practitioner program with completed clinical rotation.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal hygiene, vitals, daily activities, repositioning, transporting, and feeding.
• Transport patient and/or equipment.
• Maintain patient rooms and reorder supplies.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Basic Life Support (BLS for Healthcare Providers) certification

Current certification on the Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry

Job description

Job Overview

Bring Your Possibilities to Fairview

At Fairview, we believe in the power of possibility — within ourselves, our teams, and the communities we serve. We believe that leadership isn’t just a title — it’s a mindset we all share. Whether you’re providing hands-on care, innovating behind the scenes, or supporting those who do, your work matters.

Apply today to join our 34,000+ employees and 5,000+ system providers working to build lasting relationships with the people we serve: our patients, our communities, and each other!

St. John's Hospital located in Maplewood, MN is growing! We're looking for a dedicated Nursing Station Technician (NST) to care for patients on our growing Float Pool Team. Are you ready to join our growing campus? We'd love to have you on the team! This hospital provides a warm, inviting atmosphere and humble staff. Innovative technology, combined with the expertise of our specialists, nurses and staff, contribute to our innovative healing environment and personal, diligent health care delivery. We are committed to delivering outstanding health care in our growing community! Our facility offers a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic services.

The starting base rate of pay for the Nursing Station Technician is $23.40 Candidates with experience may be brought in at a higher rate of pay.

This position is 60 hours per two weeks on the NIGHT shift, for 12 hour shifts, every third weekend, variable schedule.

About this Unit:

Looking for an opportunity to gain experience on multiple units? If so, our Float Pool team is an excellent opportunity! During orientation, you will be based in Medical Surgical units and will float to each unit with a preceptor and your over-all orientation time, as well as unit-specific orientation time, will be determined by level of experience.

About this Role: The NST is a hybrid position consisting of both Nursing Assistant and Health Unit Coordinator roles to deliver direct patient care and administrative duties.

In this role, you will work under the direct supervision of a nurse to demonstrate excellent customer service, collaboration and interpersonal skills with patients, families, and the healthcare team on a fasted paced unit. The NSTwill 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 fasted paced unit. Other job duties include:

• Assists the professional caregiver in the delivery of patient care such as personal hygiene, vitals, daily activities, repositioning, transporting, and feeding
• Transporting patient and/or equipment
• 1:1 sitting with patients
• Setting up and maintaining patient rooms
• Reordering, and stocking supplies
• Answering phones, processing admissions, discharging and transferring forms, transcribing orders, assembling patient charts and ordering tests

Qualifications to Fulfill Job Responsibilities:

• 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 or more of the following:

• Successful completion of Fairview’s OnTrack Nursing Assistant training 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

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/careers/benefits/helocalseiu

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.

EEO Statement

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