Nursing Station Technician Float Pool

Fairview Health Services; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 30,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

PTO/vacation

Safe and Sick Time

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement and more

Job summary

Fairview Health Services, at the M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center - West Bank Campus, seeks a Nursing Station Technician for the Float Pool to support RNs and deliver direct patient care and administrative duties on evening shifts.

The role covers units across the West Bank, requires BLS certification and OnTrack Nursing Assistant training or equivalent, and offers comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS for Healthcare Providers) certification required.
• OnTrack Nursing Assistant training program completion is required or enrollment.
• Six months of direct care experience in a long term, home care or acute care setting.
• Current enrollment in an LPN, RN or Nurse Practitioner program with at least one clinical semester completed.
• Current Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry certification on hire is preferred or may be required depending on transfer.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care such as personal hygiene, vitals, daily activities, repositioning, transporting and feeding.
• Maintain unit desk functions: answer phones, process admissions, discharge/transfer forms, transcribe orders, assemble charts, order tests.
• Set up and maintain patient rooms.
• Order and stock supplies.

Job description

Job Overview

At the M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center - West Bank Campus we are committed to providing exceptional healthcare in a setting where we specialize in innovation. We continually strive to improve our patients' lives by delivering superior outcomes using groundbreaking technology and treatments while balancing patients' needs. We are conveniently located on the West Bank of the Mississippi River near downtown Minneapolis.

The Float Pool

• Nursing Station Technicians- Support the work of the RN to provide exceptional care to our patients and families. The NST floats to all areas of the west bank adult units including medical/surgical, orthopedics, acute rehabilitation unit, adult emergency department, ICU and the newborn family care center. The adult float pool NST also functions in the role of a "flyer" and responds to the needs of the hospital, assisting where necessary.

This position works 48 hours in a two week pay period on the evening shift, 8 hour shifts, every other weekend. This position is benefit eligible https://www.fairview.org/benefits/localseiu

The Nursing Station Technician is a hybrid position consisting of both Nursing Assistant and Health Unit Coordinator roles to deliver direct patient care and administrative duties.

Job Duties

• 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

Minimum Qualifications to Fulfill Job Responsibilities:

License/Certification/Registration

• Basic Life Support (BLS for Healthcare Providers) certification required. Ontrack participants must 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

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• PTO/vacation
• Safe and Sick Time
• Tuition reimbursement
• Retirement and more

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/localseiu

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