Nursing Station Technician - Float Pool

Fairview Health Services; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Nursing Station Technician to join their dynamic team at a flagship medical center. This hybrid role combines nursing assistance with health unit coordination, providing an exciting opportunity to float across various specialties. You'll be at the forefront of patient care, working closely with healthcare professionals to ensure excellent service and support. With a focus on collaboration and communication, this position offers a chance to make a meaningful impact in a fast-paced environment. If you're passionate about healthcare and eager to learn, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Qualifications

• BLS certification required for healthcare providers.
• Completion of Fairview’s OnTrack Nursing Assistant training program or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Assist professional caregivers in delivering patient care and administrative duties.
• Maintain unit desk functions like answering phones and processing admissions.

Skills

Customer Service

Collaboration

Interpersonal Skills

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Education

Completion of Nursing Assistant training program

Current enrollment in LPN, RN, or Nurse Practitioner program

Six months of direct care experience

Job description

Job Overview

M Health Fairview Health Services is looking for a Nursing Station Technician (CNA/HUC) at The University of Minnesota Medical Center-East Bank! This position is 0.80 FTE (64 hours per two weeks), 8 hour shifts on the day shift with an every other weekend rotation.

The starting base rate of pay for the position is $22.50. Candidates with experience may be brought in at a higher rate of pay.

About This Position:

Are you looking to experience a range of different units at UMMC? Then the NST Float Pool is a phenomenal option for you! You would float to 15 different units with different specialties. The University of Minnesota Medical Center represents an integrated academic health care system and is 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.

The Nursing Station Technician (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 professional nurse to demonstrate excellent customer service, collaboration, and interpersonal skills with patients, families, and the healthcare team on a fast-paced unit. The NST is responsible for assisting the professional caregiver in the delivery of patient care, transporting patients and/or equipment, setting up and maintaining rooms, reordering, and stocking supplies. In addition, the NST will maintain unit desk area functions such as answering phones, processing admissions, discharging and transferring forms, transcribing orders, assembling patient charts, and ordering tests.

Required Qualifications:

• 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

• 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.