Nursing Station Technician - Float Pool

Ebenezer; Minneapolis (MN); Presencial; USD 33.000 - 45.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

Fairview is seeking a Nursing Station Technician (CNA/HUC) to join the NST Float Pool at the East Bank University Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. The 0.6 FTE position features 8-hour day shifts (7am-3:30pm) with every other weekend rotation.

The NST combines Nursing Assistant and Health Unit Coordinator duties, floating across 17 units to support patient care and administrative tasks under a nurse supervisor.

Formación

• Six months of hands-on patient care experience (acute, long-term, or home care).
• Must have or be enrolled in an LPN/RN/NP program with at least 1 completed clinical semester.
• CNA on MN Registry or completion of Fairview OnTrack Nursing Assistant program.

Responsabilidades

• Facilitate timely flow of communication and coordinate desk area activities.
• Answer phones, relay messages, and coordinate test scheduling and transport.
• Transcribe physician orders accurately and maintain unit desk functions.
• Provide basic patient care tasks and assist nurses as needed.

Conocimientos

Patient care

BLS certification

Educación

CNA (MN Registry)

Nursing program enrollment (LPN/RN/NP)

Descripción del empleo

Job Overview

Fairview is looking for a Nursing Station Technician (CNA/HUC) to join our Float Team at the East Bank University Hospital in Minneapolis, MN.

Schedule: This position will be a 0.6 FTE (48 hours every two weeks) on the 8 hour day shifts 7am-3:30pm with an every other weekend rotation.

About This Position:

Are you looking for an opportunity to experience a wide variety of units at UMMC? Join the NST Float Pool, a phenomenal option for those who thrive on versatility! In this role, you’ll float across 17 different units and provide one‑on‑one patient support as a sitting attendant. This position is perfect for individuals who enjoy taking on new challenges, building relationships across multiple teams, and contributing to a culture of collaboration and teamwork.

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 fasted paced unit. The NST is responsible for assisting the professional caregiver in the delivery of patient care, transporting patient 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 test.

Essential Functions:

• Facilitates timely flow of communication on the patient care area to ensure the exchange of information and to promote the coordination of services.
• Promptly answers the telephone identifying self and patient care area, asks questions to clarify information, and consistently follows through on all messages in a timely and courteous manner.
• Coordinates activities of the desk area to provide prompt, accurate and courteous handling of communication. Consistently answers patient intercom promptly and relays patient requests in a timely manner.
• Coordinates the scheduling of tests, lab work, and other patient and department procedures, arranges appropriate transport and assists with transport. Optimally uses EHR.
• Prepares charts for discharge and transfers.
• Prepares and completes vital informative sources for specific care area (e.g. brainboard, census information, computer information). Assigns and maintains unit communication technology (pagers, ascom phones).
• Responsible for the accurate, timely transcription of physician’s orders.
• Follows the crucial steps for timely and accurate transcription of physician’s orders as required by recognizing and order needing transcription, ordering vital services, tests, equipment, and signing off order per procedure.
• Demonstrates familiarity with medical terminology and abbreviations and utilizes accurate abbreviations and symbols per procedures.
• Demonstrates interpersonal skills by transcribing physician orders based on priorities and by following a detailed routine.
• Responsible for the maintenance of desk area and patient supplies and equipment according to designated standards.
• Orders individual patient supplies as advised by a nurse or as indicated in physician orders.
• Notifies appropriate department per procedure for equipment requiring maintenance and follows through on status of equipment as vital.
• Demonstrates general knowledge of cost containment and awareness of cost control by following designated standards of the patient care area.
• Maintains safe, clean and efficient patient care areas.
• Participates in orientation of new staff (e.g. Nursing staff, physicians and students) on the patient care unit.
• Provides basic patient care by performing routine duties to include: personal grooming, bathing, toileting, feeding, skin care needs (clean and sterile dressing changes), applying ointments / creams; oral hygiene; specimen collection / testing; position / ambulating; changing linens, and promptly answers call lights.
• Assists nurses in supervising patient condition

Required Qualifications: (Must have BLS certification and ONE of the following):

• Six months of recent hands‑on patient care experience (acute, long‑term, or home care)
• Enrolled in an LPN, RN, or NP program (with at least 1 completed clinical semester)
• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) on the MN Registry
• Completed Fairview’s OnTrack Nursing Assistant training program

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

$24.16- $32.35 Hourly

Job Overview

Fairview is looking for a Nursing Station Technician (CNA/HUC) to join our Float Team at the East Bank University Hospital in Minneapolis, MN.

Schedule: This position will be a 0.6 FTE (48 hours every two weeks) on the 8 hour day shifts 7am-3:30pm with an every other weekend rotation.

About This Position:

Are you looking for an opportunity to experience a wide variety of units at UMMC? Join the NST Float Pool, a phenomenal option for those who thrive on versatility! In this role, you’ll float across 17 different units and provide one‑on‑one patient support as a sitting attendant. This position is perfect for individuals who enjoy taking on new challenges, building relationships across multiple teams, and contributing to a culture of collaboration and teamwork.

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 fasted paced unit. The NST is responsible for assisting the professional caregiver in the delivery of patient care, transporting patient 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 test.

Essential Functions:

• Facilitates timely flow of communication on the patient care area to ensure the exchange of information and to promote the coordination of services.
• Promptly answers the telephone identifying self and patient care area, asks questions to clarify information, and consistently follows through on all messages in a timely and courteous manner.
• Coordinates activities of the desk area to provide prompt, accurate and courteous handling of communication. Consistently answers patient intercom promptly and relays patient requests in a timely manner.
• Coordinates the scheduling of tests, lab work, and other patient and department procedures, arranges appropriate transport and assists with transport. Optimally uses EHR.
• Prepares charts for discharge and transfers.
• Prepares and completes vital informative sources for specific care area (e.g. brainboard, census information, computer information). Assigns and maintains unit communication technology (pagers, ascom phones).
• Responsible for the accurate, timely transcription of physician’s orders.
• Follows the crucial steps for timely and accurate transcription of physician’s orders as required by recognizing and order needing transcription, ordering vital services, tests, equipment, and signing off order per procedure.
• Demonstrates familiarity with medical terminology and abbreviations and utilizes accurate abbreviations and symbols per procedures.
• Demonstrates interpersonal skills by transcribing physician orders based on priorities and by following a detailed routine.
• Responsible for the maintenance of desk area and patient supplies and equipment according to designated standards.
• Orders individual patient supplies as advised by a nurse or as indicated in physician orders.
• Notifies appropriate department per procedure for equipment requiring maintenance and follows through on status of equipment as vital.
• Demonstrates general knowledge of cost containment and awareness of cost control by following designated standards of the patient care area.
• Maintains safe, clean and efficient patient care areas.
• Participates in orientation of new staff (e.g. Nursing staff, physicians and students) on the patient care unit.
• Provides basic patient care by performing routine duties to include: personal grooming, bathing, toileting, feeding, skin care needs (clean and sterile dressing changes), applying ointments / creams; oral hygiene; specimen collection / testing; position / ambulating; changing linens, and promptly answers call lights.
• Assists nurses in supervising patient condition

Required Qualifications: (Must have BLS certification and ONE of the following):

• Six months of recent hands‑on patient care experience (acute, long‑term, or home care)
• Enrolled in an LPN, RN, or NP program (with at least 1 completed clinical semester)
• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) on the MN Registry
• Completed Fairview’s OnTrack Nursing Assistant training program

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

$24.16- $32.35 Hourly