Nursing Station Technician - Heart Center - Part Time

Socket.dev; Edina (MN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

403(b) plan

Sick time

Early wage access

Job summary

M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, MN, is seeking a Nursing Station Technician for a part-time, evening-shift role on the cardiac telemetry unit. The position supports nursing staff, handles clerical tasks, and ensures smooth patient flow in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include assisting with patient care, transporting, setting up rooms, stock management, and maintaining unit desk operations under nurse supervision.

Qualifications

• BLS certification (Healthcare Providers) required.
• Six months of direct patient care experience preferred or as specified in the posting.
• Enrollment in Fairview's Nursing Assistant or equivalent program may be required.

Responsibilities

• Assist professional caregiver in delivery of patient care.
• Transport patients and equipment and maintain patient rooms.
• Support unit desk operations, including phones, admissions and charting.

Skills

BLS Certification

Direct patient care

Education

Nursing Assistant program completion

LPN/RN program enrollment

Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry enrollment

Job description

Job Overview

Fairview is looking for a Nursing Station Technician at the M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, MN! This position is 24 hours every two weeks on the Evening shift, for 8 hour shifts, and every other weekend, and is eligible for benefits such as medical, dental, and more.

M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital offers care to people living and working in the southwest Twin Cities metro area. With more than 40 specialty services, we combine talents to balance innovative technologies and treatments with the art of medicine. Working together, we respectfully address the comprehensive needs of our patients and their families.

About this Unit:

Do you have a special curiosity about cardiac patients? Then the Southdale Heart Center may be the right unit for you! This lively and challenging 35 bed cardiac telemetry unit cares for patients with a variety of diagnosis. This is a fast paced unit with a complex patient population and many learning opportunities.

Job Responsibilities

The Nursing Station Technician is responsible for assisting the professional caregiver in the delivery of patient care, transporting patient and / or equipment, setting up and maintaining patient rooms, reordering, and stocking supplies. Performs a wide range of clerical, transcription, and maintenance of patient care unit desk area functions. Coordinates the flow of communication on a patient care unit. The NST does not work autonomously but under the direction of the professional nurse. They may or may not be given a patient care assignment based on unit needs and the discretion of the manager / charge nurse.

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.

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

Performs other tasks as needed.

Required Qualifications

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 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.

Benefit Overview

Although this is considered a non-benefit eligible position, Fairview offers employees the option to participate in the Fairview 403(b) plan, earn Sick and Safe Time, and early access to earned wages.

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