Nursing Station Technician (NA & HUC) Med/Surg 2 Observation Unit

Fairview Health Services; Burnsville (MN); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Fairview Health Services seeks a Nursing Station Technician to support patient care in a hybrid role at Fairview Ridges Hospital. Responsibilities include assisting professional caregivers, managing unit desk functions, and providing excellent customer service in a fast-paced environment. This position requires teamwork and communication skills, with a focus on delivering direct patient care and administrative tasks.

Qualifications

• Successful completion of Fairview’s OnTrack Nursing Assistant training program or similar.
• Six months of recent direct care experience in relevant settings.

Responsibilities

• Assist in delivering patient care and managing unit desk functions.
• Provide personal hygiene, vital signs, and daily activities.
• Coordinate communication on the unit.

Skills

Customer Service

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Current certification on the Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry

Enrollment in LPN, RN, or Nurse Practitioner program

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.

Fairview is looking for a Nursing Station Technician (NST) Nursing Assistant/Health Unit Coordinator (HUC) for the Outpatient Observation Medical Surgical Unit at Fairview Ridges Hospital (Burnsville, MN). This role involves working under the direction of nursing personnel to provide patient care while functioning as a nursing assistant and health unit coordinator.

This position is a 0.75 FTE, working 60 hours per 2-week pay period. It involves 12-hour shifts, every third weekend (Fri, Sat, Sun), on the night shift (7 pm - 7:30 am).

The Nursing Station Technician is responsible for assisting professional caregivers in delivering patient care, transporting patients and equipment, setting up and maintaining patient rooms, reordering, and stocking supplies. The role includes clerical duties, transcription, and maintaining the patient care unit desk area. It involves coordinating communication on the unit. The NST works under the supervision of a professional nurse and may or may not have specific patient care assignments based on unit needs and the discretion of the manager or charge nurse.

This hybrid position combines Nursing Assistant and Health Unit Coordinator roles to deliver direct patient care and administrative tasks.

In this role, you will work under the direct supervision of a professional nurse, demonstrating excellent customer service, teamwork, and communication skills with patients, families, and the healthcare team in a fast-paced environment.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Providing patient care such as personal hygiene, vital signs, daily activities, repositioning, transporting, and feeding
• Managing unit desk functions such as answering phones, processing admissions, discharges, and transfers, transcribing orders, assembling patient charts, and ordering tests
• Setting up and maintaining patient rooms
• Ordering and stocking supplies

Performs other duties as needed.

License/Certification/Registration

• 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 (roles may include Nursing Assistant, PCA, Resident Assistant, or Emergency Room Technician)

OR

• Current enrollment in an LPN, RN, or Nurse Practitioner program, with completion of at least one semester of clinical rotation

OR

• Current certification on the Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry upon hire (note: this certification does not need to be maintained throughout employment and is not required if transferring into another Nursing Assistant, Nursing Station Tech, or Nursing Station Attendant position)

• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification required. OnTrack participants must be able to obtain this certification upon completion of the program.