Nursing Station Technician - Solid Organ Transplant

Fairview Health Services; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

PTO / vacation

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Fairview Health Services in Minneapolis, MN is seeking a Nursing Station Technician for the Solid Organ Transplant unit at M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center - East Bank. The role is 0.9 FTE with 12-hour overnight shifts (7:30pm–7:30am) and a rotating weekend schedule.

You will provide direct patient care and cross-train for Health Unit Coordination duties under nursing supervision on a fast-paced unit. A compassionate team environment supports patient-centered care.

Qualifications

• BLS certification required; eligible to obtain BLS for Healthcare Providers upon completion of the OnTrack program.
• Completion of Fairview OnTrack Nursing Assistant training or another Fairview Nursing Assistant program.
• Six months of direct care experience in long-term, home care or acute care setting.
• Current enrollment in an LPN, RN or Nurse Practitioner program with one semester of clinical rotation.
• Current Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry certification at hire (not required to be maintained if transferring roles).

Responsibilities

• Deliver direct patient care and assist with activities of daily living.
• Maintain unit desk functions: answer phones, process admissions, discharges, orders, charts and tests.
• Set up and maintain patient rooms and transport supplies.
• Order and stock unit supplies.

Skills

BLS certification

Customer service

Teamwork

Education

OnTrack Nursing Assistant training program

Fairview Nursing Assistant program

LPN/RN program enrollment

Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry enrollment

Job description

Job Overview

Fairview is hiring a Nursing Station Technician (NST) for our Solid Organ Transplant unit at our M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center - East Bank location in Minneapolis, MN.

Schedule: This position will be working 0.9 FTE (72 hours every two weeks). The shift length will be 12 hours on the overnight shifts (7:30pm-7:30am). This position will also work every third weekend rotation.

About 7A: This 18-bed unit provides care for transplant recipients and living donors of kidney, liver, pancreas and auto islet. Be part of a compassionate team helping patients embrace a second chance at life—making every shift meaningful and rewarding.

Patient Ratios: Day and evening shift 8-9 patients, night shift 9 patients.

The University of Minnesota Medical Center (UMMC) represents an integrated academic health care system and is comprised of two hospitals and dozens of adult specialty clinics on 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.

Responsibilities:

The Nursing Station Technician position deliver direct patient care and is cross trained to Health Unit Coordinator 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

Required Qualifications:

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

And one 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.

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