Nursing Station Technician Float Pool

About the role

The Float Pool Nursing Station Technicians support the work of the RN to provide exceptional care to patients and families. The NST floats to all areas of the west bank adult units including medical/surgical, orthopedics, acute rehabilitation unit, transitional care unit, adult emergency department, ICU and the newborn family care center. The adult float pool NST also functions in the role of a “flyer” and responds to the needs of the hospital, assisting where necessary.

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.

This position works 48 hours in a two week pay period on the evening shift, 8 hour shifts, every other weekend. This position is benefit eligible.

Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of a professional nurse, demonstrate excellent customer service, teamwork and communication skills with patients, families, and the healthcare team on a fasted paced unit.

• 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

Minimum 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
• 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)
• Current enrollment in an LPN, RN or Nurse Practitioner program, and completion of one (1) semester of clinical rotation within the program
• 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)

Benefits

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.