Nursing Station Technician-PACU

Fairview Health Services • Minneapolis, MN, US

5 days ago

Job type

Full-time

Job description

Job Overview

This position is a 0.75 FTE (60 hours per 2 week pay period), 12 hour day / evening shift with rotating weekends.

The University of Minnesota Medical Center is looking for Nursing Station Technicians to join our perianesthesia team. The University of Minnesota Medical Center is the flagship location for University of Minnesota Health providing breakthrough medicine and transforming the health of our community.

Perianesthesia Department, three phases of care :

pre & post has 22 beds providing care for same day surgery patients, inpatients and surgical admits
Post anesthesia care unit (PACU) has 21 beds and cares for 30-50 patients / day

About the Job

The Nursing Station Technician is a combined 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 fasted 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

Minimum Qualifications :

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 of the following :

Successful completion of Fairview's OnTrack Nursing Assistant training program or another Fairview sponsored Nursing Assistant 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.

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.

EEO Statement

EEO / AA Employer / Vet / Disabled : All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status.

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