Nursing Station Technician - LTACH

Job OverviewFairview is looking for a Nursing Station Technician on the Long-Term Acute Care Unit at our Bethesda Hospital in St. Paul, MN.

This role is a .6 FTE (48 hours every 2 weeks) working 8-hour day & evening shifts, with every other weekend rotation. Variable weekday schedule. About this Unit:Are you someone who enjoys building strong connections with their patients?

This is an inpatient unit where all our patients have had a complicated illness or injury that requires hospital level care for an average of 25-30 days. Many of our patients are more acute than a typical Med/Surg floor. The LTACH is an excellent place to build expertise in handling patients with progressive care issues at varying levels of multi system impairment.

The Bethesda LTACH is located in the former St. Joseph’s facility which is now the Fairview Health & Wellness Hub.

Work under direction of nursing personnel to provide patient care while functioning as a nursing assistant and as a health unit coordinator. Duties may include: patient cares, vitals, bathing, feeding, answering call lights, transporting, care of environment (by stocking, cleaning, and maintaining rooms) and use of equipment, phones, clerical, transcription, and coordinate the flow of communication on the unit. May work as a patient care attendant.

Performs delegated nursing functions to assigned patients including personal care, ambulation, exercise, nutrition, specimen collection and vital signsPerforms special procedures (eg: skin care) as defined by patient care unit practice guidelinesObserves patients and reports any changes in status to appropriate staffCommunicates effectively with all members of the health care teamPerforms environmental and other responsibilities as assignedMaintains the medical recordsSchedules patient tests and proceduresMaintains unit communication systems and central desk areaReceives all patients, family members, visitors and other members of the health teamMaintains unit stock/supplies/equipmentParticipates in staff developmentRequired

Basic Life Support (American Heart Assoc or Red Cross) 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 programOr 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 OverviewFairview offers a generous benefit package including but not limited to medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more!

Please follow this link foradditional information: https://www.fairview.org/careers/benefits/noncontract Compensation DisclaimerAn individual's pay rate within the posted range may be determined by various factors, including skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, and market conditions. Additionally, our organization prioritizes pay equity and considers internal team equity when making any offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range is not typical.

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 StatementEEO/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status