- Assists patients with personal cares.
- Assures patient privacy and safety.
- Recognizes patient/family needs for comfort.
- Provides appropriate comforting measures.
- Responds to patient call lights.
- Recognizes when different approaches are needed due to age or cultural background.
- Utilizes equipment properly.
- Uses appropriate infection control techniques.
- Uses supplies and equipment appropriately.
- Seeks assistance when faced with abnormal situations.
- Documents care provided.
- Reports unusual data or changes in patient condition to nurse in a timely manner.
- Responds appropriately to emergent situations.
- Assists the nurses in monitoring patient condition.
- Maintains patient confidentiality
- Provides updates and report to maintain continuity of care and keeps staff informed of changes in patients schedules.
- Uses established communication system to contact staff members.
- Responds appropriately to emergent situations.
- Maintains order and cleanliness in –patient care rooms, central desk area, and other areas as assigned.
- Assists with patient admissions, transfers, and discharges.
- Provides courier and escort services as needed.
- Responsible for the maintenance of desk area and patient supplies and equipment according to designated standards
- Assures that each medical record is complete, in appropriate order, and current.
- Assures that all medical orders are transcribed in an accurate, timely manner and in accordance with unit guidelines.
- Files chart reports in a timely manner.
- Anticipates needs and prepares charts for admission, transfer, and discharge including copying appropriate information for discharge to other health care facilities.
- Utilizes correct medical terminology and proper abbreviations and uses proper abbreviations and symbols per procedures.
- Considers patient needs and changing condition to schedule tests and procedures accordingly.
- Works with other members of the health care team to prioritize tests and procedures when multiple requests are requested.
- Communicates clearly to other departments and services to assure they have all essential information including special requests and needs of the patient.
- Recognizes when different considerations are needed due to age, or cultural background.
- Records scheduled tests and procedures on kardexs and communication boards.
- Handles specimens and patient equipment according to proper infection control practices.
- Notifies appropriate team members when tests or procedure results and other information are available.
- Responsible for the completion of clerical duties in an organized and priority-based manner.
- Notices and greets people as they approach the desk.
- Responds to everyone in a welcoming and positive manner.
- Answers telephone and responds to calls according to unit guidelines and customer service principles.
- Coordinates activities of the desk area to provide prompt, accurate and courteous handling of communication. Consistently answers patient intercom promptly and relays patient requests in a timely manner.
- Monitors and coordinates ordering and stocking of supplies, forms, and equipment per designated standards on routine basis.
- Orders individual patient supplies as directed by a nurse or as indicated on physician orders.
- Notifies appropriate department per procedure for equipment requiring maintenance and follows through on status of equipment as necessary.
- Demonstrates general knowledge of cost containment and awareness of cost control by following designated standards of the patient care area. (PAR levels, etc.)
- Participates in orientation of new staff on the patient care unit.
- Demonstrates and shares knowledge of priority-based job responsibilities in an organized manner with the new staff.
- Demonstrates and shares knowledge of policies specific to FRH or include: patient confidentiality, safety/emergency procedures, infection control..
- Demonstrates ability to provide care or service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level and cultural differences of population served Partners with patient care giver in care/decision in a respective a safe, secure plan of care to meet patient clinical interventions based on population patient education based on as assessment of learning needs of patient/care giver.
- Fulfills all organizational requirementsCompletes all required learning relevant to the roleComplies with and maintains knowledge of all relevant laws, regulation, policies, procedures and standards.
- Fosters a culture of improvement, efficiency and innovative thinking.
- Performs other duties as assigned Qualifications
- Basic Life Support (BLS for Healthcare Providers) certification required. Ontrack participants much be able to acquire BLS certification upon completion of the OnTrack 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 MN 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
- Telemetry reading experience
- 1 year experience of transcription/unit coordinator experience
- EKG Monitoring Course (provided by MHealth Fairview)
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Description
OverviewM Health Fairview is looking for a Nursing Station Technician/Monitor Tech to join our St. John's Hospital team in Maplewood, MN. This position is 56 hours per two weeks on the Night shift, for 8 hour shifts, every other weekend, and is eligible for benefits such as: PTO, dental/medical insurance, and more. Check out the benefit link here:
This hospital provides a warm, inviting atmosphere and humble staff. Innovative technology, combined with the expertise of our specialists, nurses and staff, contribute to our innovative healing environment and personal, diligent health care delivery. We are committed to delivering outstanding health care in our growing community Our 184 bed facility offers a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic services.
About This Unit:
Looking for an opportunity to gain experience on a cardiovascular unit? This is a 33 bed Heart Care unit with rapid turnaround for patients that stay on average for 2.5 days. Our typical patient population consists of patients with observable chest pain, ruling out anything cardiac related, stroke patients, and alcohol withdrawal. We prepare and recover our patients for stress tests, echocardiograms, and cardiac procedures including diagnostic angiograms/stent placement, ablations, pacemakers and ICD insertions, and open heart surgery. Our unit cares for many patients with heart failure and cardiac arrythmias needing IV drips.
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. Observes cardiac monitors, detecting and reporting abnormalities that may occur in the patient's EKG status. The NST does not work autonomously but under the direction of the professional nurse. They may or may not be given a patient care assignment based on unit needs and the discretion of the manager / charge nurse.
Responsibilities Job DescriptionPerforms delegated nursing functions to assigned patients including personal care, ambulation, exercise, nutrition, specimen collection and vital signs:
Performs special procedures (eg: skin care) as defined by patient care unit practice guidelines:
Observes patients and reports any changes in status to appropriate staff:
Communicates effectively with all members of the health care team:
Performs environmental and other responsibilities as assigned:
Maintains the medical record:
Schedules patient tests and procedures:
Maintains unit communication systems and central desk area:
Receives all patients, family members, visitors and other members of the health team:
Maintains unit stock/supplies/equipment:
Participates in staff development:
Organization Expectations, as applicable:
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Additional Requirements (must be obtained or completed within a period of 6 months) :