Citizens Memorial Hospital (CMH) is recruiting current Nursing Students for our next Nurse Apprenticeship.
Our Nurse Apprenticeship allows nursing students the opportunity to work and gain hands-on experience in a variety of areas that CMH has to offer (LTC, Hospital, Home Care/Hospice, and Clinics). Nurse Apprentices are CMH employees and will be compensated for their clinical time as they work to complete their nursing program, in exchange for a 1 year work commitment upon successful graduation.
A Typical Day Will Include
- Works under the direct supervision of an RN or LPN.
- Assists with patient care duties as outlined below
- Able to perform specific nursing skills as outlined below
- Must have successful completion of skills checkoff portion of their school curriculum.
- Once deemed competent through additional demonstration of skill by CMH employed RN/LPN, may independently perform.
- Assists with patient assessment by collecting patient data
- Assists with or performs patient activities of daily living
- Performs linen changes as required and per routine
- Responds promptly to patient/staff requests for assistance
- Assist with labeling/transport of specimens
- Assures patient comfort measures are met by performing rounds and anticipating needs
- Documents in patient record timely, accurate and concise manner
- Notifies licensed personnel promptly of any change in patient status or condition
- Performs admit/discharge procedures per routine in accurate and timely manner
- Assists with the management of patient’s personal belongings
As a Nurse Apprentice you will have the opportunity to acquire a number of skills:
- IVs: insertion and removal
- Port access: insertion and removal
- Urinary Catheter: maintenance, insertion and removal
- Gastric Tubes: maintenance, irrigation, administration of feeding, removal
- Dressing changes: assist RN/LPN, independently perform basic dressing changes to include wet to dry and clean dressing (no medication administration) removal of sutures, staples and surgical drains
- Hygiene and skill care: implements and participates in methods to prevent skin breakdown
- Tracheostomy/Vent care: maintenance, to include suctioning, inner cannula change (trach only) and securement device change
- Blood glucose monitoring
- Specimen collection: nasal, NP and throat swabs, blood, urine, stool
- Second verifier for Blood Products
- In clinic setting: rooming, medication reconciliation, EKG, ear lavage, wound care and assisting with procedures as directed.
Qualifications
Enrollment in a State Board Certified Nursing Program and in their final two or final semester of the nursing program
Requirements
- Work 12 hours per month (not to include clinical time) can be separated into 4, 6 or 12 hour blocks
- Remain current on BLS certification
- Complete employee quarterly Healthstream assignments
- Complete SAFE training within 1 year
The position is PRN, holidays.
Benefits Include
- Competitive salary
- Annual merit increases
- Early access to pay with on-demand PayActiv Program
- Retirement
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discounts
Please call Nicki Cupp at 417-328-6193 or email at nicki.cupp@citizensmemorial.com with any questions.
Keywords: RN, Nursing, LPN, LVN, Vocational Nurse, apprentice
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