Job Description
Citizens Memorial Hospital (CMH) is recruiting current Nursing Students for our next Nurse Apprenticeship!
Our Nurse Apprenticeship allows nursing students the amazing 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:
Working under the direct supervision of an RN or LPN.
Assisting with patient care duties as outlined below
Must be able to perform specific nursing skills as outlined below
Must have successful completion of the 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
Responding 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 in a 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.
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
Job Requirements:
Education: Enrollment in a State Board Certified Nursing Program and in their final two or final semester of the nursing program
Skills: Patient Care
Benefits include:
Competitive salary
Annual merit increases
Early access to pay with on-demand PayActiv Program
Retirement
Employee assistance program
Employee discounts
Please call Reagan Payne at 417-328-6193 or email nurse.recruiter@citizensmemorial.com if you have any questions!
Location: Citizens Memorial · Hospital Nursing Support
Schedule: PRN, Days
Job Tags
Apprenticeship, Relief,