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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!