LPN Apprentice

About the role

The apprenticeship program is a collaboration with Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College school of Nursing. The apprentice will attend classes at the MGCCC Tradition campus two (2) days a week.

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing care under the direction of the registered nurse (RN), advanced registered nurse (APRN), or licensed physician which does not require the specialized skill, judgment, and knowledge of a registered nurse.
• Affords nursing care in compliance with Singing River Health System policies and procedures to assess residents' care needs and take appropriate action;
• Includes recording vital signs, discussing chief health concerns, performing testing, and administering injections;
• Aids with procedures and documentation.

Requirements

• Must be currently enrolled in the Singing River Health System Apprenticeship course at MGCCC.
• High School or equivalent Diploma required.
• Must complete BCLS certification by the end of position orientation; must maintain current BCLS certification.
• May also require ACLS, TNCC and PALS pending of assignment of clinical training.
• Clinical healthcare experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Education: Must be currently enrolled in the Singing River Health System Apprenticeship course at MGCCC. High School or equivalent Diploma required.
• Licenses: LPN Apprentice I - at completion of academics and clinical training, must obtain Mississippi Practical Nurse license. LPN Apprentice II - must be registered with the state of Mississippi to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse.
• Certifications: Must complete BCLS certification by the end of position orientation; must maintain current BCLS certification. May also require ACLS, TNCC and PALS pending of assignment of clinical training.

Skills

• Physical Demands: Work is moderately active: involves frequent requirements to move about the office, move about the facility, and to travel to another facility within the SRHS service area. Work involves exerting a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
• Mental Demands: Must demonstrate keen mental faculties/assessment and decision making abilities. Must demonstrate superior communication/speaking/enunciation skills to receive and give information in person and by telephone. Must demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills. Must possess emotional stability conducive to dealing with high stress levels. Must demonstrate ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines. Attention to detail and the ability to multi-task in complex situations is required. Must have the ability to maintain collaborative and respectable working relationships throughout SRHS and other organizations.

Benefits

Work involves using many physical motions in performing daily work activities; subject to exposure of body fluids, sputum and tissues, which may carry the hazard of infectious disease. Work involves using repetitive motions: substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and or fingers while operating standard office equipment such as computer keyboard. Work involves being able to perceive the nature of sound at normal speaking levels with or without correction; the ability to make fine discriminations in sound. Work requires close visual and acuity and the ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus, i.e. shift gaze from viewing a computer monitor to forms/printed material that are closer to compare data at close vision. Must be able to be active for extended periods without experiencing undue fatigue. Must be able to work schedules assigned with the understanding that changes may occur according to the needs of the hospital for off days, shifts or weekends.

Pay

Not specified

Schedule

Not specified