What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Apprentice - Berkshire Medical Center- June 2025, Shift: Varies, 32hrs position at Berkshire Medical Center?
Job Summary
The Nurse Apprentice position provides an opportunity for a nurse that is a senior nurse or a graduate from an accredited institution with an ADN or higher that has not taken the NCLEX-RN boards. These employees will work directly with a registered nurse throughout acute care. Individuals hired into this position must be eligible to take the NCLEX-RN exam at a future date. Once the NCLEX-RN exam is taken and passed the employee eligible to apply for open RN positions within the organization. An individual who fails the NCLEX-RN exam will remain in the nurse apprentice program until successful licensure is obtained. The Nurse Apprentice utilizes the nursing process as the frame of reference for practice and provides direct patient care, with supervision from a registered professional nurse, to patients and families. This is an entry-level nursing position for new graduate nurses and individuals who are senior nursing students in their last semester at a Board approved ADN nursing program or higher. Training, evaluation, and competencies for this role are overseen by a Nurse Leader to the department.
Experience
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing. Has a thorough knowledge of nursing principles and procedures.
Education
- Associates Degree in Nursing. BSN preferred.
License & Certifications
- CPR
Additional Requirements
- Demonstrates continuing education in accordance with State regulations. Assures compliance with unit-specific scope of practice. Must be able to speak the English language in an understandable manner. Must possess sight/hearing senses or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately so the requirements of the position can be fully met.
The June 2025 BMC Nurse Apprentice Program begins June 9, 2025. Interviews begin in March.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
