GAIN NURSE APPRENTICE
- Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
- Elkin, NC, USA
Job Description
Performs patient care while continuing to expand nursing knowledge under the supervision of a registered nurse preceptor. Assists licensed nurses in the delivery of care by performing assigned duties. Collaboratively works with the registered nurse to deliver safe, high quality care.
Education and Formal Training: High School graduate or equivalent. Current North Carolina Aide registry preferred. Currently enrolled as a rising senior in Registered Nurse program in good standing. BCLS certification required.
Work Experience: Prior experience preferred but not required.
Knowledge, Skill, and Abilities Required: Ability to successfully complete Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital’s nursing orientation program. Competent in delivering safe and effective patient care within the legal limits of certification and hospital policies and procedures. Requires flexibility in working different shifts, week-ends and holidays and in adverse weather conditions.
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital is a not-for-profit community health care network of physician clinics and an 81-bed acute care hospital that delivers high quality, convenient health care to residents of the Yadkin Valley and Foothills region of North Carolina and parts of southwestern Virginia. Employing more than 800 team members, Hugh Chatham includes a medical group of more than 50 providers across 24 locations and five counties. Headquartered in Elkin, North Carolina, Hugh Chatham is a leader in using technology to coordinate care for patients and to make healthcare more accessible, and cost-effective. Recent accolades for Hugh Chatham include being named a 2017 “Most Wired” Hospital, the 2018 Women’s Choice Awards for Patient Safety and Stroke Care, and its 8th consecutive “A” Safety Grade from The Leapgrog Group. For more information, please visit our web site at HughChatham.org. You can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter @HughChatham.