Wisconsin Youth Apprentice - Certified Nursing Assistant, Waupun Memorial Hospital
Company: SSM Health
Location: Waupun
Posted on: March 9, 2025
Job Description:
It's more than a career, it's a calling
WI-Waupun Memorial Hospital
Worker Type:
Intern/Temporary (Trainee)
Job Highlights:
Are you a high school junior or senior interested in a healthcare
career? Join SSM Health as a Youth Apprentice and gain hands-on
experience, mentorship, and skills for in-demand healthcare roles
all while earning $1 7 /hour at one of our Wisconsin locations .
Unlock your potential and make a difference starting now!
Job Highlights
Youth Apprentices in nurse aide roles join a dedicated nursing team
providing the excellent patient care we've come to be know n for.
You will work with a nurse mentor who will help guide your training
while providing ongoing support in the role . If direct patient
care is exciting for you and you've already completed the Wisconsin
Nurse Aide certification training with a passing score on the state
exam, this could be the perfect role for you .
Job Details
- Effectively work as part of a team, communicate effectively
with close attention to details
- Maintain academic and attendance requirements for participation
in the Youth Apprenticeship Program
- Participate in progress reviews scheduled with mentors, school
staff, parent(s) or guardian(s), and employer
- Contribute to the overall quality and safe care for patients by
answering call lights, taking vital signs and monitoring behavior
and physical condition
- Create a positive patient experience by assisting patients with
their activities of daily living including assisting with baths,
ambulating, feeding, skin care, personal and oral hygiene and
making occupied and unoccupied beds
- A ssist with performing procedures such as toileting, turning,
cough and deep breathing, catheter care, collection of biological
specimens, measuring and recording intake and output of fluid s
- Contribute to exceptional patient satisfaction by establishing
a compassionate environment by timely responses to patients' needs,
open communication and providing emotional and psychological
support
- Contribute to safety and quality care by relaying information
via charting and communicating to team members
- Perform other duties as assigned
Education and Experience Requirements
- Passing score on the Wisconsin Nurse Aide certification exam
- High school junior or senior
- 16 years of age
- Must be authorized and approved by the Wisconsin Youth
Apprentice Program in accordance with your local school criteria
- Reliable transportation to get to and from work
- Satisfactory progress towards graduation
- Commit to completing 450 hours at the jobsite (10-15 hours/week
)
- Demonstrated maturity and responsibility
- Skill with attending to details, excellent attendance and a
strong work ethic
- Foster a culture of caring through interpersonal relationships
and communication
About SSM Health
SSM Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health care system serving
the health needs of communities across the Midwest in Wisconsin,
Illinois, Oklahoma, and Missouri . We are committed to providing
exceptional health care services and revealing God's healing
presence to everyone we serve . We've received national recognition
from U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek, Forbes, Healthgrades, and
Becker's Healthcare in recognition of the quality care and patient
experience we provide .
Job Summary:
Assists with administrative and clinical duties of a physician's
office from general office procedures to the technical phases of
examining room assisting and elementary medical laboratory
techniques.
Job Responsibilities and Requirements:
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Responds to patient inquiries both in person and via
telephone.
- Schedules patient appointments.
- Maintains patient records and perform administrative
tasks.
- Sets up area for exams/procedures and room patients.
- Instructs patients in the collection of specimens.
- Assists in performing testing under the supervision of
staff.
- Assists physician with patient care for routine
examinations.
- Cleans and prepares supplies and instruments. Maintains
inventory.
- Obtains vital signs.
- Respects patient confidentiality and maintains Health Insurance
Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance.
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned. EDUCATION
- Must be at least 16 years of age and currently enrolled in High
School or 18 years of age with a High School diploma/GED EXPERIENCE
- No experience required PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Constant standing and walking.
- Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through
oral communication.
- Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear
alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing
0-25 lbs.
- Frequent reaching, gripping, and keyboard use/data entry.
- Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less)
and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish
colors.
- Occasional bending, stooping, crawling, kneeling, sitting,
squatting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
- Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial
relationships.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects
weighing 25-50 lbs.
- Occasional lifting/moving patients.
- Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
- Occasional driving. REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR
CERTIFICATIONS
State of Work Location: Illinois
- Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American
Heart Association (AHA)
- And
- Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) - Illinois Department of Public
Health (IDPH)
State of Work Location: Missouri
- Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American
Heart Association (AHA)
- And
- Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) - Missouri Department of Health
and Senior Services
State of Work Location: Oklahoma
- Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American
Heart Association (AHA)
- And
- Advanced Unlicensed Assistant - Oklahoma Board of Nursing
(OBN)
- Or
- Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) - Oklahoma State Department of
Health
State of Work Location: Wisconsin
- Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American
Heart Association (AHA)
- And
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Wisconsin Department of
Health Services
- Or
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Wisconsin Nurse Aide
Registry
Work Shift:
Variable Shift (United States of America)
Job Type:
Employee
Department:
MEDICAL/SURGICAL
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
15
Benefits:
SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a
comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.
- Paid Parental Leave : we offer eligible team members one week
of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children
(pro-rated based on FTE).
- Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through
DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to
their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
- Upfront Tuition Coverage : we provide upfront tuition coverage
through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members. Explore All
Benefits
SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not
discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national
origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity,pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic
protected by applicable law. Click here to learn more.
Benefits
SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a
comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.
- Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of
paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children
(pro-rated based on FTE).
- Flexible Payment Options: o ur voluntary benefit offered
through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access
to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before
payday.
- Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage
through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.
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