Nurse Apprenticeship and Residency

CMH partners with student nurses and recent nursing graduates to help them become exceptional nurses. Nurse apprenticeships give nursing students an enriched clinical experience with an "earn as you learn" training model. Nurse residency helps recent graduates become confident bedside nurses.

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Nursing students enrolled in an accredited program are eligible for a nurse apprenticeship during their final two semesters. This earn-as-you-learn program creates an exceptional clinical experience for pre-licensure professional nursing and practical nursing students. Selected nursing students are employed by CMH on a full-time, part-time or part-time-as-needed basis. They work and are paid as a student nurse while enrolled in the nursing education program. The student nurse also receives academic credit toward meeting clinical requirements.

How the Program Works

Students enrolled in their final two semesters are eligible to apply. Accepted students enter into an "intermediate apprenticeship." This phase includes a contract agreement to work for CMH in their licensed role for one year after program completion. Students complete their clinical hours as scheduled by their program and receive a stipend for those hours.

During their final semester, nurse apprentices can shadow a nurse in any clinical setting. This helps students identify the area where they want to work after graduation.

Nurse Apprenticeship Highlights

• Receive a stipend while completing clinical hours.
• Eligible to work shifts in the hospital, long-term care, clinic or home care/hospice as a nurse apprentice.
• Eligible for benefits if working in a full-time capacity.
• Receive an hourly base rate for hours worked at CMH.

For More Information

Call 417-328-7775 for more information about the nurse apprenticeship program.

CMH’s one-year paid nurse residency program helps new graduate nurses become confident bedside nurses. Our program will promote a lifelong love of professional and personal growth with its supportive and inclusive atmosphere. Nurses with less than one year of experience are eligible to apply.

A community of experienced nurses surrounds the residents. In this community, you can form lasting relationships with peers, educators, and managers. Our goal at CMH is to ensure that the new graduate nurse never feels alone.

Each resident is paired with a preceptor. The resident will work the preceptor’s schedule during orientation in the department. The preceptor guides the resident in the transition process, including critical-thinking skills and organizational policies and procedures.

How to Apply

To apply for the CMH residency program, go to the CMH Careers website. Select a nursing position and apply. All new graduate nurses (with less than one year of experience) selected for employment are placed into the residency cohort.

Residency Phases

The residency begins with biweekly classes starting in June. Then, it switches to monthly seminars in November. Nurse residents will graduate from the program the following June.

During Phase 1 (first 12 weeks), you will:

• Receive hands-on clinical training under the guidance of a preceptor.
• Attend classroom sessions where you will learn about organizational policies and procedures.
• Meet ancillary staff members.
• Develop critical-thinking skills through HealthStream’s Jane® interactive courses.

Phase 2 has eight seminars. They focus on professional development and end with an evidence-based practice project.

Students complete online learning assessments. They use them to see how they compare to other nurses nationwide in knowledge and critical-thinking. The assessments are used to build curriculums for each resident. The curriculums meet the development needs of the transitioning nurse.

Residents receive:

• The program has biweekly group classes during the first 12 weeks. Unit educators and other staff lead the classes.
• Online learning opportunities that foster professional development and a lifelong passion for learning.
• Scenarios developed and managed by clinical experts through HealthStream.
• Preceptor and mentor support.
• A personal relationship with your unit educator and director.
• Interaction with organizational leaders.
• Monthly seminars to support professional development.
• Opportunity for competitive pay in Behavioral Health, Birth Place, Emergency Room, Intensive Care, Medical/Surgical or Operating Room/Outpatient Surgery.

What You Can Expect to Gain

• Confidence.
• Advanced training in your specialty.
• Potential for BLS, ACLS, PALS, PEARS, TNCC, NIHSS, NRP and STABLE certifications.
• Access to certification preparation through HealthStream.
• Friendships.
• Opportunities to advance in a comprehensive rural health care system.

For More Information

For more information about the CMH Nurse Residency Program, contact:

Christie Kirby, MBA-HM, BSN, RN, CCRN-K
Nurse Residency Program Director
christie.kirby@citizensmemorial.com
417-328-6512