Nursing Apprentice
Nursing Apprentice
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$ 11196 - 13172
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Job Description
Opening Date: May 14 2025
Closing Date: May 28 2025
Job Class Code: 3303
Grade: 01
Salary: $20.44/hour
Position Number:
Limited period Acting Capacity nonstatus
Riverview Psychiatric Center is offering a paid training opportunity for a nursing student during their final year of an accredited Nursing school. This is one of thefirst prelicensed nursing apprenticeship programsin the State of Maine through the Department of Labor.
Todays complex healthcare environmentpresents many challenges for new nurses as they transition to professional nursing understand these obstacles and offer students the guidance and support they need to succeed with our S.T.R.O.N.G. apprenticeship program; Striving Together to Reach Ongoing Nursing Goals.
S.T.R.O.N.G. IS A COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM TAILORED TO MEET YOUR NEEDS
Our hospital offers unique experiences caring for patients with various mental illness diagnoses and acuity levels. You will learn medications treatment modalities diagnoses therapeutic interactions and listening healthy boundaries and rapport building through monthly educational meetings with our Nurse Educators and in unit unit training you will learn develop and apply basic nursing competencies psychiatric nursing competencies and assessments working oneonone with a highly experienced nurse learning through our weekly clinical case conferences prepared by our multidisciplinary teams on various topics will further strengthen your knowledge.
One apprenticeship position will be awarded each term or as participants complete program. The hours of the apprenticeship will be tailored to fit the needs of awardee. Participants will be able to work up to 30 hours a week. Participants will have opportunity to move into our Graduate Nurse I position once they successfully pass the NCLEX exam while continuing to complete apprenticeship program.
Watch this video to learn more about building your career with us at Riverview Psychiatric Center:(use the link icon above) put URL any positions NOT Nursing with text to display Come Join Our Team. For ALL RN/LPN positions use this URL Come Join Our Team as the text to display.
Agency information:
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is dedicated to promoting health safety resilience and opportunity for Maine people. The Department provides health and social services to approximately a third of the States population including children families older Mainers and individuals with disabilities mental illness and substance use disorders. The Department also promotes public health operates two state psychiatric hospitals and provides oversight to health care providers.
Minimum Qualifications:
Candidates must be preparing for or in their final year of an accredited Nursing school.
Please submit a short essay as your cover letter on What Becoming A Psychiatric Nurse Means To You
Apprenticeship awardee must be able to commit to attending our fulltime two week New Employee Orientation. This orientation will be paid time.
Application Information:
For additional information about this position or to request a paper application please contact Tiffany Smith ator via email at .
Benefits*:
*Benefits will be paid on a prorated basis.
No matter where you work across Maine state government you find employees who embody our state mottoDirigo or I leadas they provide essential services to Mainers every day. We believe in supporting our workforces health and wellbeing with a valuable total compensation package including:
- WorkLife Balance Rest is essential. Take time for yourself using13 paid holidays12 days of sick leave and3 weeks of vacation leaveannually. Vacation leave accrual increases with years of service and overtimeexempt employees receive personal leave.
- Health Insurance Coverage The State of Maine pays85% 100% of employeeonly premiums ($11196.96 $13172.88 annual value) depending on salary. Use this chart to find the premium costsfor you and your family including the percentage of dependent coverage paid by the State.
- Health Insurance Premium Credit Participation decreases employeeonly premiums by 5%. Visit the Office of Employee Health and Wellness for more information aboutprogram requirements.
- Dental Insurance The State of Maine pays 100% of employeeonly dental premiums ($358.08 annual value).
Theres a job and then theres purposeful transformative work. Our aim is to create a workplace where you can learn grow and continuously refine your skills. Applicants demonstrate job requirements in differing ways and we appreciate that many skills and backgrounds can make people successful in this role.
As an Equal Opportunity employer Maine State Government embraces a culture of respect and awareness. We are committed to creating a strong sense of belonging for all team members and our process ensures an inclusive environment to applicants of all backgrounds including diverse race color sex sexual orientation or gender identity physical or mental disability religion age ancestry national origin familial status or genetics.
If youre looking for a great next step and want to feel good about what you do wed love to hear from you. Please note reasonable accommodations are provided to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.
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Employment Type
Part-Time
