High School Healthcare Apprentice

Experience Required

None

Minimum Education Required

High School Diploma/G.E.D.

Compensation

$7.25 / hourly

Hours Per Week

40

Number Of Positions

1

Work Schedule and Shift Requirements

First (Day)

Job Description

Summary

Job Description:

High School Healthcare Apprentice

PRN

The Baptist Health Paducah's Healthcare Apprenticeship Pathway is an immersive, multi-disciplinary rotational program designed for current high school students exploring careers in medicine and allied health. Under direct, certified supervision, apprentices earn a paycheck while gaining foundational, hands-on clinical and operational skills across three distinct core roles: Nursing Assistant, Orderly, and Phlebotomy Assistant. This pathway builds transferable competencies required for long-term careers in hospital systems, long-term care facilities, and outpatient clinics.

Nursing Assistant Job Duties:

Activities of Daily Living - assist patients with vital daily tasks including bathing, dressing, grooming, feeding & toileting

Vital Sign Monitoring - Measure, record and track essential health metrics like temperature, blood pressure, pulse and liquid intake/output under nursing supervision.

Patient comfort - Respond to patient call lights, change linens and reposition bedridden individuals to ensure skin integrity.

Clinical Reporting: Document basic patient care notes and immediately notify the supervising Registered Nurse (RN) of any changes in patient condition.

Orderly Job Duties

Patient Transportation: Safely move patients between their rooms, treatment units, imaging areas, and operating suites using stretchers and wheelchairs.

Sanitation & Safety: Clean, disinfect and prepare patient care rooms, examination tables, and medical devices according to infection-prevention standards.

Inventory Control: Monitor, restock, and organize clinical supply closets and PPE stations across assigned units.

Material Courier: Deliver medical records, laboratory specimens, and pharmacy items securely to authorized departments

Phlebotomy Assistant

Specimen Collection: Perform or assist with blood draws (venipuncture and capillary punctures) for diagnostic tests, transfusions, or research.

Patient Preparation: Verify patient identity, explain collection steps clearly to ease anxiety, and monitor the patient for adverse physical reactions.

Lab Protocol Compliance: Match collection tubes with electronic medical orders, label vials with extreme precision, and prepare specimens for laboratory centrifuges.

Disposal & Safety: Maintain sterile collection zones and dispose of needles and biohazardous waste strictly according to OSHA guidelines.

Requirements

Must be a current high school junior or senior, maintaining a minimum 2.5 GPA.

Up-to-date immunizations (including TB screening and routine vaccines) and adherence to facility masking policies.

Additional Education or Certification Required Post Hire

Willingness to enroll in and complete a state-approved Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) course and basic Phlebotomy certification during the program.

If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

"EEO Statement: Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to r ace, color, national origin, gender, s exual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMATION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES

Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056."

Job Type

Full time

Benefits Offered

Not specified

Veteran Preference

No

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

R26108647