✅ High school diploma or GED.
✅ Current BCLS certification when hired; certification must be kept current for continued employment.
✅ Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) training or the training requirements will be waived if an employee demonstrates competency in the content areas required by regulatory requirements; in the duties specific to their job and the patient population assigned; or meets one of the requirements as defined below:
✅ Was a professional nursing or practical nursing licensure candidate who failed to pass the state licensure examinations in the past three (3) years; or
✅ Possesses current certification as a nursing assistant per Missouri state regulations; or
✅ Has documented education as an emergency medical technician, medical assistant, or surgical technician; or
✅ Has documented experience as a nurse assistant in the past three (3) years; or has documented experience in a current healthcare setting providing clinical care under supervision. Exceptions may be reviewed and approved by Nursing Leadership.
✅ Has completed a professional or licensed practical nursing program outside the United States and is awaiting the licensure examination in this country.
✅ UAP’s from staffing agencies shall comply with the position requirements.
If the above criteria are not met, the incumbent is prohibited from providing direct patient care to any acute care patients undergoing a procedure in the outpatient setting.