Nursing Career Pathways

A patient safety assistant helps keep patients safe and provide companionship during hospitalization. This role requires only a high school diploma or GED. For anyone in the early stages of nursing school, this role can help get a foot in the door at Bronson while developing basic healthcare experience. Some responsibilities include:

• Patient companionship
• Patient observation
• Reporting patient activities and behaviors as appropriate to ensure patient safet

Requirements to become a PCA and ACA at Bronson include:

• High school degree or GED
• LPN or CNA certification preferred, but not required
• An interest in or previous experience in the healthcare field

PCAs and ACAs work at the bedside along nursing staff to provide basic patient care. Some responsibilities include participating in patient admission, transferring patients to new units, answering call lights, assisting with feeding and bathing, and other supportive tasks. Learn more about PCA/ACA jobs at Bronson.

Requirements to become a PCA and ACA at Bronson include:

• High school degree or GED
• CNA certification preferred, but not required
• Successful completion of an accredited EMT program or RMA/CMA certification will be considered in lieu of qualifications above

As an ED tech, work under the supervision of an RN to provide technical patient care to patients within the emergency department. Some responsibilities include gathering patient data, performing point of care testing, patient transport to inpatient units, initiation of telemetry monitoring, and other supportive tasks. Find an ED tech job now.

Nursing students who are within one year of graduation from an accredited nursing program are eligible for Bronson’s nurse externship. The program is an opportunity for nursing students to bridge the gap between the classroom and real-life nursing practice.

Within the externship program, nursing students are placed with an RN preceptor. They gain hands-on experience and immerse themselves in the nursing role. By the end of their externship, participants will have new confidence and skills to help transition into a graduate nurse role upon school graduation.

This is a paid, year-round opportunity with an expectation that externs work approximately 12hours/week.

When a nursing student is less than 90 days from graduation, they can be hired into Bronson as a graduate nurse (GN). GNs work alongside an RN, perfecting their skills and gaining real-life experience in preparation for their upcoming nursing career. Upon graduation, GNs have eight weeks to complete their NCLEX certification.

Through the GN and RN residency program, new nurses receive additional support and study prep to ensure they are fully prepared for the NCLEX exam.

Once a nurse has graduated and completed NCLEX certification, they transition into the RN residency program. Under the one-year RN residency program, new nurses continue to hone their nursing skills and orient into a permanent role.