Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP)
What is a UAP?
Nursing students employed as UAP work at MHN member hospitals during the summer
before their last year of nursing school. They work in conjunction with the
nursing staff and are able to become familiar with the facility and what rural
nursing looks like. Some of the tasks a UAP may perform include:
- Calculation and administration of medications
- Catheter insertion
- Hanging and adjusting a patient's IV
The students
benefit from the program in many ways. They are employed for the summer, gain
valuable experience.
MHN believes that this program has been very successful in exposing
nursing students to rural hospitals while also helping them to gain valuable
experience.The program has worked well to bring RNs
back to their communities and work in rural hospitals, thereby helping to
alleviate the nursing shortage in eastern Montana. To be successful, program
officials set clear eligibility requirements and policies. They also worked
with participating facilities and schools to inform stakeholders about the
program.
For specific rules related to Nursing Student UAPs and advanced delegation, please refer to Montana Board of Nursing rules here.
Interested in Applying to be an UAP?
Applications available, here. Application submission due March 8th, 2024 at 11:59 pm.
Applications collected in March and distributed to facilities interested in hiring UAPs
in April, for the summer of 2024 employment.