Paid CNA Training Class (Support Aide)Requisition ID 2024-30540# of Openings 20Area of Interest NursingCompany ElderwoodLocationElderwood at WheatfieldPosition Type Regular Full-TimeShift variousSalary Pay: $15.10 / hourSalaryPay: $15.10 / hourOverview
PAID CNA TRAINING!
Are you passionate about helping others and looking to start a rewarding career in healthcare? Elderwood at Wheatfield is offering a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Training Program designed to give you the skills and experience needed to succeed.
Have you always been a caretaker by nature? Perhaps you are a nursing student, former CNA, HHA or PCA? This is an opportunity to make a difference (and a paycheck), up close and personal, helping to take care of our loved ones.
A Training Class will be offered to you within the first 90 days of employment.
The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Training Track provides insight into the direct care role by providing the opportunity to work alongside our clinicians, completing tasks for our resident population as Support Aide.
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Training Track Overview:
You will begin employement a Support Aide, learning the role of a CNA. - Elderwood's CNA Training course will last for three weeks, Monday to Friday from 7:30a-3:30p (times may vary slightly). Until you are officially slotted for training, you will be designated on a specific shift as a Trainee.
- Once in the course - the first two weeks are classroom training; third week will be the clinical portion.
- Once you pass, your status (and pay) will be adjusted from Support Aide to CNA.
- Elderwood will pay for the CNA certification test as well as any applicable onboarding requirements, including but not limited to PPD and Physical for eligible candidates.
- Training is PAID - you will be clocked in during training hours and get paid while you train.
Employee Perks!401K Retirement Plan with Company Match, Free On-Site Parking, Free Uniforms, Friendly and supportive staff, Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance, Point-earning employee reward program: redeem for prizes!, Substantial employee referral program, Tuition reimbursement programResponsibilities
(CNA Training Track - Support Aide):
- Transport residents or accompanies ambulatory residents as assigned to various locations in the building including the dining room, activity program areas, therapy or treatment areas.
- Make unoccupied resident beds, as assigned.
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Assist in the Dining Room with food service to residents, under the direction of licensed therapy staff; duties include passing trays, cutting meat, opening cartons or other containers.
Distribute supplemental nourishments to residents who do not need to be fed, as directed.
Conduct informal activities on the nursing unit when time permits, as directed.
Supply fresh water in resident's rooms, as directed.
Prepare bed and bedwear of resident's at hour of sleep, as assigned.
Help keep general areas of the assigned nursing unit neat and orderly, as directed.
Clean resident's equipment (wheelchair/geri chair, bed, etc.), as assigned.
Keep the rooms of residents orderly, as assigned.
Notify therapist of any unusual incidents regarding residents.
Qualifications
(CNA Training Track - Support Aide):
- Sixteen (16) years of age required; high school diploma or equivalent required.
- Employment Certificate/Permit required for 16-17 years of age.
- No findings or convictions of resident abuse, mistreatment and misappropriation of property through any current or previous licensing agency.
- This position requires regular interaction with residents, coworkers, visitors, and/or supervisors. In order to ensure a safe work environment for residents, coworkers, visitors, and/or supervisors of the Company, and to permit unfettered communication between the employee and those residents, coworkers, visitors, and supervisors, this position requires that the employee be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language at an intermediate or more advanced level.
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