Activities Assistant

Generations Healthcare; Atascadero (CA); Hybrid; USD 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

No training cost

Job summary

Generations Healthcare is offering a Nurse Assistant Trainee Program, online with hybrid elements, designed to prepare you for the State Competency Exam. The program covers basic nursing skills, medical terminology, and anatomy and physiology, with no cost to the trainee and you will be hired as a Nurse Assistant Trainee.

The hybrid schedule runs Monday–Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., for 25 days, with theory via Canvas/Zoom and on-site clinical training at Lakeside Special Care Center;

Qualifications

• Access to a home computer with internet, video, audio, and webcam capabilities
• Completion of history and physical, TB screening, and drug screening (to be done one week before the session starts)
• Completion of LiveScan fingerprinting for criminal background clearance
• Possession of an email account (preferably Gmail)
• Proof of COVID vaccination (or approval for accommodations or waiver)

Job description

Nurse Assistant Trainee Program – Online/Hybrid

At Generations Healthcare, we believe that caring for the sick, the elderly, and the infirm is a special and sacred stewardship—and we need people who believe the same. Generations Healthcare is offering a unique opportunity for caring and compassionate individuals to attend the Nurse Assistant Training Program. This program covers basic nursing skills, medical terminology, and basic anatomy and physiology to prepare the individual for the State Competency Exam for Certification. There is no cost for the training, and the candidate will be hired as an employee in the Nurse Assistant Trainee position.

The Nurse Assistant Training Program will be a hybrid learning experience consisting of two components: theory training and clinical training. Theory training will be conducted through distance learning utilizing the learning management system of Canvas Instructure and Zoom meetings for live, synchronous instruction with the licensed instructor. After theory training is completed, clinical training will take place at our facility, Lakeside Special Care Center.

Both training courses will be conducted Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for a total of 25 days.

To successfully complete this program, the student must score at least 75% on all tests and the final exam and perform all learned skills satisfactorily. Completion of this program will prepare the candidate with the knowledge and skills needed to take the state test to become certified.

Program Requirements

• Access to a home computer with internet, video, audio, and webcam capabilities
• Completion of history and physical, TB screening, and drug screening (to be done one week before the session starts)
• Completion of LiveScan fingerprinting for criminal background clearance
• Possession of an email account (preferably Gmail)
• Proof of COVID vaccination (or approval for accommodations or waiver)

Compensation: $16.90/hour