Paid CNA Training (Support Aide)

Elderwood Administrative Services; Town of Lancaster (NY); On-site; USD 19,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid training

Job summary

Elderwood at Lancaster is offering a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Training Program designed to give you the skills and experience needed to succeed in healthcare.

Support Aides will be employed for 15–60 days before joining the CNA training course. The three-week training runs Mon–Fri 7:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Training is paid, and after certification your pay will be adjusted accordingly.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Must be able to read, write, speak and understand English at an intermediate or higher level.

Responsibilities

• Transport residents or accompany ambulatory residents as assigned to various locations in the building.
• Make unoccupied resident beds, as assigned.
• Assist in the Dining Room with food service under licensed therapy staff.
• Distribute supplemental nourishments to residents who do not need to be fed.
• Conduct informal activities on the nursing unit when time permits.
• Provide fresh water in residents' rooms as directed.
• Prepare bed and bedwear of residents at bedtime.
• Help keep nursing unit areas neat and orderly.
• Clean resident equipment and keep rooms orderly.
• Notify therapist of any unusual incidents regarding residents.

Skills

English language

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Salary

$16.50 / hour

Overview

Are you passionate about helping others and looking to start a rewarding career in healthcare? Elderwood at Lancaster is offering a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Training Program designed to give you the skills and experience needed to succeed.

Support Aides will be employed for approximately 15-60 days before becoming eligible to be placed in our CNA training course. Upon certification, your rate will be adjusted accordingly.

CNA Training Track (Support Aide)Overview:

• 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.

Responsibilities

(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.

• 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.

EOE Statement

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.