Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Paid Training

Mohawk Valley Health System•City of Utica, NY

49d

About The Position

The Nurse Aide Trainee (NAT) receives classroom and clinical training under the direct supervision of licensed clinical staff during the Nurse Aide Training Program. Trainees learn and demonstrate the knowledge and skills taught in the program as directed and supervised by the program coordinator and instructors. After successfully completing the program, trainees are expected to have the knowledge and skills needed to pass the New York State Certified Nurse Aide Exam and work as a Certified Nursing Assistant. During training, they provide direct and indirect care to residents or patients under the direct supervision of a clinical supervisor, assisting with activities of daily living. Within 10 days after successfully completing the Nurse Aide Training Program, trainees must take the NYS Certified Nurse Aide Exam. If they do not pass on the first attempt, they may take up to two additional attempts and must pass within 120 days of hire into the program.

Requirements

No findings or convictions of abuse, mistreatment, neglect, or misappropriation of resident property.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Complete work assignments; arrive promptly and prepared for class and report as scheduled; maintain good attendance.
Train to provide CNA-scope resident or patient care, including bathing, dressing, oral hygiene, nail care, pericare, hair care, back care, changing linens, cleaning bedside surfaces, and straightening rooms.
Train to assist residents with toileting and general nursing care, including positioning, lifting, turning, using special equipment, assisting with bedpans or commodes, and ambulation.
Notify licensed staff of changes in residents’ conditions and, when appropriate, record observed changes in condition or behavior and unusual incidents.
Provide care in a manner that promotes resident safety and reduces the likelihood of medical or health care errors.
Train to measure temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure at the beginning of a shift and as directed; report abnormal findings immediately.
Train to make rounds and know the whereabouts of assigned residents.
Train to make rounds before the end of the shift to ensure the unit is in good condition and residents are safe; provide a report to licensed staff.
Encourage residents to attend activity programs and assist with transportation.
Train to check daily for reddened areas or skin breakdown, notify licensed staff, and implement pressure-relieving techniques and equipment.
Train to prepare residents for meals, serve and remove trays promptly, assist with meals or feeding as needed, use adaptive equipment when indicated, and report poor intake to licensed staff.
Ensure adequate fluids are available, assist residents as needed, distribute nourishments promptly, and document food and fluid consumption accurately and promptly.
Maintain positive interpersonal relationships with residents, family members, and facility personnel while protecting the confidentiality of resident information.
Anticipate residents’ needs and make rounds to assigned residents.
Follow facility and MVHS policies and procedures.
Take the NYS Certified Nurse Aide Exam within the required timeframe and pass within 120 days of hire into the program.
Perform related duties as assigned.