CNA Training Track (Support Aide)

Elderwood • Hornell, NY

7d

About The Position

The CNA Training Track (Support Aide) offers an opportunity to work alongside clinicians and assist with tasks for residents while awaiting placement in the next available Nurse Aide Training Program. The paid CNA training course lasts three weeks, Monday through Friday, from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; times may vary slightly. The first two weeks are classroom training and the third week is clinical training. Before being assigned to a training course, the employee works as a Trainee on a designated shift. Training hours are paid, and the employee is clocked in while training. After passing the course, the employee’s status and pay are adjusted from Support Aide to CNA. Elderwood pays for the CNA certification test and applicable onboarding requirements, including a PPD and physical for eligible candidates.

Requirements

• Must be at least 16 years old.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Employment Certificate/Permit required for candidates ages 16–17.
• Must have no findings or convictions of resident abuse, mistreatment, or misappropriation of property through any current or previous licensing agency.
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English at an intermediate or more advanced level.

Responsibilities

• Transport residents or accompany ambulatory residents to locations in the building, including the dining room, activity areas, and therapy or treatment areas.
• Make unoccupied resident beds as assigned.
• Assist with food service in the dining room under the direction of licensed therapy staff, including passing trays, cutting meat, and opening cartons or other containers.
• Distribute supplemental nourishment to residents who do not need feeding, as directed.
• Conduct informal activities on the nursing unit when time permits, as directed.
• Supply fresh water in residents’ rooms, as directed.
• Prepare residents’ beds and bedwear at bedtime, as assigned.
• Keep general areas of the assigned nursing unit neat and orderly, as directed.
• Clean resident equipment, such as wheelchairs, geri chairs, and beds, as assigned.
• Keep residents’ rooms orderly, as assigned.
• Notify a therapist of unusual incidents involving residents.

Benefits

• Paid CNA training
• Employer-paid CNA certification test
• Employer-paid applicable onboarding requirements, including PPD and physical, for eligible candidates

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED