Support Aide to CNA Track

Elderwood•Cheektowaga, NY

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Elderwood is offering a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Training Program designed to give you the skills and experience needed to succeed. This is an opportunity to make a difference and earn a paycheck by helping to take care of residents. Support Aides will be employed for approximately 15-60 days before becoming eligible to be placed in our CNA training course. The CNA Training course will last for three weeks, Monday to Friday from 7:30a-3:30p (times may vary slightly). Until 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, and the third week will be the clinical portion. Upon passing, your status and pay will be adjusted from Support Aide to CNA. Elderwood will pay for the CNA certification test and applicable onboarding requirements, including PPD and Physical for eligible candidates. Training is paid, and you will be clocked in and paid while you train.

Requirements

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.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand the English language at an intermediate or more advanced level.

Nice To Haves

Nursing student
Former CNA
HHA
PCA

Responsibilities

Transport residents or accompany 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.