Support Aide to CNA Track

Elderwood • Buffalo, NY

10d

About The Position

Elderwood at Williamsville offers a paid Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Training Program for Support Aides interested in starting a career in healthcare. Employees begin as Support Aides, learning the CNA role and assisting other departments as needed. They are generally employed for approximately 15–60 days before becoming eligible for placement in the CNA training course. Until training begins, Support Aides are assigned a specific shift as a Trainee.

The CNA course lasts three weeks, Monday through Friday, from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with times subject to slight variation. The first two weeks are classroom training and the third week is clinical training. Training is paid, and employees are clocked in during training hours. After passing, 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 PPD and physical examinations, for eligible candidates.

Requirements

• Must be at least 16 years old.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Employment certificate or permit required for applicants aged 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 dining room food service under the direction of licensed therapy staff, including passing trays, cutting meat, and opening cartons or other containers.
• Assist in other departments as needed.
• Distribute supplemental nourishment 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 residents' rooms, as directed.
• Prepare residents' beds and bedwear at bedtime, as assigned.
• Help keep general areas of the assigned nursing unit neat and orderly, as directed.
• Clean residents' 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 examinations, for eligible candidates.

What This Job Offers

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