Support Aide to CNA Track

Elderwood • Cheektowaga, NY

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Elderwood at Cheektowaga is hiring a Support Aide for its CNA Training Track. Support Aides are employed for approximately 15–60 days before becoming eligible for placement in the CNA training course. Until scheduled for training, employees are designated as trainees on a specific shift.

The paid CNA course lasts three weeks, Monday through Friday, generally from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The first two weeks consist of classroom training, followed by a week of clinical training. Employees who pass the course transition from Support Aide to CNA, with their status and pay adjusted accordingly. Elderwood pays for the CNA certification test and applicable onboarding requirements, including a PPD and physical, for eligible candidates. Employees are clocked in and paid during training.

Requirements

• Must be at least 16 years old.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• An employment certificate or permit is 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 such as 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.
• 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 resident rooms, as directed.
• Prepare residents' beds and bedwear at bedtime, as assigned.
• Help keep assigned nursing-unit general areas 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.
• Elderwood pays for the CNA certification test and applicable onboarding requirements, including a PPD and physical, for eligible candidates.

What This Job Offers

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