Support Aide to CNA Track

Salary

$17.00 / hour

Overview

Are you passionate about helping others and looking to start a rewarding career in healthcare? Elderwood at Williamsville is offering a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Training Program designed to give you the skills and experience needed to succeed.

Have you always been a caretaker by nature? Perhaps you are a nursing student, former CNA, HHA or PCA? This is an opportunity to make a difference (and a paycheck), up close and personal, helping to take care of our loved ones. Apply today to our Support Aide position.

Support Aides will be employed for approximately 15-60 days before being eligible to be placed in our CNA training course.

Support Aide Overview :

• You will begin employement as a Support Aide, learning the role of a CNA. Additionally, you will assist in other department as needed.
• Elderwood at Williamsville's CNA Training course will last for three weeks, Monday to Friday from 7 : 30a-3 : 30p (times may vary slightly). Until you are 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; third week will be the clinical portion.
• Once you pass, your status (and pay) will be adjusted from Support Aide to CNA.
• Elderwood will pay for the CNA certification test as well as any applicable onboarding requirements, including but not limited to PPD and Physical for eligible candidates.
• Training is PAID - you will be clocked in during training hours and get paid while you train.

Responsibilities

(CNA Training Track - Support Aide) :

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.

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Qualifications

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EOE Statement

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected Federal, State / Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.