CNA Trainee – The Green Home (Wellsboro, PA) Job Opening

We are now accepting applications for our Certified NursingAssistant (CNA)Training Classes to be held inSummer 2019in Wellsboro, PA. SeveralCNA Trainee positions are available for ourWellsborolocation skillednursing unit - The Green Home.

This is a paid training program. Students will be hired as CNA Trainees while they attend their training.

There will be three (3) weeks of classroom training at The Green Home.The classroom portion of the training will be held Monday through Fridays during the day.

Upon successful completion of thetraining - candidates will complete a four (4) week orientation. Trainees will move intoCertified Nurse Assistantpositions after completing the training and successfully passing the CNA assessment.

You must be 18 years of age to apply.

Qualifications

Educational/Knowledge Requirements for a CNA:

• High school graduate or equivalent (required).
• Successful completion of nursing assistant training program.
• Knowledge of body mechanics and transfer techniques.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
• May in the course of their job duties be in rooms where medications are stored. No contact with medications is allowed. In the course of duties may be asked to distribute medications to the nurse at the bedside. Access to medications is limited to the distribution of the medication to the nurse.

Licensure/Certification:

• Certified Nurse Assistant CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.
• Basic Life Support
• Act 33 Child Clearance
• Act 34 Criminal Clearance
• Act 73 FBI Clearance
• Older Adult Protective Service Act

UPMC is an equal opportunity employer. Minority/Females/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Salary Range: $12.48 to $18.95 / hour

Union Position: no