Looking for a rewarding career in healthcare? Spanish Peaks Veterans Community Living Center is now accepting applications for our FREE Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) Training Program. No experience is required just a passion for helping others!

Earn While you Learn

Selected applicants will be hired as employees and paid throughout the training program.

Career Pay Progression:

• $15.16 per hour – CNA Student while attending the training program
• $16.47 per hour – Nurse Assistant after completing the training program
• $17.97 per hour – Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) after successfully passing the Colorado CNA certification exam

Program Benefits

• FREE CNA training
• Paid classroom and clinical training
• Hands-on experience caring for our veteran residents
• Opportunity to earn your Colorado CNA certification
• Career advancement with increasing pay as you complete each milestone
• $1,500 Sign-On Bonus upon successful completion of the program and CNA certification

Program Timeline

• Applications Accepted: Now -Through September 29
• Interviews & Candidate Selection: October 1 - October 2
• Onboarding: October 5 –October 16
• Projected Class Start: October 19

Class Schedule

• Classes are held Monday through Thursday 9:00am-4:30pm at an offsite location.
• Candidates selected for the program will be hired before training begins.
• Training includes classroom instruction and supervised clinical experience designed to prepare you for the Colorado CNA certification exam.

Ready to Begin?

If you're compassionate, dependable, and ready to build a meaningful career, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply online today and take the first step toward a rewarding career with Spanish Peaks Veterans Community Living Center! Care for Those Who Served. Build a Career You'll Be Proud Of.

Essential Job Functions of NA:

• As assigned, provides direct care as defined by the patient care plan under the direction of a charge nurse.

• As assigned, assist patients in all activities of daily living, skin care, bathing, oral hygiene, dressing, grooming, bowel and bladder functions, perineal care and catheter care, as directed.

• As assigned, answer patient call lights/signals to provide support in meeting patient needs.

• As assigned, assist in admitting and discharging patients, including inventory of all patient possessions.

• As assigned, serves and collects food trays and feeds residents requiring help. Determines amount of food eaten and fluid intake for nursing record.

• As assigned, documents care given on aide flow sheet. Reports changes in patient condition to charge nurse.

• As assigned, turns and repositions patients as needed, alone or with assistance, to prevent bedsores and applies appropriate supports if indicated.

• As assigned, demonstrate safe operation and care of equipment, reporting malfunctioning equipment to charge nurse.

• As assigned, change bed linens, direct visitors and answers telephone as needed.

• As assigned, take and record vital signs, food and fluid intake and output, as directed.

• Maintains confidentiality in patient and facility information. Treats patients with kindness, dignity and respect.

• Understand and uses Centers for Disease Control Universal Precautions, OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard and other infection control, hazardous communication and other safety rules as trained.

• As assigned, ensures cleanliness of assigned patient rooms and properly maintain and document patient restraints.

• As assigned, perform other functions as required to fulfill the expectations of the Nurse Aide role.

Minimum Required Education/Experience: High School Diploma is required. Previous work experience in a healthcare facility is preferred.

Pre-Employment Knowledge, Abilities and Skills:

• Knowledge of principles and processes in understanding individual differences in ability, personality, and interest. Providing an accepting behavior in the care and treatment of patients.

• Ability to operate general office equipment including computer software applications (e-mail, surveillance equipment/cameras).

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with the public, other agencies, employees and administration.

Note: An acceptable combination of education, training and experience that provides the above knowledge, abilities and skills may be substituted.

Necessary Special Requirements: Must obtain annual flu vaccination and any job-specific immunizations. Required to submit to a TB test.

Licenses or Certificates: None

Unusual Demands: Work is subject to recurring and inflexible deadlines and frequent interruptions.

Benefits:

All Employees are eligible for:

· Employee Assistance Program

· 403B retirement fund options (employer match after one year of employment)

· Cafeteria Meal Discount

Full and part-time positions are eligible for:

· Medical benefits including telehealth options

· Dental and vision benefits

· Basic life insurance and AD&D (employer paid)

· Supplemental Life/AD&D

· Paid Time Off

· Short-term disability (employer paid)

· Critical Illness Insurance

· Accident Insurance

· Identity protection

· Tour of Duty (Paid temporary housing for those who qualify)