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Central Maine Medical Center CNA Trainee - Earn While You Learn Program in Lewiston, Maine
At Central Maine Healthcare our team members are committed to providing exceptional care and experiences for our community and for each other every day.
EARN WHILE YOU LEARN!
Central Maine Medical Center is looking for its next class of CNA Trainees! Participate in an 8-week state approved Certified Nursing Assistant training program starting on October 14th. This program is 24 hrs per week and not only do we cover the cost of the schooling, but you will also be paid $18/hr to learn how to become a CNA and start your career in healthcare!
Textbooks and workbooks are provided at no charge. At the end of the program, students take the state CNA certification examination at no cost to them. Once the student passes the state CNA exam they will be offered a CNA position here with the CMMC team!
For additional questions and/or an FAQ about the upcoming program, please email Nikki.Bevans@cmhc.org.
Position Summary:
Participates in the CNA Training course approved by Central Maine Healthcare. Participates in classroom, lab, and clinical instruction to meet the criteria to sit for the State Certification Exam. The training will enable care of patients throughout the lifespan, under the direction of a registered nurse. Introduction to the concepts of legal and ethical aspects of care, communication, documentation, and safety.
Education and Experience:
Must be 16 years of age or older
High School graduate or GED Equivalent required.
Current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS preferred
Essential Content of the Training Program:
The course and clinicals will be led and coordinated by an approved RN.
Maintain a proper physical and emotional patient environment.
Report and record observations.
Provides aid in personal hygiene.
Assist with body movement and ambulation.
Assist with nutrition and elimination.
Assist in emergency situations.
The trainee is allowed to perform duties while enrolled in the course as taught and coordinated by the RN Instructor. If the trainee is enrolled as part of an earn to learn program, where they hold another job title, they cannot perform any CNA skills during hours being worked in their second job role.
Professional Accountabilities :
The CNA Trainee demonstrates effective communication skills, appropriate resource utilization and outstanding customer service skills.
Adheres to dress code, appearance is neat and clean.
Reports to class on time and as scheduled, completes work within designated time.
Wears identification while in training, notifies instructor if unable to attend class.
Represents the organization in a positive and professional manner.
Complies with all organizational policies regarding ethical business practices.
Communicates the mission, ethics and goals of the facility
Maintains confidentiality of information at all times.
Follows policies and procedures related to medical legal matters, including confidentiality, amendments of medical records, patient rights, medical records as legal evidence and informed consent
Demonstrates an understanding of fire and electrical safety, infection control, body mechanics, and related areas, as appropriate to position.
Follows all employee health procedures, incident reporting, and infection control requirements at all times, as appropriate to the position.
Uses proper body mechanics at all times as required by the physical demands of the position.
Maintains a safe work environment and performs duties of the position in a manner consistent with ensuring the safety of self and others.
Identifies safety needs in areas outside own work environment, recommending corrective action as appropriate.
Performs job tasks efficiently and effectively resulting in no unplanned overtime.
Maintains a pleasant and helpful demeanor, and presents a professional appearance toward all internal and external customers at all times.
Takes appropriate action to recover from a service difficulty, ensuring that the necessary action is taken to affect a resolution to the customer’s problem.
Conducts all work activities with respect for coworkers, including the maintenance of a pleasant and professional environment, fostering calmness during stressful situations.
Interacts with supervisory personnel in a professional, supportive and courteous manner, venting emotions appropriate to time and place.
Demonstrates a commitment to service by consistent attendance and punctuality, scheduling absences according to departmental requirements, and incurring unplanned absences only when unavoidable circumstances exist.
*Successful graduates will be required to work as a CNA at a Central Maine Healthcare Facility for at least one year upon completion of the course.
If you are passionate about making a difference and are looking for your next great career opportunity, we look forward to reviewing your application!
AT CENTRAL MAINE HEALTHCARE YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF EVERYTHING WE DO
Our why, our purpose, drives every decision and action we take as a healthcare system. We strive everyday to deliver exceptional care, and to improve our community. We are a non-profit organization that is breaking the traditional healthcare mold by bringing our patients and their family’s high value, low cost, and award-winning care while focusing on creating an exceptional experience for them; all within their communities. To accomplish this, we only hire individuals who are committed to excellence, who embody the principles of our CMH Experience Service Standards, and who are ready to step in and help their fellow team members achieve those exceptional results for our patients, their families, and the community.
Central Maine Healthcare System
The organization is broad in its footprint, with three (3) hospitals in Bridgton, Lewiston, and Rumford, and over 75 individual practices within our Medical Group. Lewiston’s Central Maine Medical Center is a certified and award-winning level two trauma center, along with our Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute and the upcoming highly anticipated launch of our comprehensive state of the art cancer treatment center. Both Bridgton and Rumford Hospitals are four (4) star accredited acute care hospitals, and our Medical Group and Maine Urgent Care Centers have won multiple awards within their specialties. As a system we are a six-time winner of the Leapfrog Safety A Rating since 2019, representing some of the highest quality care and outcomes nationwide. Our awards and accolades are only possible as a result of our commitment to culture, and a focus on safety and inclusion, in each of our patient’s experiences and in the experiences we create within our teams.
If you are a person who is looking for a way to give back to your community, to help improve the lives of patients or those who care for our patients, want to be part of a growing organization that is setting the bar for Maine healthcare, apply to join Central Maine Healthcare today!
Diversity and Equal Employment Opportunity
CMH actively promotes diversity in its workforce at all levels of the organization. We strive to create and maintain a setting where we celebrate cultural and other differences and consider them strengths of the organization. CMH is an equal opportunity workforce and no one shall discriminate against any individual with regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or veteran status with respect to any offer, or term or condition, of employment. We make reasonable accommodations to the known physical and mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities.
