Certified Nursing AssistantTBD
Kickstart your healthcare career as a Nurse Aide! Learn personal care, basic nursing skills, and safety practices while preparing to earn certification and join the PA Nurse Aide Registry.
CERT-NURSAID-MC01
Info Packet
This comprehensive course is designed to train the student in the basic knowledge and skills they will need to care for the elderly. It will prepare students to give personal care and use basic nursing skills, assist with basic emergency care, recognize basic signs and symptoms of common ailments and conditions, how to provide a clean and safe environment and apply the basic principles of infection control. Upon completion of this course, the Nurse Aide Trainee will be eligible to sit for the written and the skills competency testing given by the American Red Cross to be placed on the PA Nurse Aide Registry by Pearson Vue.
For a complete booklet of requirements, call Continuing Education at 1-800-377-5222, ext. 7480.
Reimbursement for Training and Testing
Long-term care nursing facilities are responsible for the full payment of training and testing costs if you are employed or offered employment as a nurse aide at the time you enter a nurse aide training and competency evaluation program. Federal law prohibits these charges from being imposed on you.
If you are NOT employed with a long-term care facility at the time you are accepted into a nurse aide training and competency evaluation program, but become employed or receive an offer of employment within twelve (12) months of completing the program you will be reimbursed by the long-term care facility that employs you. Check with the PA Dept of Health for additional information - (717)787-1816
PearsonVue - Competency Evaluation Certification Exam
PearsonVue is responsible for registration, scheduling and administration of the NNAAP Examination. For information call (800) 457-6752 email: [email protected]
Enrollment Requirements
Students are to contact the Continuing Education Office in person or call 1 (800) 377-5222 ext. 7480 to schedule an Intake Session.
A STUDENT IS NOT GUARANTEED A SPOT IN THE COURSE UNTIL THEY ATTEND AN INTAKE SESSION, MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE TRAINING AND THE REQUIRED FORMS ARE COMPLETED.
To be eligible for this program, you must meet certain requirements:
- Attend a two hour - Intake Session and meet the requirements of the entrance assessment.
- Completed Continuing Education Application
- Copy of High School diploma or graduate equivalency diploma (GED)
- Completed medical history and physical examination
- 2 step PPD or Chest X-ray
- Criminal history record check from the PA State Police or an FBI background check if you have not been a Pennsylvania resident for two CONSECUTIVE years
- Copy of student professional liability certificate of insurance
All paperwork must be in file prior to the start of class. It usually takes between 2 - 4 weeks to complete the entire process.