Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Description
Wage Data and Employment Outlook
Goals and Certificates
Prerequisites and Required Assessments
Training Providers
How to Get Started
Find a Job

Description

Certified Nursing Assistants provide basic patient care under direction of nursing staff.  CNA’s perform duties such as feed, bathe, dress, groom, or move patients, or change linens and they May transfer or transport patients (click here to visit ONET with additional job task descriptions).

Students completing this certificate will acquire skills, knowledge, and abilities to receive a certificate permitting practice as a Nursing Assistant. Students will learn to identify social, psychological, spiritual, and physical needs of the sick, aged, and injured, will develop a basic understanding of human anatomy and physiology, will learn to identify signs and symptoms of common diseases, and to identify complications and report and record them. Upon successful completion of this certificate, students will be prepared for employment in the following jobs: hospitals, nursing care homes, home health settings, outpatient settings, mental health facilities and senior/assisted living settings.

Wage Data and Employment Outlook

Median Earnings* for CNAs in the Central Valley *median earnings definition Median income is the amount that divides the income distribution into two equal groups. This means half of the jobs for this occupation pay more than this amount and half pay less than this amount.

$11.80/hr

Employment Outlook* in the Central Valley *employment outlook definition Employment Outlook numbers represent current employment information in the Central Valley of California. The 2016 total number of jobs is the number of individuals employed in this occupation in 2016. The 2020 estimated number of jobs is the estimated number of individuals that will be employed in this occupation in 2020. Expected Growth is the increase in the number of individuals expected to be employed in this occupation and is shown as a total number and a percent increase. The average annual growth rate is the rate at which, on average, the total number of jobs will increase each year.

2014 Total Number of Jobs in CV: 10,275 2020 Estimated Number Jobs in CV: 11,949 Expected Growth 2014 to 2020: Increase of 1,674 jobs, or 16.3%, an annual average growth rate of 3.0%

Goals and Certificates

Once students successfully complete the course, they are eligible to take the certification exam given by the State of California Department of Health Services Licensing and Certification.

Prerequisites and Required Assessments

Requirements for CNA Course:

• High School Diploma or High School Equivalency
• CPR Card: American Heart Association (Only required for COS, the CPR certification is included in other CNA Programs)
• Healthcare Provider Health Clearance/Physical Examination: By Physician or NP only
• Background Check
• Transportation to Health Care Agencies and College of the Sequoias
• Immunizations:
  • TB - Skin Test clearance: 2-step process is required at start of program (used for initial skin testing of adult health care providers), yearly thereafter. If a PPD reactor, provide copy of Chest X-Ray results to the Health Center at the Visalia Campus. If the X-Ray is over 12 months old, a surveillance form from a physician stating the student is asymptomatic may be accepted.
  • MMR(Measles/Mumps/Rubella) vaccine: 2 doses or positive titer
  • Hepatitis B: 3 doses or positive titer
  • Varicella: (Chicken Pox): 2 doses or positive titer
  • Td/Tdap: (Tetanus/Diphtheria/Pertussis) Vaccine : All adults who have completed a primary series of a tetanus/diphtheria containing product (DTP, DTaP, DT, Td) should receive Td boosters every 10 years.
• For Tulare, Visalia, and Hanford Adult School Programs: Students must complete the CASAS (Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems) reading assessment with a minimum score of 235.

See selected training provider for more information on these requirements.

Training Providers

College of the Sequoias - CLICK HERE for more information on the COS CNA program

Visalia Adult School - CLICK HERE for more information on the Visalia Adult School CNA program

Hanford Adult School - Not available right now

Tulare Adult School - CLICK HERE for more information on the Tulare CNA program

To find a training provider outside of the local area, visit www.healthjobsstarthere.com

How to Get Started

1. Select a training prvider.
2. Contact provider for testing, registration, and details on prerequisites.

Find a Job

1.   Click Here for HEALTHCARE JOB OPPORTUNITIES on the SAEC website