RN - CNA Instructor

About the role

CNA Instructor will serve as an advisor, trainer, educator, and evaluator and will assist and support the facility goals related to nurse aide students training and retention.

Responsibilities

• Complete retention tracking with class attendees.
• Recommend policy and procedure changes and/or updates, as needed.
• Research other training methods, materials, and resources.
• Guide and support nurse aide students through testing and certification
• Prepare lesson plans based on the nurse aide curriculum
• Effectively communicate and train nurse aide students
• Facilitate regular CNA Training Class
• Communicate with the Program Coordinator any concerns with CNA students’ progress throughout the duration of the class
• Complete Skills Check off and promote proficiency
• Evaluate students upon completion of the class for assurance of knowledge obtained policies

Qualifications

• MnRN with a minimum of two years of licensed nursing experience in the US as evidenced by screen shot from Mn Board of Nursing website.
• At least one year in the provision of long term care facility services in the US as evidenced by licensed nursing experience resume. Examples of long term care facility services are employment in a nursing home or assisted living facility. Home health experience providing care in private homes only is not included.
• Total licensed nursing experience can be as a LPN but must currently be a RN. Licensed nursing experience does not include nurse aide.
• Train the Trainer certificate if required by chosen curriculum as identified in Approved Mn Nurse Aide and Training Curriculum.
• The CNA Instructor shall be a subject matter expert on the state of Mn Nurse Aide training curriculum. The Instructor will assist in creating, revising, updating, and implementing any policies and procedures or forms and educational materials as related to CNA training class. The instructor will be responsible for the training and in-house clinicals of nurse aide students through testing and certification.

Experience

• Skilled Nursing: 2 years (Preferred)

License/Certification

• RN (Required)
• Train the Trainer

Physical setting

Classroom/Lab

Schedule

8 hour shift

Work Location

In person

Pay

PTO

Benefits

Medical specialties: Geriatrics