Job description

Are you inquisitive, generous, and eager to invest in yourself and take the next big step in your career?

MaineGeneral would love to invest in you by paying you to become a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in our Long Term Care communities at our Gray Birch & Glenridge facilities. The CNA assists patients with daily activities and serves a vital role on the health care team. You will be mentored by some of our most experienced staff to help you learn on the job and prepare you to take your CNA exam.

The Opportunity: CNA Trainee

Candidates are hired into this Earn to Learn opportunity as a CNA Trainee. In this role, your duties will be to:

• Assist patients in meeting emotional, spiritual, & recreational needs. Following satisfactory demonstration of specific skills and competencies defined by regulatory bodies, may perform those skills and competencies within the scope of practice.
• Participate in continuity of care by participating in inner shift communications, huddles, and walking rounds.
• Assist with order of patient rooms by keeping them stocked and tidy.
• Provide calming and reorienting conversation with patient in cases of patient's agitation or confusion.

How long is the Program? The program is 10 weeks total! CNA Training – 9 weeks

• 1 eight hour paid class per week
• 40 hours of clinical instruction (including both 8 & 12 hour paid
• shifts)
• 24, 32, and 40 hours per week available, including class schedule
• (Schedule options 7a-3p OR 11a-7p)
• Every other weekend shift required
• On average 3-5 hours of study time outside of normal work hours

Apply today for immediate consideration!

*Applicants that have not participated in a MaineGeneral Earn to Learn program within the past year will be given first consideration.*

You must apply through MaineGeneral's website, please copy and paste the link below to your web browser to be directed to the job application:
https://mainegeneral.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/MaineGeneralCareers/details/Certified-Nurse-Assistant--CNA--Earn-to-Learn-Opportunity--Skilled-Long-Term-or-Memory-Care-_R7275?q=r7275

_Benefits:
_Supporting all aspects of our employees’ wellness – physical, emotional and financial – is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.
Physical Wellness:

• We offer quality health, dental, and vision benefits and wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle and help manage health care costs.
• Employees have access to industry-leading leave for new parents.
• A generous earned time plan is offered to all employees - We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holiday, be with family, go on vacation, or simply take care of themselves.

Emotional Wellness:When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household. Financial Wellness:

• An employee discount program is available to all employees for services provided by MaineGeneral Medical Center.
• Tuition Reimbursement is available to all employees to further develop skills and career.
• We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan.
• Three insurance plans are available to protect your family from the sudden loss of income in the event of your death, terminal illness or serious injury from accident.
• We offer both short-term and long-term disability insurance to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and cannot work for a period of time.

Career Mobility:Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource – they’re how we grow our business and care for our community. Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 .

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $17.50 per hour

Work Location: In person

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