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Job Summary:MaineGeneral Health. We’re with you. Be with us!

MaineGeneral Health is a comprehensive non-profit system with the mission of enhancing, every day, the health of our patients, our families, and our communities.

If you are looking for the opportunity to support your friends, family, and your community through your work at MaineGeneral Health...Come be with us.

Job Description:

The Role: CNA Trainee

The Opportunity:

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

• Assist patients in meeting emotional, spiritual, & recreational needs. Following a 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 an order of patient rooms by keeping them stocked and tidy.

• Provide calming and reorienting conversation with patients in cases of patients' agitation or confusion.

How long is the Program?

The program is 10 weeks in total!

CNA Training – 9 weeks

• 1 eight hours paid class per week

• 40 hours of clinical instruction (including both 8 & 12 hours of 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

Participants may have the opportunity to train for a Certified Residential Medication Aide (CRMA) certification as well!

CRMA Training – 40 Hours

• Monday-Friday (8:00 am-2:30 pm)

What are the program requirements?

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

• Ability to complete a basic math and reading skills assessment test.

• Dependable attendance for classes, clinical, & scheduled shifts required.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting a reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440.

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

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Scheduled Work Shift:

Job Exempt: No

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 holidays, 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 .

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability: In furtherance of MaineGeneral's policy regarding Equal Employment Opportunity, MaineGeneral has developed a written Affirmative Action Program which sets forth the policies, practices and procedures that MaineGeneral is committed to in order to ensure that its policy of nondiscrimination and affirmative action is accomplished.

The Affirmative Action Plan for Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities is available for inspection by any employee or candidate for employment upon request, during normal business hours, in the Human Resources Department. Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 . EEO is Law (https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf)