Certified Nursing Assistant
High School diploma or GED with additional training a minimum.
Six months para-professional nursing training as a Hospital Services Trainee with AHS or the equivalent of one year full-time recent experience performing work comparable to a Nursing Assistant in a hospital or medical facility.
BLS - Basic Life Support Certification issued by the American Heart Association.
Other advanced life support certifications may be required per unit/department specialty according to patient care policies.
CPI -Crisis Prevention Intervention Training (required for all positions at John George Psychiatric Pavilion; and certain positions in the Emergency Department).
Current Nursing Assistant certification (required for positions at Highland and Fairmont Hospitals).
