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Eskaton is a nonprofit senior services provider serving Northern California’s older adults for over 50 years. With over 2,000 employees and 36+ properties in Northern California, Eskaton is a great company to join and build a solid career with.

Certified in 2022 as “A Great Place to Work,” Eskaton genuinely cares about the financial security, health and well-being of their staff members. In addition to competitive pay and comprehensive benefits that include a company-funded retirement program, Eskaton employees appreciate knowing their work makes a real difference in the community and in the lives they touch.

Position Summary:
To gain the practical knowledge of a Nursing Assistant role through classroom theory learning and clinical rotation, students will learn to address the needs of the whole Patient or Resident while promoting independence and self-care, emphasizing communication, infection control, safety, and clinical nursing. In addition, our goal is to prepare the student for the successful completion of the State Certification Examination and afterwards become an efficient and safe Certified Nursing Assistant.

Eskaton Care Center Greenhaven will sponsor selected candidates to attend a community based Nursing Assistant Training Program. Training programs are generally 6 weeks with 2 weeks of classroom training, 3 weeks clinical rotation, and an additional week for test preparation. Scheduled days of training will be Saturday-Wednesday.

Program Requirements

• Our Nursing Assistant program has two required components: the theoretical portion and clinical portion. The 1st portion of our program is comprised of 60 hours of theory and is held at the beginning of our program. The 2nd portion of our program is comprised of 100 hours of clinical experience for a total of 160 hours as required by the California Department of Public Health.

• The course content is delivered through lectures and instructor demonstrations exposing students to actual nursing procedures and techniques used. Knowledge evaluation is continuous throughout our program by the use of test and student demonstration related to the course content presented in lecture.

• Once candidates have successfully passed the written and skills testing a letter of employment will be extended to join our team as a NA/CNA. The student must successfully pass the exam within 4 months of program completion.

• A promissory note with a commitment of at least 12 months employment is required. Failure to meet this obligation may result in initial tuition costs being owed to Eskaton Care Center Greenhaven.

Required Knowledge & Skills:

• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar.

• Speaking - talking to others to convey information effectively Instructing teaching others how to do something

• Active Listening - giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate time

• Reading Comprehension - understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

The final candidate must successfully pass Eskaton's post offer, pre-employment testing which includes a criminal background check, drug test, COVID test, TB screen test and health screen.

Eskaton is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or protected veteran status.