CNA Nursing Assistant Training
Make a difference caring for people by studying to become a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) in this NYS-approved Nurse Assisting program at either the Nassau or Suffolk Campus of ACCESS CAREERS. You’ll learn best practices for communicating effectively with those who are ill as well as how body organs function. Register now and be amazed at what you will learn with a stethoscope!
ACCESS CAREERS has an experienced faculty with diverse educational and clinical backgrounds. Students receive hands-on training in fully-equipped classrooms and laboratories at the Nassau County Campus in Hempstead, NY or Suffolk County Campus in Islandia NY of Access Careers.
WHY CHOOSE ACCESS CAREERS NURSE ASSISTING PROGRAM?
- Approved by the New York State Education Department
- Successful graduates are eligible to take the Nurse Aide
Competency Exam which qualifies students for a listing in the NYS registry
upon graduation as a CNS.
- Experienced faculty with diverse educational and clinical
backgrounds
- Student assistance and counseling available at ACCESS CAREERS’
Career Center
- Opportunities exist to pursue additional training to advance
your career through ACCESS CAREERS Patient Care Technician PCT, Phlebotomy
Technician, EKG Technician, Medical Billing, Pharmacy Technician, Dental
Assistant and Medical Assisting programs.
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- Graduates work in skilled
nursing facilities, hospitals, rehabilitation facilities and adult homes.
START
NOW!
Prepare
for Nationally Recognized Certification
A position as a Certified Nurse Assistant opens the
door to many other career opportunities in the expanding health care field.
Graduates of ACCESS CAREERS’ Nurse Assisting program work in skilled nursing
facilities, hospitals, rehabilitation facilities and adult homes where they
perform basic nursing functions and procedures relating to personal hygiene,
safety, nutrition, exercise, vital signs and communication needs under the
supervision of a registered nurse.
Upon successful completion of the ACCESS CAREERS
program, which is approved by the New York State Department of Education, a
student qualifies to take the Nurse Aide Competency Exam. In order to sit for
this examination, candidates must present current government-issued photo ID
with signature or current signature ID. Graduates who pass this exam are
entitled to work in health care facilities as a CNA and are listed in the NYS
registry.
Certified Nurse Assistants can advance their careers
through ACCESS CAREERS Patient Care Technician PCT,
Phlebotomy Technician, EKG Technician, Medical Billing, Pharmacy Technician, Dental
Assistant and Medical Assisting programs. k ACCESS CAREERS offers job placement assistance to help find
jobs.
What are the basic
requirements to be a Nurse Assistant?
Nurse assistants, sometimes called nursing aides, may
need to lift or move patients. Assisting patients requires patience and
compassion.
Employment Outlook
Certified Nurse Assistants are employed in skilled
nursing facilities, hospitals, rehabilitation facilities and adult homes. To
learn more about the nature of the work, training and other needed
qualifications, employment levels, job outlook, potential earnings, related
occupations and sources of additional information, here is what the U.S.
Department of Labor reports for the job title Nurse Assistant. Learn more about the occupational
outlook and what nurse assistants do.
ACCESS CAREERS Nurse
Assisting program has been approved by:
New York State
Education Department