CNA Training Program - Fall 2025

You’ll want to join Billings Clinic for our outstanding quality of care, exciting environment, interesting cases from a vast geography, advanced technology and educational opportunities. We are in the top 1% of hospitals internationally for receiving Magnet® Recognition consecutively since 2006.

And you’ll want to stay at Billings Clinic for the amazing teamwork, caring atmosphere, and a culture that values kindness, safety and courage. This is an incredible place to learn and grow. Billings, Montana, is a friendly, college community in the Rocky Mountains with great schools and abundant family activities. Amazing outdoor recreation is just minutes from home. Four seasons of sunshine!

You can make a difference here.

About Us
Billings Clinic is a community-owned, not-for-profit, Physician-led health system based in Billings with more than 4,700 employees, including over 550 physicians and non-physician providers. Our integrated organization consists of a multi-specialty group practice and a 304-bed hospital. Learn more about Billings Clinic (our organization, history, mission, leadership and regional locations) and how we are recognized nationally for our exceptional quality.

Your Benefits
We provide a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to all full- and part-time employees (minimum of 20 hours/week), including Medical, Dental, Vision, 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer matching, Defined Contribution Pension Plan, Paid Time Off, employee wellness program, and much more. Click here for more information or download the Employee Benefits Guide.

Magnet: Commitment to Nursing Excellence
Billings Clinic is proud to be recognized for nursing excellence as a Magnet®-designated organization, joining only 97 other organizations worldwide that have achieved this honor four times. The re-designation process happens every four years.  Click here to learn more!

Pre-Employment Requirements
All new employees must complete several pre-employment requirements prior to starting.  Click here to learn more!

CNA Training Program - Fall 2025
NURSING RESOURCES (BILLINGS CLINIC HOSPITAL)
req10595

Shift:  Varies
Employment Status:  Temporary
Hours per Pay Period:  0.01 = per diem (as needed) (Non-Exempt)
Starting Wage DOE:  $17.00/hr

The CNA Training Program is a 4-week program designed to prepare you to challenge the MT State CNA licensure exam. If you do not pass, you will need to take an official CNA course before you can retake the exam. If you do not pass the exam, you may apply to other unlicensed positions with Billings Clinic. For those who pass the exam, there are several departments and FTE options for CNAs to apply to. 

Don’t miss your chance to join our CNA Training Program! Applications are open now through Monday, September 29th or until we reach 25 applicants. Spots are limited, so apply early! Interviews will be scheduled as applications come in and offers will be sent out in early October.

As a participant in the CNA Training Program, the Nursing Assistant will learn the foundational knowledge, skills, and practice necessary to challenge and successfully pass the CNA certification exam. The incumbent will apply critical thinking from the classroom and skills labs to the supervised care provided to patients in a hospital setting. Under general supervision of a licensed Nurse the incumbent will assist members of the healthcare team to meet the physical, psychosocial, educational, and spiritual needs of the patient and family. Successful completion of the CNA Training Program and passing the certification exam results in becoming a Certified Nursing Assistant.

Essential Job Functions
• Performs tasks and procedures under the clinical supervision of the RN or LPN in accordance with established policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Work with general supervision.
• Practices within scope of practice as determined by state regulations and Billings Clinic guidelines.
• Performs routine and non-complex aspects of patient care, treatments, planning, and observation.
• Activities of daily living, such as baths, oral hygiene, grooming, toileting, ambulating and turning.
• Analytical skills necessary to understand a variety of basic and/or routine problem scenarios associated with patient care.
• Refers more difficult problems to a Level I, II or III CNA, LPN, RN
• Basic laboratory specimen handling and processing (urinalysis, blood sugars, etc.).
• Reports and documents pertinent observations or data to the RN or LPN, including abnormal vital signs, changes in a patient's condition, or unusual behavior.
• Ensures complete, accurate and timely entry into patient medical record as indicated by patient need and documentation guidelines, consistent with departmental care guidelines, to include, but not limited to, activities of daily living (ADLs), vital signs, intake and output measurements, and hourly rounding.
• Work is performed independently in accordance with assigned schedules and operating procedures.
• Prioritize all aspects of job performance.
• Demonstrated personal accountability in all facets of role responsibilities.
• Participates in QI/RM activities within the department.
• Participates in the financial viability of the organization by ensuring appropriate utilization of supplies and equipment and maximizing the flow of patient care to maximize effective utilization of the nursing staff’s time.
• Adheres to Billings Clinic and facility safety standards, policies and practices. Anticipates and identifies problems and safety issues, then initiates appropriate action.
• Practices High Reliability Organizing skills and customer service techniques, and Personal Service Excellence (PSE) skills:
• Practices professional behavior.
• Demonstrates positive, supportive, and caring behaviors in communication.
• Practices good communication skills.
• Communicate clearly and effectively.
• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships.
• Demonstrates collaborative, supportive, and caring behaviors in communication with patients/residents, families, visitors, and the interdisciplinary care team.
• Work effectively in a team environment.
• Function in a chaotic work environment with changing priorities as it relates to patient care needs.
• Lift and move objects weighing up to 50 pounds unassisted.
• Complexity & Difficulty:
• Professional conduct in dealing with difficult situations with co-workers, patients, families and visitors. Requires ability to deal with patients with acute, chronic and complex disease processes and those who are dying.
• Interpersonal skills which enable the incumbent to appropriately respond to a variety of patient/family requests and inquiries; to respond to inquiries from physicians (when appropriate or refer to LPN or RN); nursing staff; and other health care providers. Also to check for understanding, allay apprehension, and enlist cooperation of the patient.
• Participates in QI/RM activities within the department.
• Participates in the financial viability of the organization by ensuring appropriate utilization of supplies and equipment and maximizing the flow of patient care to maximize effective utilization of the nursing staff’s time.
• Responds to questions and assists with problem resolution.
• Takes responsibility for identification of own growth and development needs; meets all system and departmental educational and continuing education requirements.

Minimum Qualifications
Education
• Must be at least 16 years of age

Experience
•  No experience needed

Certifications and Licenses
• Required to become certified as CNA within 6 months

Billings Clinic is Montana’s largest health system serving Montana, Wyoming and the western Dakotas. A not-for-profit organization led by a physician CEO, the health system is governed by a board of community members, nurses and physicians. Billings Clinic includes an integrated multi-specialty group practice, tertiary care hospital and trauma center, based in Billings, Montana. Learn more at www.billingsclinic.com/aboutus

Billings Clinic is committed to being an inclusive and welcoming employer, that strives to be kind, safe, and courageous in all we do. As an equal opportunity employer, our policies and processes are designed to achieve fair and equitable treatment of all employees and job applicants. All employees and job applicants will be provided the same treatment in all aspects of the employment relationship, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, age, genetic information, military status, and/or disability. To ensure we provide an accessible candidate experience for prospective employees, please let us know if you need any accommodations during the recruitment process.