CNA Full-time
Post Acute Partners

Certified Nurse Aide Training Program (NATP) - January 2026

Salary

CNA Trainee starting rate: $16.50 / Hour

Overview

Apply today to our PAID Nurse Aide Training Program taking place in January 2026! 

 

Have you always been a caretaker by nature? Perhaps you are a nursing student, former CNA, HHA or PCA? This is an opportunity to make a difference (and a paycheck), up close and personal, helping to take care of loved ones at Elderwood at Hamburg.

 

The Nurse Aide Training Program (CNA Training Track) provides insight into the direct care role by providing the opportunity to train alongside our clinicians, completing tasks for our resident population. Apply as a Nurse Aide Trainee and be slotted into the next available Nurse Aide Training Program to become a CNA. Training takes place on-site at Elderwood at Hamburg. 

 

Nurse Aide Training Program (CNA Training Track) Overview:

  • Elderwood's CNA Training course will last for three weeks, Monday to Friday with various shifts available. Until you are officially slotted for training, you will be designated on a specific shift as a Nurse Aide Trainee. 
  • First two weeks are classroom training; third week will be the clinical portion.
  • Once you pass, your status (and pay) will be adjusted from Nurse Aide Trainee to CNA.
  • Elderwood will pay for the CNA certification test as well as any applicable onboarding requirements, including but not limited to PPD and Physical for eligible candidates.
  • Training is PAID - you will be clocked in as a Nurse Aide Trainee during training hours and get paid while you train.

Responsibilities

Position Overview:

  • Nursing Assistant Trainee team members assist with ensuring the health and well-being of our residents by participating as a student in a Nursing Assistant 100-Hour Training Program and completing certification within 120 hours of training start date.

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Qualifications

CNA Training Qualifications:

  • Seventeen (17) years of age required. Successful completion of program required entrance testing and application process.
  • No findings or convictions of resident abuse, mistreatment and misappropriation of property through any current or previous licensing agency.
  • Elderwood expects all current and new employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. If hired, you will be required to provide proof of vaccination. Employees may decline the COVID vaccination.

EOE Statement

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.

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