Nursing assistants have the extraordinary opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of older adults.
As a professionally trained nursing assistant, you can offer patients compassion and care while assisting them with day-to-day life tasks such as dressing, bathing and feeding.
Certified nursing assistant staff members may also help with resident charting and instruction, documenting care provided and reporting health and wellness observations to the nursing staff.
CNAs make a difference in the lives of the patients under their care every day—nursing assistants can really become like extended family to older adults.
The most successful nursing assistants are naturally
compassionate and patient with the elderly community.
There is enormous potential for career growth when you begin a career in nursing. CNAs often work their way through college as they earn a nursing degree (LPN or RN). Hands-on patient experience in a health care setting will help prepare you for a future nursing career.
The benefits of being a nursing assistant at Christian Health Care Center include:
- A clean, modern facility and the appropriate tools you’ll need for patient care
- Competitive salaries
- Shift differentials for evening and night shifts
- Generous benefits for full-time CNAs after just 30 days of employment
- Prorated benefits for part-time nursing assistants who work 20-29 hours/week
- FT equivalent benefits start at 30 hours/week
- Opportunities for tuition reimbursement
- A referral program that pays you cash for helping us build the best long-term care team in Whatcom County
- Coaching and mentorship from experienced nursing professionals
- Complimentary soup and snacks offered daily
- Paid in-service time and free continuing education classes
- A variety of shifts that fit around school or family schedules
- Four on, two off schedule rotation that ensures you’ll have some weekends off
- Peace of mind knowing you’re working for a mission-driven, faith-based local nonprofit
- Convenient north county location offers easy parking and a relaxed rural setting
- Many employee recognition days and special rewards throughout the year
It is an easy and affordable way to start a career in the health care industry. If you live in Whatcom County, the first step is to enroll in Lynden Healthcare Education’s free nursing assistant training program—it’s designed for applicants who would like to work in a Whatcom County skilled nursing facility after successful completion of the program.
Nearly all students in Lynden Healthcare Education’s nursing assistant training program are immediately hired by CHCC.
If a rewarding career with potential for future growth interests you, please visit this page to learn more.
[ Editor’s note: This article was updated June 20, 2024, to better reflect current programs. ]
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