Overview This job posting is for applying for the Mercyhealth Nursing Assistant Training Program. This accelerated 88-hour program is offered over 4 weeks with students attending 8 days of lecture and 4 days of clinical. Classes are held Monday/Wednesday/Friday from 8am-4:30pm at MercyCare Building Clinicals are held Monday/Wednesday/Friday from 6:30am-3pm at MHTC Hospital Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and the class schedule for 2025 is included below: January 13 – February 10 March 3 – March 31 April 14 – May 12 June 9 – July 9 July 14 – August 11 September 3 – October 1 Ocober 20 - November 17 PROGRAM EXPECTATIONS Students are expected to arrive on time and follow program guidelines regarding cell phone use, dress code, and professional conduct. Students are given homework each class and are expected to actively participate in group discussion, activities, and hands-on skill demonstration with students, instructors, and manikins as appropriate. In each class, students will be tested on the previous class material. Only one absence (due to unforeseen circumstances) is allowed, and all absences must be made up prior to completing the final exam. Overall, students must score an 80% to pass the course. At the end of the program, all students will take the Wisconsin state CNA exam (including knowledge and skills return demonstration). REQUIREMENTS Completion of program entrance exam or proof of enrollment in a college program Submitted vaccination record prior to the start of clinicals CERTIFICATE/LICENSURE Students will obtain CNA licensure upon successful completion of Mercyhealth Nursing Assistant Training Program SPECIAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS While performing the duties of this job, the student is frequently required to stand, walk, talk, hear, and use hands to handle, finger, or feel. Student must be able to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, taste, and smell Lift and/or move up to 50lbs frequently, and 100lbs occasionally Have close vision, color vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus