C.N.A. Student Opportunity

Are you interested in a career in healthcare? Do you have a passion to help other people? Do you need to be certified to take care of a loved-one at home? Becoming a Certified Nursing Assistant is an excellent way to gain skills and confidence to propel you into your future!  

Location: Ft. Collins, CO

Salary: $15.00 per hour

Mileage & Expense Reimbursement:  Sixty-two and a half cents per mile – one of the highest in the industry!

Pathways Hospice will hire you to attend C.N.A. school. Pathways provides compassionate, excellent, comprehensive care for those who have an advanced medical condition and those who are grieving. We are driven to provide the best care possible because we believe in more — more opportunities and more moments of joy.  

Our partner, Columbine's Geriatric Education Center, specializes in teaching Certified Nursing Assistant (C.N.A.) courses. In just 2 ½ weeks, you can become a vital part of a healthcare team!  

By becoming a member of the Pathways’ healthcare team, you have the opportunity to get paid while becoming a C.N.A.! You will earn $15.00/hour during class, lab and clinical time.  You will receive a pay increase immediately following your certification.  Furthermore, Pathways’ will pay for your education.  

As a student, you will gain an understanding of the responsibilities involved in working with patients of all ages in both wellness and illness, mental health, patients' rights and family interactions. Class instructions will include:  

• Basic nursing assistant procedures and skills
• Patient care
• General household activities
• Restorative services
• Safety and emergency care

This course includes 92 hours of classroom and clinical training. We offer full-time and part-time classes to fit with your schedule. Our full-time class is completed in just 2 ½ weeks! Part-time, evening and weekends are also available.  

Team Members of Pathways Hospice will be guaranteed a Nurse Aide role after successful completion of class, labs and clinicals. Must be 18 years of age or older.  

CULTURE, BENEFITS AND PERKS:    

• We value diversity, equity and inclusion and know it matters for our team members and our patients. We provide welcoming, supportive and inclusive care to our patients and a work environment where all team members feel respected and valued.
• We support a culture of work-life balance and provide team members with two, free, confidential and robust benefit programs designed to provide solutions to the logistical and financial problems that arise in life. 
• Low healthcare premiums: we have not increased our team member medical rates 4 out of the last 5 years
• Employer pays over 90% of employee medical premium in some plans
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with significant Employer Funding: Single $1,000, Family $2,000 
• Healthcare Benefits are effective on the 1st of the month following date of hire
• Extensive Paid Time Off (PTO/Vacation Pay/Sick Leave) and EIB (Extended Illness Bank): 18 days in the first year for FT team members
• Seven Paid Holidays with an additional Floating Holiday
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with Employer Match: 50% match up to 8% of total compensation
• Company-Paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Career & Logo wear 
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Clinical Career Ladders
• Certification Pay
• Generous Discover-a-Star Team Member Referral Program
• Team Member Service Awards
• Early Wage Access
• Legal and Identity Protection
• Robust Leadership Development Training Programs

Interested in how to receive CNA Certification Training? Apply today. 

Questions? Email cs-recruitment@caresynergynetwork.org

Pathways Hospice is affiliated with Care Synergy, a nonprofit network of community-based hospice and palliative care organizations serving Colorado’s Front Range and the Region’s Largest Home Health, Hospice, and Palliative Care Network. Care Synergy provides mission support services to better equip Pathways Hospice to operate as a distinct and independent organization while working together to share best practices and serve more Coloradans along the Front Range.

If you need assistance completing the electronic application please contact our Talent Acquisition team via email at cs-recruitment@caresynergynetwork.org. You may also call the Human Resources Department at (303) 228-5647. Applications can be completed in-person at any one of our affiliate office locations.

The Organization does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, creed, ancestry, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation/identity, transgender status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. This prohibition includes unlawful harassment based on any of these protected classifications. 

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