Winter 2025 Nurse Assistant Training Program - Porter Medical Center

Thank you for your interest in the Porter Medical Center Nurse Assistant Training Program. 

We currently have availability for openings at our Skilled Nursing Facility within the Long-Term Care Unit, Memory Care Unit, and Post-Acute Unit. We also have limited availability for openings at Porter Hospital within the Med/Surg Unit and the Emergency Department.

The class is a hybrid training program lasting 8 weeks where participants learn the skills necessary to become and LNA and prepare to take their licensure test.  Porter Medical Center pays for the class tuition, testing and licensure fees in agreement that participants will remain employed at Porter Medical Center as an LNA in full-time capacity one year.

Once participants have successfully completed the class and obtained their Nursing Assistant Licensure, they will move into a vacant, full-time LNA position with us.

What is an LNA?

LNA stands for Licensed Nursing Assistant.  LNAs are important and valued members of our patient and resident care team. They work closely with residents and patients collaboratively under the direction of a LPN or RN delivering care, assisting with activities of daily living, and communicating with the team about resident changes and needs.  Responsibilities may include (but are not limited to): taking vital signs, responding to call lights, Electronic Medical Record documentation, personal care, including bathing, mouth care, toileting and skin care, observing changes to resident and patient health and promoting healthy functioning of residents both physically and emotionally.

Requirements:

Must be at least 18 years old by date of Licensure Test

Completion of The LNA Training Program.

Previous patient care experience strongly preferred; successful candidates will be empathetic and compassionate.

Must be reliable and able to work well as a member of a team.

Strong communication skills are needed along with the ability to follow through.

Must have a willingness to learn, support and mentor team members as you grow, and capacity to take direction.

Must have basic computer skills.

Course Information

The Nurse Assistant Trainee program prepares eligible candidates to practice as nursing assistants in providing direct patient care.

Prerequisites for the class include Internet Access and access to a computer and camera.

The online course and in-person skill class will run from for 4-8 weeks, with an additional thirty-two hours of clinicals will be scheduled in 4-8 hour shifts to be followed by LNA Testing with a date to be determined.  This class provides the knowledge and skills necessary to apply for Vermont State Board of Nursing licensure as a Licensed Nursing Assistant.

Participants in the program are will be hired as full-time LNA Trainee employees of Porter Medical Center and paid a rate of $20.52 per hour for their class time as well as time worked as an LNA Trainee at Porter Medical Center.

Our next session will take place starting February 11, 2025

Winter 2025

• In person skills class meeting dates (Tuesdays 4:30-8pm): February 11, 2025-April 8, 2025
• Clinicals at Helen Porter: 32 hours anytime between April 9-18, 2025
• State testing end of April 2025

Benefits and Pay:

The rate of pay for a new LNA is $21.45 per hour plus any differentials. Every-other weekend will be scheduled off after the completion of the course.  These are full-time, benefit-eligible positions.  Below are the differentials:

• Evening: $3 per hour in addition to hourly rate of pay.
• Night: $5 per hour in addition to hourly rate of pay.
• Weekend: $2 per hour in addition to hourly rate of pay.
  The weekend differential shall be paid on top of any applicable evening or night differentials.

Employees of this program are eligible for full benefits.

This positions belongs to a collective bargaining unit.