CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT (CNA) - Training Program Online Advising Session Meets advising session registration requirement for the NURSA 1105 ...

CERTIFIED NURSING
            ASSISTANT (CNA)
             Training Program
          Online Advising Session

     Meets advising session registration requirement for
the NURSA 1105 course for SPRING 2019 through FALL 2019
                   at College of DuPage

Before you begin…
• Navigate to the CNA Home page:
      http://www.cod.edu/programs/bna/
• So that you may refer to these important documents
  during the session, print OR leave open in another
  browser window:
     CNA Registration Requirements (7 pages)
     Health Requirements (14 pages)

Goals of this advising session
 Make an informed decision about
 enrolling in the Nursing Assistant Training
 Program

 From here you will know how to:

 • Complete required documents for registration in the
   course NURSA 1105
 • Fulfill all requirements of the CNA Program
   Registration Permit
 • Meet the registration deadline

Important Dates!!!
• Registration for NURSA 1105
        Registration “OPENS” in accordance with the COD registration
         process AND the 90 day drug screen and TB skin test earliest
         completion date
        Drug screen and TB test earliest completion dates
        Registration “CLOSES” at the end of business on the deadline
         date stated on the CNA Program page:
        • Spring 2019 (1st 8 week and 16 week classes): January 8th
        • Spring 2019 (2nd 8 week classes): February 28th
        • Summer 2019 (All 8 week classes): May 20th
        • Fall 2019 (1st 8-week and 16-week classes): August 6th
        • Fall 2019: (2nd 8-week classes) September 27th

            Please visit the CNA Home page for specific details.

CNA Student Orientation (CSO)
 All enrolled CNA students must attend an orientation session
 An email will be sent to your COD email (@DUPAGE.EDU) after
  the registration closes.
 Failure to attend the orientation dropped from the course
 Clear your calendar:
       • Spring 2019 (1st 8 week and 16 week classes):
           January 15th or 16th
       • Spring 2019 (2nd 8 week classes):
           March 7th
       • Summer 2019:
           May 28th or 29th
       • Fall 2019 (1st 8 week and 16 week classes):
           August 12th or 13th

Key information to be listening
 for during this presentation
• A complete application file must include:
     CNA Registration Permit form (page 7 of Registration packet)
     A completed Health Care Worker Criminal Background
       Check form (page 6 of Registration packet)
     Proof of payment of non-refundable Application fee ($50)
     The following will already be ‘on record’ for you if you
       completed them as defined in the Registration packet:
           • College of DuPage application
           • Advising Session attendance
           • Placement test requirements
           • Health requirements

Before we move on…

Illinois Department of Public Health approved!

             NURSA 1105                Certified Nurse
                course                 Assistant
              completion               (CNA)

Welcome!
• CNAs are in demand!
• Many CNA lab locations, same great program!
          Addison
          Westmont (main hub)
          Wheaton
          Glen Ellyn (Summer term)
• Clinical sites mainly within district
          Hinsdale
          Lombard
          Naperville
          Westmont
          Wheaton
          Winfield
          And more!

Nurse Assistant
Training
Labs
Nurse Assistant students
practice caregiving skills in
the classroom labs and are
encouraged to practice
outside of class time
utilizing the COD main
campus Nursing Lab.

Why CNA?
• Life-long dream?
• Family?
• Pre-requisite?
• Give back?

                     Image retrieved on March 31, 2015 from http://www.thestaffingstream.com/

What is a CNA?
• In demand!
• Assists nurse to provide care
• Routine tasks
         Assist with meals
         Assist with bathing
         Assist with elimination needs
         Assist with mobility
         Assist with transport
• Collects data
         Vital signs
         Skin condition
         Changes
• Eyes and Ears!

Who does a CNA care for?
• Elderly
• Confused
• Disabled of any ages

Where is care provided?
• Healthcare setting
• In the Home

How can I become a CNA?
• Valid US social security   • Attend CNA Student
  number                       Orientation
• Free of criminal           • Successfully complete the
  background                   approved course
• Registration               • Pass the state written
  requirements:                Competency Exam
     Academic               • Name placed on the
     Health                   Health Care Worker
                               Registry as a CNA!
     Payment

Healthcare Worker Registry

• https://hcwrpub.dph.illinois.gov/?
• Information about:
        Disqualifying convictions
        Registry verification
        Alternate ways to become a CNA in
           Illinois

Now for the essentials!
College of DuPage student

Academic: Reading Placement Test

Health Requirements

Health Insurance

Background Check form

Payment

Registration Permit requirements

                                                                        Get your
 Become a                                                Student ID
                                              $20                      picture ID
 College of                 Click “Apply                  number
              www.cod.edu                  application                in SSC 1217
  DuPage                        Now”                     and email
                                              fee                        (under
  student                                                 address
                                                                       Starbucks)

Registration Permit requirements

Registration Permit requirements

Registration Permit requirements
• Health requirements
         Download the Health Requirements packet from the CNA
            Program web site
         14 pages

Registration Permit requirements
• Two companies involved with health
  requirements:
    1. Edward Corporate Health
    2. The online document managing company—
        Castle Branch (Spring 2019 term ONLY)
        Complio (Summer 2019 term and beyond)

Registration Permit requirements
  Some health requirements have timing
  limits:

         TB test must be completed 90 days or less before
                       the start of classes

        Drug Screen must be completed 90 days or less
                  before the start of classes

          Physical exam can be done up to one year
                  before the start of classes

Registration Permit requirements

  Edward Corporate Health (ECH)
  • Chart Review required
  • Other services available
    • Prices included in the Health Requirement packet for your
      convenience in comparison shopping
  • ECH does not accept health insurance for their services

(779) 263-3029

Registration Permit requirements

Registration Permit requirements
 The PHYSICAL EXAMINATION REPORT form in the
 Health Requirements packet should be completed by
 your health care provider.

Registration Permit requirements
• Pages 11 and 12
  Sample Edward Corporate Health (ECH ) form

Registration Permit requirements
 Got your health clearance from ECH?

Essential Functions

Essential Functions

Essential Functions

Registration Permit requirements
 Step 1: To access ECH’s services, call the
 location, identify yourself as a COD student
 and discuss what services are needed (Chart
 Review)

      Step 2: Bring all required documents to ECH
      for your chart review. YOU must be in
      attendance.

           Step 3: Once you receive the health
           clearance form from ECH, then you will
           upload the form to the online document
           manager.

Registration Permit requirements

   Castle Branch (SPRING)
 CNA Program code to purchase an online
  medical document manager AND drug
              screen test

  First 8 week & 16    Second 8 week      Summer classes:
    week classes:         classes:         WILL NOT USE
      CY64one             CY64two         CASTLE BRANCH

Castle Branch web site

Registration Permit requirements

 Complio (SUMMER & FALL)
 Access COD C.N.A. Program Complio
  website to set up account for online
document management and drug screen
                 order.

COD C.N.A. Complio
                        Select the correct
  URL found in the
                      term (FALL –SPRING-    Create your account.
Health Requirements
                            SUMMER)
       packet.

Complio web page

                   http://codcompliance.com/

Summary of health requirements
  Purchase an online document manager and
  drug screen service
  • SPRING STUDENTS: Create a certified profile at www.CastleBranch.com using the code
    CY64one or CY64two (Fall & Spring)
  • SUMMER AND FALL STUDENTS: Create an account with Complio. Use link to unique COD CNA
    Program URL in Health Requirements packet.
  • ALL STUDENTS: Print lab requisition to take to a lab

  Trip to Edward Corporate Health
  • Your Chart Review includes:
    • Physical Exam--no older than 1 year
    • Proof of immunity to several illnesses
    • Edward Corporate Health Clearance form

  Must have Medical Insurance coverage while
  enrolled in the program

Registration Permit must be
 submitted to Registration Office
• A complete application file must include:
      CNA Registration form (page 7 CNA Registration packet)
      Proof of payment of non-refundable Application fee ($50)
      The following will already be on ‘record’ for you if they were
       completed as defined in the CNA information packets:
         • College of DuPage application
         • Advising session attendance within one year of the start of
             the course.
         • Reading requirement
         • Health requirements
         • Background Check form (page 6 of Registration packet)

Enrolling in a NURSA 1105
   class:
Go to myACCESS.cod.edu

    Select ‘Search for Credit Classes’

         Fill in a minimum of three fields:
                    -- Term (Spring, Summer, Fall)
                    -- Course (NURSE ASSISTANT)
                    -- Course number (1105)

              View available sections

                      Make sure you can attend all days/eves that the class
                      meets, including the CNA Student Orientation 

MyAccess

MyAccess

Format Choices

8 week option: 3 days (or evenings) per week; two 6-hour lecture
and lab days per week and one 8-hour clinical session per week

16 weekend option: 2 days per week; classroom sessions and
clinical sessions

16 week- hybrid option: 1 face to face meeting day per week with
an online component AND beginning mid-semester an additional
meeting day for one 6-8 hour clinical session per week

Program Costs
• Tuition and fees: See myACCESS or the current Class
  Schedule booklet
• Textbooks (needed on Day 1)
     BLS for Healthcare Providers ($18)
     Mosby’s Essentials for Nursing Assistants, 6th ed.
        ($115)
           (Bundled with the complementing workbook
           and video access)
     CNA Student Handbook
           (May be printed from the CNA Program page)
• Other materials (next slide)

Program Costs (continued)

ITEM                         COST
• COD ID badge               • FREE
• Uniform                    • $75
• Gait belt                  • $11
• Stethoscope and BP cuff    • $30
• Health requirements        • $250-500
• Drug screen & Document     • $67
  Manager
• Fingerprint Background     • $39 (credit card or money
  Check                        order)
• Written state competency   • $67
  exam fee

Medical Insurance
• Nurse Assistant students must have valid Medical
  Insurance while enrolled in the CNA program
• Medical Insurance can be purchased through the college
  (Integrity Insurance and Financial)
• Please upload a copy of both sides of the student’s
  Medical Insurance card to the document manager.

Fingerprint Criminal Background
Check

Occurs at mandatory CNA Student Orientation

Based on accurate information on your Healthcare Worker
Background Check form

IDPH approved background check company

$39 money order, cashier’s check, or credit card in the
student’s name (Not parents or spouse’s name)

Health Care Worker
Background Check form

Program Participation
               • Key things to remember
                     You must attend all class
                      sessions, including the
                      mandatory orientation
                     An average of 78% must be
                      accomplished in each of three
                      assessment groups
                     All IDPH required skills must
                      be competently performed
                     Any change in your health
                      requires a doctor’s note to
                      continue.
                      •   If it limits your ability to
                          meet the Essential
                          Functions, you will need to
                          withdraw from the class.

Summary…
to become a CNA
• Complete pre-requisite steps per the CNA
  Registration packet and CNA Health
  Requirement packet
• Register for the program
• Watch for email (@DUPAGE.EDU) and follow
  instructions for CNA Student Orientation
• Attend required CNA Student Orientation
  session
• Graduate from the program
• Succeed on Illinois state Competency Exam

Contact for additional help with
planning:
• Health Career Program Advisors:
         Kim Oakley
         Jim Ryan
• Call (630) 942-2259 to make an appointment
• Web site:
  http://www.cod.edu/counseling/index.aspx

Questions about registration?

Contact: Denise Kissee
Office:  Health and Science Center
         Reception
E-mail: kisseed@cod.edu
Phone: (630) 942-4078

Thank you!