Nursing Assistant in Trainee
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
Oakes, North Dakota
The Nursing Assistant Trainee is enrolled in a learning experience designed to develop the confidence and competence to serve as a caregiver that provides personal care to clients.
Posted Oct 7
- Shift and hours
- 12-hour shifts · varied shifts Work Shift: 12 Hours - Varied Shifts36 scheduled weekly hours
- Unit and setting
- Rehab
- License
- CNA license Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) license required within four months of employment.CNA license within four months of employment
- Term
- Starts Oct 7, 2026 · Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- CNA license within four months of employmentAfter hire · within four months of employment Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) license required within four months of employment.
- Certification
- UAP Registry registration where applicable When applicable, for applicable states, certified and registered with the Unlicensed Assistive Person (UAP) Registry.
- Also asks
- minimum age 16 Minimum age of 16.
- Also asks
- Category II driver with motor vehicle report, if classified as such Dependent on facility and required responsibilities, this role may classify as a Sanford Category II Driver requiring a motor.
Preferred
- Experience
- clinical or nursing assistant experience in long-term care Prior clinical or nursing assistant experience in long-term care preferred.
- Also asks
- high school diploma or GED High school graduate or general equivalency diploma (GED) preferred, but not required.
What it pays
- Night differential
- Generous night and weekend shift differentials Generous night and weekend shift differentials
- Tuition assistance
- Offered
- Extra pay
- night and weekend shift differentials
- Eligibility
- comprehensive benefitseligible full- and part-time employees
Benefits
- Benefitsadvancement and career growth opportunitiesAdvancement and career growth opportunities
- Benefitseducation assistance and continuing education programsEducation assistance and continuing education programs
- Benefitsdaily access to earned wagesDaily access to earned wages
- Benefitscomprehensive benefits for eligible full- and part-time employeesComprehensive benefits for eligible full- and part-time employees
The role and schedule
- Union
- not a union position Union Position: No
- Day to day
- documents client care when appropriate The trainee assists the care team and documents client care when appropriate.
- Day to day
- communicates changes in client condition to a licensed nurse The trainee communicates changes in client condition and care-related concerns to a licensed nurse.
- Day to day
- assists with activities of daily living such as bathing, toileting, grooming, dressing, undressing, obtaining vital signs
- Day to day
- assists clients with transferring, repositioning, range of motion exercises, and walking The trainee assists the client in transferring, repositioning, range of motion exercises, and walking using appropriate transfer techniques and equipment.
- Day to day
- assists clients with meals and snacks and provides water and nutritional supplements The trainee assists clients with meals and snacks and provides water and nutritional supplements as appropriate.
- Day to day
- assists with housekeeping and laundry services The trainee assists with housekeeping, laundry services, and other duties as assigned within non-certified nursing assistant role.
- Weekends
- every other weekend rotation required Every other weekend and holiday rotation required
- Holidays
- holiday rotation required
- Details
- 46-bed skilled nursing facility This 46-bed skilled nursing facility provides long-term care, short-term care rehabilitation, physical, occupational, and speech therapy.
- Details
- temporary position Temporary position
- Details
- hybrid format with online curriculum and hands-on skills development The program is delivered in hybrid format which includes an online curriculum and hands on skills development.
The workplace
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range?
- What are the call requirements?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Original listing
Posted on The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society’s careers page.
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Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland.
Work Shift
12 Hours - Varied Shifts (United States of America)
Scheduled Weekly Hours
36
Compensation
Salary Range: 17.00 - 17.00
Union Position
No
Department Details
Join Good Samaritan Oakes, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit providers of senior care and services. This 46-bed skilled nursing facility provides long-term care, short-term care rehabilitation, physical, occupational, and speech therapy.
What we offer
- Generous night and weekend
- shift differentials
- Advancement and career growth opportunities
- Education assistance and continuing education programs
- Daily access to earned wages
- Comprehensive benefits for eligible full- and part-time employees
- Temporary position
- Every other weekend and holiday rotation required
Summary The Nursing Assistant Trainee is enrolled in a learning experience designed to develop the confidence and competence to serve as a caregiver that provides personal care to clients. Under the supervision of a licensed nurse, the trainee, in partnership with a preceptor, provides holistic client-centered care that promotes independence and client rights in a safe, caring, and efficient manner. The trainee is required to work within the role of a non-certified nursing assistant.
Job Description
The trainee is enrolled in a formal nursing assistant program and is required to fulfill all training requirements in the designated timeframe. The Trainee is not allowed to perform any service(s) unless they have been trained and found to be proficient by the instructor. The program is delivered in hybrid format which includes an online curriculum and hands on skills development.
Trainees learn the skills and processes needed to provide care and assistance to clients. At completion of the training program, participants will be prepared to take state knowledge and skills exams to obtain the Certified Nursing Aide (CNA) or other state certification designation. While in the Nursing Assistant Training Program, the trainee serves as a member of the nursing team and will be held accountable to know and follow location-specific standards for infection prevention and control, personal protective equipment use, safety, and privacy.
The trainee demonstrates the ability to follow written and verbal instructions. This role requires an ability to do detailed work correctly, handle stress, demonstrate critical thinking, and prioritize responsibilities. The trainee works with clients and their families to ensure their physical, cognitive, spiritual, emotional, and social needs are met.
The trainee delivers age-appropriate care to meet the physical, psychological, and restorative needs of the client as defined in the care plan. The trainee assists the care team and documents client care when appropriate. The trainee communicates changes in client condition and care-related concerns to a licensed nurse.
The trainee assists with basic health care needs and activities of daily living such as bathing, toileting, grooming, dressing, undressing, obtaining vital signs, providing psychosocial support, and delivering other personal care as assigned. The trainee assists the client in transferring, repositioning, range of motion exercises, and walking using appropriate transfer techniques and equipment. The trainee assists clients with meals and snacks and provides water and nutritional supplements as appropriate.
The trainee assists with housekeeping, laundry services, and other duties as assigned within non-certified nursing assistant role. Qualifications High school graduate or general equivalency diploma (GED) preferred, but not required. Minimum age of 16. Prior clinical or nursing assistant experience in long-term care preferred.
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) license required within four months of employment. When applicable, for applicable states, certified and registered with the Unlicensed Assistive Person (UAP) Registry. Dependent on facility and required responsibilities, this role may classify as a Sanford Category II Driver requiring a motor.
Vehicle report and proof of valid driver’s license. Must be medically qualified to perform the essential driving functions of this position as per our Sanford Driving Policy per the leaders request. Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet.
If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-949-5678 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth.org.