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CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT (CNA)

Training Program Online Advising Session

Meets advising session registration requirement for the NURSA 1105 course for SPRING 2021 at College of DuPage

Before you begin…

• Navigate to the CNA Home page:

https://cod.edu/academics/programs/cna/

• Refer to these important documents during the session,

print OR leave open in another browser window:  CNA Registration Process Requirements  Health Requirements

Goals of this advising session

Make an informed decision about enrolling in the Certified Nursing Assistant Training Program

• Complete required documents for registration in

the NURSA 1105 course

• Fulfill all pre-enrollment requirements
• Submit CNA Program Registration Permit
• Meet the registration CLOSE date

From here you will know how to:

Important Dates!!!

• Registration OPENS on November 5 (30+ credit

hours). All others Nov. 12th.

• Drug screen and TB test earliest completion dates:

90-days before classes begin

• Registration CLOSE dates at the end of business on:
• Spring 2021 (January start date): January 15
• Spring 2021 (March start date): March 5

A complete registration 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)  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 course completion Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)

Welcome!

• CNAs are in demand!
• CNA lab location for fall--

 Westmont (main hub)

• Clinical sites mainly within district

 Hinsdale  Lombard  Naperville  Westmont  Wheaton  Winfield  And more!

Life-long dream? Family? Pre-requisite? Give back?

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

number

• Free of criminal

background

• Registration

requirements:

• Academic
• Health
• Payment
• Attend CNA Student

Orientation

• Successfully complete the

approved course

• Pass the state written

Competency Exam

• Name placed on the

Health Care Worker Registry as a CNA!

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

Become a College of DuPage student

www.cod.edu

Click “Apply Now” $20 application fee Student ID number and email address Get your picture ID.

Two companies involved with reporting your health requirements:

• EDWARD CORPORATE HEALTH: chart

review

• CASTLE BRANCH: the online

document managing company

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

• Chart Review required
• Other services available
• ECH does not accept health insurance for

their services

Edward Corporate Health (ECH)

Registration Permit requirements

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

Registration Permit requirements

• 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

CNA Program code to purchase an online medical document manager AND drug screen test

January start 10 week classes: CY64one March start 8 week classes: CY64two

Castle Branch web site

Summary of health requirements

• Create a certified profile at www.CastleBranch.com
• ALL STUDENTS: Print lab requisition to take to a lab

Purchase an online document manager and drug screen service

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

Trip to Edward Corporate Health Must have Medical Insurance coverage while enrolled in the program

Registration Permit must be submitted to Registration Office

 Complete the CNA Registration form (page 7 CNA Registration packet)  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 2021)
• - Course (NURSING ASSISTANT)
• - Course number (1105)

View available sections Make sure you can attend all days that the class meets, including the CNA Student Orientation 

MyAccess

MyAccess

Format Choices

8-week hybrid option: 1 face-to-face meeting day per week with an online component AND an additional meeting day for one 8-hour clinical session per week for 5 weeks 10-week hybrid option: 1 face-to-face meeting day per week with an online component AND an additional meeting day for one 8-hour clinical session per week for 5 weeks

What is a hybrid course?

CNA Student Orientation (CSO)

 Mandatory.  Online.  Failure to complete the

• rientation dropped from the

course.

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

• COD ID badge
• Uniform
• Gait belt
• Stethoscope and BP cuff
• Health requirements
• Drug screen & Document

Manager

• Fingerprint Background

Check

• Written state competency

exam fee

COST

• FREE
• $75
• $15
• $30
• $250-500
• $49.50
• $39 (credit card or money
• rder)
• $75

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 onsite at Accurate Biometrics facility Based on accurate information on your Healthcare Worker Background Check form Must be completed prior to the course. Arrangements will be made for our COD CNA Students. $39 money order, cashier’s check, or credit card in the student’s name (Not parents or spouse’s name)

Program Participation

• Key things to remember

 You must attend all class sessions, including the mandatory

• rientation.

 An average of 78% must be earned in three grading areas.  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

• 1. Complete pre-requisite steps per the CNA

Registration packet and Health Requirement packet

• 2. Register for the course (NURSA 1105)
• 3. Watch for email (@DUPAGE.EDU)
• 4. Follow instructions for CNA Student Orientation

and Accurate Biometrics background check

• 5. Complete required CNA Student Orientation

session

• 6. Graduate from the program
• 7. Pass the Illinois state Competency Exam

Contact for additional help with enrolling in C.N.A. Program

Meesha Essex, C.N.A. Program Support Specialist Email: essexm@cod.edu Working remotely.

Contact for additional help with planning:

• Health Career Program Advisors:

Lynn Weyrich Stephanie O’Leary Tara Hawkins

• Web site:

http://www.cod.edu/counseling/index.aspx

Thank you!