Certified Nursing Assistant
Earn While You Learn to Become a Certified Nursing Assistant
Career Accelerator Program
Oak Point University and our healthcare partners are investing in you and your community with our Career Accelerator Program (CAP). This unique program provides a fast track to educate, certify, and employ certified nursing assistants (CNAs) while you earn an income and get benefits.
Our CAP takes some of the burdens of decision-making off of you. You will earn a paycheck and get benefits while you are in school. Oh, and school is free. Why? Because the healthcare industry needs people like you. The Baby Boomers are retiring, and others are getting promoted. And as the Boomers need more care in their golden years, the entire healthcare system is still stressed by COVID-19.
The best part? A job is waiting for you in a high-demand and high-growth industry!
Hear That? It's Opportunity Knocking ...
Pay + Benefits
Competitive starting hourly rate plus medical, dental, vision, and more.
Free Tuition + Materials
The healthcare partner is paying for you to go back to school.
Hands-On Learning
State-of-the-art simulation labs and clinical training provide active, real-world learning.
Immediate Job Placement
Within one of the healthcare partner systems where we have committed to run this program.
Career Advancement Options
Earning your CNA certification is your first step toward increased earning and growth potential.
Your Role as a Certified Nursing Assistant
What Is a Certified Nursing Assistant?
A CNA uses skills to assist nurses in the care of patients across a wide variety of healthcare settings providing basic bedside care and assistance in eating, dressing, and bathing.
What Do CNAs Learn?
Classes cover basic patient care, infection control, nutrition, anatomy, communications and documentation, safety and emergency procedures, and patient rights. CNAs also receive hands-on training in performing basic nursing tasks such as taking vital signs, moving patients, and providing personal care.
What Do CNAs Do?
CNAs provide direct care to patients in hospitals, nursing homes, and home care. As a vital part of a larger care team, CNAs help patients with a wide range of basic needs, including eating, bathing, grooming, mobility, and more.
Who Can Apply?
Anyone with a high school diploma or GED.
Now Hiring for Future Certified Nursing Assistants
Meet Our Healthcare Partners
Applicants are hired by partners and educated by Oak Point University. The healthcare application process requires several steps, and we urge you to apply as soon as you are interested so that you are ready for the first day of classes.
Trinity Health
Upcoming Cohorts
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Ascension
Upcoming Cohorts
| START DATE: July 2023 | ||
| END DATE: August 2023 | ||
| LOCATIONS: | ||
| Ascension Resurrection Medical Center | Apply Now | |
| Ascension St. Francis | Coming Soon |
Northwestern Medicine
Upcoming Cohorts
| START DATE: June 14, 2023 | Dates subject to change | |
| END DATE: July 12, 2023 | ||
| LOCATION: | Central DuPage Hospital | Apply Now |
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