For Prospective NM Certified Nursing Assistant Training Program Students
CNA Program January 13 – May 5, 2023
Application for the January 2023 Program is CLOSED.
The Northwestern Medicine Certified Nursing Assistant Training Program is a 16-week program held on Fridays.
Program start date: January 13, 2023
Program Dates:
January 13 - Orientation
January 20, 27
February 3, 10, 17, 24
March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
April 7, 14, 21, 28
May 5, 12
Program Hours:
Didactic/Classroom days: 8:00am - 5:30pm
Clinical days: 6:30am - 3:00pm
Program Location:
Didactic/Classroom days: 541 N. Fairbanks Court, Room 987, Chicago 60611
Clinical days: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago 60611
Eligible Applicants & Application Requirements
Full-time or part-time NM employees (if newly hired, out of probationary period) seeking Certified Nursing Assistant certification.
application to confirm your availability.
Application deadline: November 16, 2022
Applicants notified of acceptance status: November 29, 2022
Interviews & Testing (if moved to Phase 2): December 6 - 7, 2022
· All students must pass Mosby’s Reading Assessment Test and Mosby’s Math Assessment Test
· Interview & Testing location: NM Clinical Schools, 541 N. Fairbanks Court, Suite 950, Chicago, IL 60611
Applicants notified of acceptance status: December 7, 2022
Acceptance or declination due: December 14, 2022
BLS Healthcare Provider Certification Course: Offered during orientation on January 13, 2023
If accepted, student must complete a BLS Healthcare Provider Certification course through NM. If certification course is taken outside of NM, it must be through the American Heart Association (AHA).
Students undergo criminal background check** by January 6, 2023
Tuition
Tuition is waived for all NM employees
**The Health Care Worker Background Check Act and the Health Care Worker Background Check Code in accordance with the 77 Illinois Administrative Code, Section 395.171 and Part 955, Section 955.160 requires individuals seeking admission to the NM Clinical School CNA Training Program to undergo a criminal background check.
A fingerprint-based criminal history records check must be done prior to the start of class through an approved vendor. Students who do not complete this requirement are not allowed to attend the first day of class and will consequently be dropped due to failure to comply with state mandated clinical requirements.
A student with a positive background check containing disqualifying convictions as defined by the state law will not be allowed to enter the clinical portion of this program and must drop the course.
For more specific information on disqualifying convictions, please refer to www.idph.state.il.us/nar/disconvictions.htm .
If a student presents with an IDPH waiver for a criminal conviction, the information will be disclosed to the affiliate/liaison at the clinical site and the IDPH mandates relevant to criminal background changes for the student will be followed.
Application for the January 2023 Program is CLOSED.
The Northwestern Medicine Certified Nursing Assistant Training Program is a 16-week program held on Fridays.
Program start date: January 13, 2023
Program Dates:
January 13 - Orientation
January 20, 27
February 3, 10, 17, 24
March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
April 7, 14, 21, 28
May 5, 12
Program Hours:
Didactic/Classroom days: 8:00am - 5:30pm
Clinical days: 6:30am - 3:00pm
Program Location:
Didactic/Classroom days: 541 N. Fairbanks Court, Room 987, Chicago 60611
Clinical days: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago 60611
Eligible Applicants & Application Requirements
Full-time or part-time NM employees (if newly hired, out of probationary period) seeking Certified Nursing Assistant certification.
- Employee must have minimum of a high school diploma or GED with a “C” average or above. Submission of official transcripts, with final GPA listed, is required.
- Employee’s current* department manager or direct supervisor must submit a signed CNA Program NM Letter of Recommendation Form by November 16, 2022 acknowledging the employee’s time commitment of 16 weeks on Friday.
application to confirm your availability.
- Employee must submit a typed, one-page personal statement outlining 2-3 career goals and description of how the CNA Program will help employee reach these goals.
- Employee must pass Mosby’s Reading Assessment Test and Mosby’s Math Assessment Test (tests given onsite).
Application deadline: November 16, 2022
Applicants notified of acceptance status: November 29, 2022
Interviews & Testing (if moved to Phase 2): December 6 - 7, 2022
· All students must pass Mosby’s Reading Assessment Test and Mosby’s Math Assessment Test
· Interview & Testing location: NM Clinical Schools, 541 N. Fairbanks Court, Suite 950, Chicago, IL 60611
Applicants notified of acceptance status: December 7, 2022
Acceptance or declination due: December 14, 2022
BLS Healthcare Provider Certification Course: Offered during orientation on January 13, 2023
If accepted, student must complete a BLS Healthcare Provider Certification course through NM. If certification course is taken outside of NM, it must be through the American Heart Association (AHA).
Students undergo criminal background check** by January 6, 2023
Tuition
Tuition is waived for all NM employees
- Employees enrolled in the NM Certified Nursing Assistant Training Program must maintain, at minimum,
**The Health Care Worker Background Check Act and the Health Care Worker Background Check Code in accordance with the 77 Illinois Administrative Code, Section 395.171 and Part 955, Section 955.160 requires individuals seeking admission to the NM Clinical School CNA Training Program to undergo a criminal background check.
A fingerprint-based criminal history records check must be done prior to the start of class through an approved vendor. Students who do not complete this requirement are not allowed to attend the first day of class and will consequently be dropped due to failure to comply with state mandated clinical requirements.
A student with a positive background check containing disqualifying convictions as defined by the state law will not be allowed to enter the clinical portion of this program and must drop the course.
For more specific information on disqualifying convictions, please refer to www.idph.state.il.us/nar/disconvictions.htm .
If a student presents with an IDPH waiver for a criminal conviction, the information will be disclosed to the affiliate/liaison at the clinical site and the IDPH mandates relevant to criminal background changes for the student will be followed.