For Prospective NM Certified Nursing Assistant Training Program Students
Program Dates – 2022
APPLICATION IS CLOSED
The Northwestern Medicine Certified Nursing Assistant Training Program is a 16-week program held on Fridays.
Program start date: August 25, 2022
Program Dates:
August 25 - Orientation
August 26
September 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
October 7, 14, 21, 28
November 4, 11, 18
December 2, 9, 16
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
NM employee in good standing, seeking Certified Nursing Assistant certification;
Application is CLOSED.
Applicants notified of acceptance status: July 29, 2022
Acceptance or declination due: August 1, 2022
BLS healthcare provider certification completion due: August 25, 2022
If accepted, student must complete a BLS Healthcare Provider Certification course through NM prior to orientation. If certification course is taken outside of NM, it must be through the American Heart Association (AHA).
Criminal background check due: August 25, 2022 (Orientation)*
Mosby’s Reading Assessment Test and Mosby’s Math Assessment Test: August 12, 2022
Tuition
Tuition is waived for all NM employees;
** Dates are tentative and subject to change as needed.
*** 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 with the results sent directly to the State Police and IDPH. 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with a positive background check containing disqualifying convictions as defined by the state law will be immediately withdrawn from the program.
For more specific information on disqualifying convictions, please refer to www.idph.state.il.us/nar/disconvictions.htm
Students who already have a FEE_APP or CAAPS on file with a disqualifying conviction cannot enroll in the program without an approved waiver. Not all waiver requests are approved. If a student presents with an approved 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 IS CLOSED
The Northwestern Medicine Certified Nursing Assistant Training Program is a 16-week program held on Fridays.
Program start date: August 25, 2022
Program Dates:
August 25 - Orientation
August 26
September 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
October 7, 14, 21, 28
November 4, 11, 18
December 2, 9, 16
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
NM employee in good standing, seeking Certified Nursing Assistant certification;
- Employee must have minimum of a high school diploma or GED with a “C” average or above
- Employee must pass Mosby’s Reading Assessment Test and Mosby’s Math Assessment Test
Application is CLOSED.
Applicants notified of acceptance status: July 29, 2022
Acceptance or declination due: August 1, 2022
BLS healthcare provider certification completion due: August 25, 2022
If accepted, student must complete a BLS Healthcare Provider Certification course through NM prior to orientation. If certification course is taken outside of NM, it must be through the American Heart Association (AHA).
Criminal background check due: August 25, 2022 (Orientation)*
Mosby’s Reading Assessment Test and Mosby’s Math Assessment Test: August 12, 2022
- All students must pass Mosby’s Reading Assessment Test and Mosby’s Math Assessment Test
- Testing date: Friday, August 12, 2022
- Testing location: NM Clinical Schools, 541 N. Fairbanks Court, Suite 950, Chicago, IL 60611
- Students will be notified of testing time after offer is accepted.
Tuition
Tuition is waived for all NM employees;
- Employees enrolled in the NM Certified Nursing Assistant Training Program must maintain, at minimum,
** Dates are tentative and subject to change as needed.
*** 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 with the results sent directly to the State Police and IDPH. 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 be immediately withdrawn from the program.
For more specific information on disqualifying convictions, please refer to www.idph.state.il.us/nar/disconvictions.htm
Students who already have a FEE_APP or CAAPS on file with a disqualifying conviction cannot enroll in the program without an approved waiver. Not all waiver requests are approved. If a student presents with an approved 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.
