Maine
CNA Training in Maine
The Maine Medical Center is one of the biggest hospitals in Maine and offers CNA training to students interested in becoming certified nursing assistants. They have partnered with Portland Adult Education to offer two hundred hours of state approved CNA training classes. The training course offered by the hospital includes classroom lecture, lab work and clinical training.
The clinical training allows trainees to look after patients in the hospital’s surgical and medical units. Candidates need to attend an information session and sit for a reading comprehension test for admitting themselves into the course. The course is held from 8 am 2 pm on from Monday to Thursday and includes certification and CPR training. The duration of the course is eleven weeks. Students eligible for the training program at Maine Medical Center are not required to pay for the course. The training is free for them and the cost is paid by the hospital. On successful completion of the course the students take the Maine Nurse Aide Certification Exam. The program is offered three times in a year – September, January and March.
To enroll in the program, you must attend an information session with the following documents:
- Application form
- Two copies of photo id
- Copy of graduation certificate
- Two copies of social security card
- State Bureau of investigation form
- Two references in sealed envelopes
All CNA training courses in Maine must consist of at least 150 hours of classroom lectures and clinical practice. Nursing homes and other healthcare facilities hire employees as certified nursing assistants and gives them the required training. If you are employed with any of these nursing homes and healthcare facilities then you don’t have to pay for the course. Your employer will take care of all the costs associated with your training.
The state of Maine will finance your course as long as you get employed as a certified nursing assistant within a year of graduation. You can find cost-effective training programs at community colleges and private schools. These courses usually take about three months to complete. The Waterville Regional Adult and Community Education Program offers a training program of 150 hours at a fee of $450. The fee includes the cost of text books, tuitions, graduation and tests.
Following is a list of a few CNA training centers in Maine:
Maine Medical Center
Portland
207-662-0111
Eastern Maine Community College
Bangor
207-974-4600
Southern Maine Community College
South Portland
207-741-5500
York County Community College
Wells
207-646-9282
Bangor Adult Education
Bangor
207-992-5523
Waldo County Technology Center
Waldo
207-342-5231