Colorado Certified Nursing Assistant Instructor

About Abby Care CNA

At Abby Care CNA we aim to prepare and empower people all over the state of Colorado to become thoughtful, caring and compassionate CNA's. Our ultimate goal - to make caregiving accessible and just to all.

We are transforming traditional CNA training by utilizing a modern hybrid approach that offers flexibility to caregivers, but also all the necessary structure to comply with existing regulations. Moreso, Abby Care CNA seeks to bring back something that has long ago become a rare finding within the healthcare world, training and accompaniment that feels loving and familiar.

The Role

We're looking for passionate part-time CNA Instructors in Colorado to join our team. In this role, you'll help prepare students to become Certified Nursing Assistants and equip them with all the necessary skills and tools to best take care of others.

In this role, you will:

• Create and implement skill training classes. You'll be involved in creating the structure for our CNA skills training classes,  and implement the plan with our students after they finish their online portion of training.
  
  
• Collaborate with CNA students. You'll accompany and support students as they complete their Lab days in our facilities, as well as the Clinical portion of training in long-term care facilities.
  
  
• Brainstorm and execute on additional learning modules. You’ll work with our medical partners to ideate and execute on additional modules to upskill our students and their medical know-how.

Our Value Prop to You

• Competitive compensation. Our instructors are a critical part of our team, and we strive to reflect this through our pay.
• Pay rate for Labs: $30+/hour
• Pay rate for Clinicals: $40-45/hour
  
  
• Environment for advancement and growth. You will have the opportunity to drive great impact at  the company. At Abby Care CNA, we will support you with resources for you to focus on offering our students the best CNA education in the state of Colorado. You can flex multiple realms of your skillset and creativity.
  
  
• Be at the forefront of innovation. We are reimagining the CNA school education system for caregivers. Come help design this future. 
  
  
• An energizing, compassionate team. Our team cares deeply about each other. We strive to elevate and uplift each other in our day-to-day work to do the best for our families. We don't believe in bureaucratic nonsense.

The Requirements

• Must be a RN/LPN with at least two years of nursing experience caring for the elderly or the chronically ill of any age.
• Must have at least 2+ years of CNA instruction experience in the state of Colorado
• Working in LTC is a plus (not necessary)
• Must reside in the Denver area
• Must have CPR certification 
• Strong communication and documentation skills
• Weekend availability

Who We're Looking For

This role would be a fit for you if you have the following:

Clinical training expertise.

• You embody thoroughness when it comes to clinical training excellence
• You are known for high standards and consistently increasing it for yourself and your students.
• You can help drive training processes to achieve high passing rates. You have built training tactics and implemented process improvements.
  
  

Team-player and beginner's mindset.

• You embrace being part of a team and can work together to achieve great educational  outcomes. 
• You are curious about how training and education decisions impact other teams and vice versa.
• You have a low ego and are willing to learn. You are willing to admit mistakes and have an open mindset to new avenues of problem-solving.

Compassion for children and families.

• You are absolutely relentless about putting our Abby Care CNA students first. You have gone at all lengths to support your students  and truly view your profession as an opportunity to help CNAs best care for others. 
• You view empathy as a part of your core skillset. The 100th student  you work with still brings the same joy and attentiveness as the 1st student you worked with.
  
  

Force of nature.

• You are able to solve problems under ambiguity and constraints. You have demonstrated initiative throughout your career and life.

If you're passionate and excited about delivering life-changing educational experiences to the future generations of CNAs, don't hesitate to apply!