St. John’s United provides an accredited nursing assistant training program for individual who are interested in pursuing a career in healthcare. This training as a pathway to employment at St. John’s United.

The program offers three weeks of online didactic and 36 hours of on-site clinical training. The course is taught by qualified licensed nurse instructors. The online didactic is a self-paced program that takes place on the student’s time throughout the course of the month. All practical training is performed side by side with healthcare professionals at St. John’s. After successful completion of the course, students are eligible to test for the Montana State Certification. Due to the intensive course load, completion of all online classes and attendance at all clinical rotation dates are mandatory.

There is a $450 charge for the CNA course including textbooks and materials. Your participation in this program is strictly voluntary. You are not entitled to wages or benefits from the facility or St. John’s United while you are going through online didactic portion. You must be employed to complete clinical potion of this course.  If you do gain employment with St. John’s as a CNA immediately following the successful completion of the course, St. John’s will refund the full $450 of your class fees over the course of one year if you are still employed and you are in good standing.  

Each new nursing assistant must successfully pass a State Certification Exam within 120 days of class graduation to continue CNA practice. Proctored exams are provided for employees of St. John’s United.

For more information on St. John’s CNA training, contact Lyndsay Collins, Employment Coordinator at (406) 655-5920.

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