CNA scholarships available at BCH

February 21, 2017

CNA scholarships are available for the spring semester of the nursing assistant certification program in Bonners Ferry through North Idaho College and Boundary Community Hospital, which starts March 28. The scholarship includes employment at the Boundary Community Hospital Extended Care Facility. Classes are held 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays in Bonners Ferry at the Fry Healthcare Education Center on Kaniksu Street across from the main hospital building. In affiliation with North Idaho College (NIC), Boundary Community Hospital provides classes to earn a State of Idaho certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) four times a year. The course consists of 120 hours of instruction: 80 hours in the classroom and 40 hours of clinical experience. At the end of the 120 hours of training, the student will take a certification examination at the North Idaho Workforce Training Center in Post Falls. When certified, the nursing assistant can work throughout the State of Idaho and within those states that have a reciprocity agreement with the Idaho. CNA training can begin as early as age 16 with no maximum age limit. A high school or college diploma is not a prerequisite for either the training or the certification. Graduates are work-ready. To apply, visit http://www.boundarycommunityhospital.org/careers, complete the application and email it to employment@bcch.org, along with a written statement as to why you want to become a CNA and why you have need for the scholarship. The deadline for spring semester applications is March 10.