Job Description:

The Pathfinders Program is a training program designed to equip selected participants with the skills necessary to take and pass the CNA certification exam. Upon completion of training and passing of the certification exam, each participant will have a full-time CNA position awaiting them at St. Mary's Regional Hospital.

About This Role:
This Pathfinders opportunity is for a Float Pool CNA position at St. Mary’s Regional Hospital. Participants will complete their clinical training on a designated unit, then transition to supporting multiple units across the hospital dependent on need after obtaining CNA certification. This role is a great fit for individuals who enjoy variety, learning different specialties, and building a broad skill set while working with diverse care teams.

Pathfinder participants will learn how to accurately and compassionately act as a clinical support partner to assist the patient care team by performing various tasks and procedures as instructed by a licensed professional. Caregivers in this role will become skilled at basic patient care skills including toileting, bathing, linen and clothing changes, ambulating, comfort measures, and other patient care skills.

A participant in good standing, upon completion of this paid CNA training program has the opportunity to advance to a Patient Care Tech (PCT) or a Home Care Aide position at Intermountain Health. Pathfinders participants will be required to obtain CNA certification within 90 days of being hired into the CNA Pathfinders role. The Pathfinders CNA can work a variety of shifts that may include weekends, holidays and nights and in various facilities, as needed.

Grow Your Career at Intermountain Health:
Are you interested in advancing your career while helping people live the healthiest lives possible? As a CNA at Intermountain Health, you’ll play a vital role in supporting our clinical team and ensuring our patients receive exceptional care. You’ll be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and career growth—where your contributions truly make an impact.

Intermountain is committed to your development, offering up to $5,250 annually in education assistance and access to debt-free education programs through school partnerships. With multiple career paths to explore—such as Registered Nurse, Nurse Educator, or Nurse Manager—this is a great place to grow your career in healthcare.

IMPORTANT: Application visitors must first complete questionnaire on the Pathfinders platform before starting job application. If you have not done so, please click here for the questionnaire. Once completed, the Pathfinders platform will direct you back to the job application for you to complete.

Essential Functions

The Pathfinders CNA must be supervised during any clinicals prior to obtaining CNA certificate and performs the following:

• Prioritizes and delivers basic patient care which may include toileting, bathing, linen and clothing changes, fresh water and ice, ambulating, comfort measures, and other patient needs.
• Assists with admission, discharge, and transfer of patients.
• Provides excellent customer service when responding to patient and family requests.
• Reports and records patient care findings and data in a timely manner. Reports changes in the patient condition quickly and secures qualified assistance as needed.
• Can function as a patient care attendant by monitoring patient, taking care of patient care needs, and involving other members of the patient care team as needed.
• When working on a clinical unit, may be required to take medications from the delivery system to the RN.
• Collaborates and consults with RN and other members of the interdisciplinary team for best patient care.
• Performs non-nursing duties as delegated (e.g., cleaning, stocking, answering phones, clerical support, providing directions). Implements plan of care as delegated.

To be eligible for the Pathfinders Program

• Minimum 18 years of age.
• Must be able to work in-person.
• Must have a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent.

Required Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Basic Life Support certification for healthcare providers is required and while preferred upon hire, will be obtained as part of the Pathfinder CNA program.

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
• Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.)
• May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.

Location:

St. Marys Regional Hospital

Work City:

Grand Junction

Work State:

Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. 

$17.60 - $17.60

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.

By applying for a position with Intermountain, I acknowledge that I will comply with all applicable Intermountain policies and expectations. If applying for a remote or hybrid role, this includes remote work expectations related to confidentiality, information security, work schedules, conflicts of interest, and use of company equipment. I further acknowledge that outside employment or activities may not interfere with job responsibilities or create a conflict of interest with Intermountain. Actual or reasonably perceived conflicts may be grounds for disqualification from consideration or, if hired, corrective action up to and including termination of employment.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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