Free Nursing Assistant Class - Avamere Tacoma
Avamere
Location
Tacoma, Washington
Quick overview
Responsibilities
include routinely checking on residents to ensure personal care needs are met according to their wishes and reviewing daily care plans for necessary adjustments. The role also involves assisting residents with daily needs, preparing rooms, and participating in facility surveys.
Requirements summary
Applicants must be at least 18 years old with a minimum of a 10th-grade education and must pass a background check that does not disqualify them from working with vulnerable adults. Candidates must also apply for their Nursing Assistant Registered status to be pending or active before class enrollment.
Job description
Interested in becoming a Certified Nursing Assistant? Let us help!
Upcoming Programs Start: May 11th, 2026
Zoom Classroom Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-2:30pm
Clinical Hours at Facility: Monday-Thursday 5:45am-2:30pm
Avamere at Pacific Ridge - 3625 East B Street, Tacoma, WA 98404
- Transitional Care of Puget Sound - 630 S Pearl St, Tacoma, WA 98465
- Guaranteed employment upon successful completion of the course!
- Facility pays testing fees for successful graduates
- All applicants must pass a background check
This is a great start to become a Nursing Assistant in the State of Washington and is also a wonderful step to becoming a licensed nurse. Avamere offers tuition reimbursement for Nursing School after one year of full-time employment.
You Will Learn To
- Check each resident routinely to ensure that his/her personal care needs are being met in accordance with his/her wishes.
- Review care plans daily to determine if changes in the resident’s daily care routine have been made on the care plan.
- Inform the Nurse Supervisor of any changes in the resident’s condition so that appropriate information can be entered on the resident’s care plan.
- Assist resident’s with daily needs, including preparation for activity and social programs, and transporting residents to/from appointments.
- Create and uphold an atmosphere of warmth, patience, enthusiasm, and a calm and cheerful environment.
- Ensure that resident’s rooms are ready for receiving and make residents comfortable.
- Participate in facility surveys by authorized government agencies
Requirements
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- Must possess a minimum of a 10th grade education.
- Maintain confidentiality of all resident care information in accordance with HIPAA guidelines.
- Effectively communicate necessary resident information to Charge Nurses, Director of Nursing and/or Administrator.
- You must apply for your Nursing Assistant Registered online and it must be "pending" or "active" before you can be enrolled in the class.
- You must pass a background check that does not disqualify you from working with vulnerable adults.
- You must be legally authorized to work in the United States and have a social security number.
- Avamere is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify
Benefits
- Tuition Reimbursement