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Thank you for your interest in earning the Advanced CNA Certification! Please take a moment to view the description and course requirements below.

An Advanced CNA performs any combination of the following duties:

  • Care of residents/patients in hospital, senior care community, or other medical facility under the direction of nursing and medical staff.
  • Assist with Activities of Daily Living (ADL’s) as indicated by plan of care utilizing adaptive equipment as indicated.
  • Incorporate appropriate individualized toileting, turning, and repositioning schedules to prevent skin breakdown.
  • Incorporate expanded knowledge of physiology to recognize changes in maximizing functional status related to mobility and nutritional well-being.
  • Assist with examinations, treatments, and specimen collection when needed.
  • Maintains respect and dignity in all aspects of care and serves as resident/patient advocate according to advanced directives.
  • Participate in care planning process and documents response to interventions according to guidelines.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in all nursing assistant tasks.

An apprentice will attain a basic level of mastery across all competency areas before receiving certification. Basic mastery will be represented by the apprentice being able to articulate learning with each competency area and demonstrate successful integration of all the competencies relating to work. The order in which the apprentices learn will be determined by the flow of work on-the-job and will not necessarily be in the order listed. Times allotted to these various processes are estimated for an average apprentice to learn each phase of the occupation and demonstrate competency. They are intended only as a guide to indicate the quality of training being provided and ability of an apprentice to absorb this training in an average amount of time.

Education Requirement: Competency Based Training 300 Minimum Hours (including education and on-the-job training)

Prerequisite: In Dementia certified position for at least 3 days.

 

Trilogy’s Advanced CNA Certification Course Requirements are as follows:

 

DEMONSTRATES ADVANCED UNDERSTANDING
OF PRINCIPLES OF INFECTION CONTROL

ONLINE COURSES

  • Handwashing: The Latest CDC Recommendations
  • Prevention and Care of Influenza Infections in the Elderly
  • Preventing Urinary Tract Infections

COMPETENCIES

  • Advanced Infection Control Competency
  • Handwashing Competency

 

DEMONSTRATES EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

ONLINE COURSES

  • About Hearing Impairment
  • Communicating with the Elderly
  • Effective Communication
  • Trilogy Service Standards: Welcoming New Customers
  • Communicating with the Hearing Impaired
  • Introduction to Trilogy Service Standards
  • NAHCA course regarding escalating change in condition to nurse

COMPETENCIES

  • Effective Communication Competency

 

INCORPORATES APPROPRIATE INTERVENTIONS
TO MAXIMIZE PHYSICAL FUNCTIONING & MOBILITY
WHILE MAINTAINING PROPER BODY MECHANICS

ONLINE COURSES

  • Care Basics: Range of Motion for the Caregiver
  • Activities of Daily Living Part I
  • Oral Hygiene – What You Need to Know
  • Activities of Daily Living Part III
  • Ergonomics & Body Mechanics
  • Restorative Nursing: Dressing, Grooming, and Bathing for Nursing Assistants
  • Restorative Nursing: Range of Motion and Positioning for Nursing Assistants
  • Dehydration Prevention in Long Term Health Care
  • Safe Transfers

COMPETENCIES

  • Physical Functioning Competency

 

IMPLEMENTS APPROPRIATE INTERVENTIONS
TO MAINTAIN CONTINENCE & MINIMIZE
PROBLEMS RELATED TO ELIMINATION

ONLINE COURSES

  • Catheter Care
  • Dehydration Prevention in Long Term Health Care
  • Identify Enema and Ostomy Courses

COMPETENCIES

  • Continence Competency
  • Use & Care of Commode Chair Competency
FUNCTIONS AS MEMBER OF THE HEALTH TEAM
WITHIN THE HEATH CARE FACILITY AND/OR COMMUNITY

ONLINE COURSES

  • Trilogy Service Standards: Welcoming New Customers
  • Preventing, Recognizing, and Reporting Abuse
  • Emergency Operation Plan • Workplace Emergencies

COMPETENCIES

  • Care Planning Competency

 

DEMONSTRATES ETHICAL/PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES

ONLINE COURSES

  • HIPAA Overview
  • HIPAA: The Basics
  • Resident Rights Essentials
  • Abuse & Neglect
  • Trilogy Service Standards: The Resident Experience
  • Advance Directives

COMPETENCIES

  • Ethics Competency

 

ASSIST WITH TREATMENTS, PROCEDURES,
& SPECIMEN COLLECTION

ONLINE COURSES

  • Safe Swallowing and Feeding Techniques
  • Identify more courses with assistance from clinician

COMPETENCIES

  • Treatment Competency
  • Cold Compress Competency
  • Warm Compress Competency
  • Choking Competency
  • Eating Support Competency
  • Care of Dentures Competency

 

PAIN RECOGNITION & NON-MEDICAL
INTERVENTIONS IMPLEMENTED

ONLINE COURSES

  • Recognizing and Responding to Pain

COMPETENCIES

  • Pain Management Competency

View a printable Course Requirements document.

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At Trilogy, we believe in growing our employees. That’s why we offer a number of opportunities to further the careers of those employed at our campuses. Our Fast Track Apprenticeship Program gives full- and part- time employees the option to pursue certifications which will lead directly to promotions and wage increases. Currently we have two tracks: Nurse Aide and Culinary.

 

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This certification is provided by Trilogy’s third party education partners. Each partner may have a different enrollment process. Each state has a different certification standard which an education partner based in that state will observe.

 

Apply for Tuition Reimbursement

To qualify for this program you must be a full time employee and have worked with Trilogy Health Services, Paragon Rehabilitation, or PCA Pharmacy for the past 6 months.

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Susan's Savings

Through the Susan’s Savings First Time Home Buyers Program, funds you save via payroll deduction will be matched 2 to 1 by the Trilogy Foundation. Learn more about how the program works, and find out if you are eligible!

 

Trilogy Foundation Ambassadors

The Trilogy Foundation Ambassador program offers leadership opportunities to anyone at a campus who wants to grow personally and professionally while supporting the ideals and campaigns of the Trilogy Foundation.

 

Apply to Become a Trilogy Foundation Ambassador

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Trilogy is Tobacco-Free! TrilogyFIT is here to support you on your journey to quit tobacco and improve your health.

 

Eating Healthy

A professional sports team would never send their athletes out on the field without proper fuel in their bodies. At Trilogy, our employees are our amazing athletes. The job that you perform each day is a tough one – and choosing healthy foods each day to stay energized, manage weight, and nourish your body!

 

Learn About Discount Gym Membership

Trilogy is happy to announce that we now have a corporate sponsorship with a number of Planet Fitness and YMCA Gyms. Registration Fees are waived for both Gym companies. Learn about additional discounts that may also apply!

 

Lifeline Mobile Program

The Obama Phone program also known as the  Lifeline Assistance program gives struggling low income Americans free cell phones, voice minutes and texting.

 

Apply or Learn About Maternity Support

The Maternity Support Program is designed to support a healthy mommy and baby during maternity and is for all Trilogy, Paragon and PCA full- and part-time employees and their insured dependents..

 

Learn About Weecare

Take Advantage of Trilogy’s Child Care Partnerships.  Trilogy Health Services is now offering discounted child care options for employees through our WeeCare Program.

 

Managing Diabetes

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Browse shirts, polos, outerwear, and accessories to purchase and represent TrilogyFIT!

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Benefits Overview

We want to help you with your health so you 
can help others with their health. So, we offer 
two health plans – a PPO and a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with a Health Savings Account (HSA). Essentially, we provide health insurance with pre-tax dollars and the opportunity to 
receive coverage for FREE when you earn the 
Wellness Rate. Plans include free preventive care, 
maternity support, disease management, health 
coaching, virtual visits and a 24-hour nurse line.

 

Free Tax Preparation

In 2017 the average cost for filing taxes was over $200! Keep this money in your pocket this year while applying to get the maximum refund that you are entitled to!

 

Well-Being Ambassador

Our TrilogyFIT Well-Being Ambassadors provide support and encouragement around TrilogyFIT employee wellness programs. Our ambassadors serve for a term of one-year minimum and promote TrilogyFIT Quarterly Challenges, Wellness Week Events, Go365, and biometric screening programs.

 

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The Wellness Ambassador Resource page is your one stop shop for everything Ambassador!

 

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Trilogy Preferred Partners are educational institutions chosen to be our partners that offer a quality, accredited education, a discount for employees, and deferred billing options. We believe these preferred partnerships create the best opportunities for your educational attainment.

 

Other Education Partners

Trilogy Health Care is proud to partner with over 20 schools and educational organizations offering discounts and assistance to Trilogy employees. Learn about some of our other education partners.

 

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Education Assistance Applications

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Honor Flight

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Dream Book

See a few of the stories as we help seniors Live their Dream!