Certified Nursing Assistant

Program Description

The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program, as part of the Allied Health department, is a full-term class that provides interested students the opportunity to experience the field of nursing, and decide if this career might be for them, without making a long term commitment. The CNA Program currently accommodates 30 students each semester.

This is a one semester, 160-180 hour course, including lectures and clinical practice, which prepares students to take the State of California Certification Examination as a Certified Nursing Assistant. There is a required 27-hour skilled lab co-requisite course.

CNA certification is an excellent preparation for students desiring to pursue a VN or RN license. CNA job opportunities are widely available in acute care hospitals and skilled care nursing.

Clinical Sites:

Menifee Lakes Post Acute

San Jacinto Post Accute

Dates and Deadlines

Term	Application Period and Deadline	Acceptance Packet Deadline
Fall	May 1 - May 15	2nd week of July
Spring	October 1 - October 15	2nd week of December

Please submit documents to Nursing and Allied Health on the Student Support Hub under Certified Nursing Assistant Document. Only applications submitted during the application period will be reviewed.

Instructions:

Once you click on the Submit Nursing and Allied Health Documents Here, you will be take to the submission page.
Please enter your personal information then scroll down to select your program from the list. When you click on your program it will expand with options for uploading.
Please choose the type of document or leave it blank. Then click the attachments button to upload your documents.
Once your documents are attached scroll down to the bottom of the page and click submit in the bottom left.

NOTE: You are responsible to submit to the correct department. If you submit to the wrong department we are unable to retrieve your documents and they are considered as not submitted.

For assistance with any part of the submission process please visit our Welcome Center

NOTE: The Student Health Center is able to help our Nursing & Allied Health students with appointment for Physical Exams (including immunization review or order lab work), TB test, and Drug Screening. Feel free to contact them for more information regarding Student Services they provide via email or call (951) 465-8371.

Program Requirements

To be completed upon acceptance into the program

Program requirements found in the acceptance packet include the following:

CNA Preregistration Application
American Heart Association BLS Healthcare Provider Certification (CPR Card)
Proof of negative TB – 2 Step-Mantoux Skin Test or TB quantiFERON Gold
COVID-19 Vaccine - recommended, no longer required
Physical exam (MSJC form only)
Drug Screening
Live Scan (Background Check) CDPH form BCIA 8016
Professional Student Liability Insurance and Personal Health Insurances (The Nurses Service Organization)
Demographic Questionnaire
Student Picture ID
Purchase of MSJC CNA uniform

Other Requirements:

Attend the mandatory CNA orientation
Complete Fit Test for N95 mask
Complete Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) Initial Application CDPH form 283B (will need social security and ITIN number)

Program Enrollment Process

1. Must have an MSJC student ID number. Apply for admissions here.

2. Download Pre-registration Application Packet and fill it out.

3. Please scan all documents as one file and submit to the "Submit Documents Here" button. Note: You can use your phone if you do not have access to a scanner. Use the free application Adobe Scan and save the document as a PDF.

Clinical Sites

Hemet Hills Post Acute
San Jacinto Post Acute
Temecula Healthcare

Program Learning Outcomes

Prepare to successfully pass the State of California, Department of Health, National Nurse Assistant Assessment Program (N.N.A.A.P.) exam
Demonstrate the fundamental nursing skills instructed in the state approved nursing assistant training program with 100% accuracy
Qualify to be employed as a nursing assistant

Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA)

MSJC CNA students who are interested in applying for CHHA must complete the following:

Download Pre-registration Application Packet and fill out during the Certified Home Health Aide Application Filing Period. The updated and current application will always be available at the beginning of the current application period.
Submit documents via our Student e-Document Submission form. Upload under the category "Certified Nursing Assistant Documents."
Once your application is accepted, you will receive correspondence from the department to your personal and/or student email account with the acceptance packet.

CHHA Dates and Deadlines

Term	Application Period and Deadline
Fall	May 1 to May 15
Spring	October 1 - October 15

Program Location

Menifee Valley Campus

28237 La Piedra Road

Menifee, CA 92584

Questions or interest in CNA/CHHA?

Contact by phone 951-639-5577 or email nursingandah@msjc.edu if you have any questions.