Nursing Assistant Training Program Level 2 (CNA-2)
CNA-2s are in great demand! Get the training you need to prepare you with the high-demand skills to pursue an entry-level career path in hospitals.
Who is a Certified Nursing Assistant Level 2?
A Certified Nursing Assistant Level 2 is a CNA who has received specialized training to assist licensed nursing personnel in hospital and other settings in providing nursing care for patients. CNA-2 curriculum provides more in-depth training in caring for the dementia patient, restorative technical skills, concepts of safety and preventing complications, and recording patient outcomes.
CNA-2 Training Program Prerequisites & Eligibility Documentation
- All students must be at least 18 years of age to register into the CNA-2 program.
- All students must present a current color government-issued, signature-bearing, PHOTO ID with their legal name and birth date for identity verification.
- All students must be able to read, comprehend, speak, and write in English at the sixth-grade level or above. Students will not be allowed to have an interpreter in the classroom or clinical.
- All students must complete a state and national criminal background check. Some crimes may preclude clinical placement and OSBN certification/licensure. Healthcare training partners will make all eligibility and clinical placement decisions relative to screening results.
- All students must certify on a Student Statement of Good Health form prior to the first day of class that they are free from contagious disease, physically and mentally fit, able to successfully participate in skills labs and clinicals, and perform duties of a CNA-2 safely, without risk to the health and safety of others or themselves.
- All students must sign a statement they have received the CTI Program Packet prior to registering into the school’s CNA-2 program and acknowledge they reviewed, understand, and agree to comply with the information covered in the entire CTI Program Packet.
OSBN Registry Requirement:
- CNA-2 applicants must hold a current certificate to practice as a CNA-1 on the Oregon CNA Registry prior to the first day of class and throughout the level two education.
- If a student is transferring from another state, they must wait until they are listed on the OSBN website as a CNA in good standing in Oregon to enroll in the CNA-2 program.
- A student who was previously certified as a CNA, CNA-2, or CMA from any state, and who had their certificate put on probation, suspended, or revoked, may not be allowed to test for OSBN certification. The OSBN will make a final determination after the completion of the student’s training program at the time the student applies for certification testing on a case-by-case basis.
OSBN NA-1 Training Requirement:
To qualify for CNA-2 training, OSBN regulations require students to have:
- Completed a Board-approved nursing assistant level one education program; and
- Passed the NA-1 education program’s competency evaluation.
- The OSBN approved CNA-2 program consists of 88 hours of instruction, divided into 30 hours of classroom and 30 hours of skills lab instruction, and an additional 28 hours of instruction in a clinical setting.
- Caregiver Training Institute offers alternating day, evening, and weekend schedules throughout the year that meet OSBN mandated hours of instruction.
- In-person skills labs of up to 10 students per instructor on campus emphasize the importance of learning by doing.
- Supervised clinical rotations of up to 10 students at hospital or acute care setting provide students with practical work experience.
- The CNA-2 Faculty-led Program offers students the option of attending the didactic classroom portion of the program either in residential classroom setting, or in a hybrid virtual class setting.
- Students enrolled in the Virtual option of this course, after September 1, 2024 will be required to complete an online learning assessment prior to enrollment.
Clinical Training Facilities
Address: 10123 SE Market St, Portland, OR 97216
Adventist Medical Center is a faith-based not-for-profit full-service acute care 302-bed hospital serving 900,000 residents. For more than 100 years Adventist Health has served the community with excellent quality and service, earning top recognition for the services they provide.
Address 1015 N.W. 22nd Ave. Portland OR 97210
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center, known as “Good Sam,” was founded in 1875 by the Episcopal Church in historic Northwest Portland. Locally owned and community-focused, Legacy Good Samaritan is one of the region’s most advanced medical centers with nationally accredited and top-rated specialty services. Legacy Health is a local, nonprofit health system with six hospitals and dedicated children’s care offered at Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel.
Cost of Training
| Description | Price |
|---|---|
| CNA-2 Faculty-led Program Tuition (Includes $125.00 non-refundable enrollment processing fee) - Class, Labs & Clinical; Criminal Background Check; Course Pack. | $1,300 |
| Skills Lab Supply Fee | $25 |
| Substance Abuse (Drug Screening) | $60 |
| Current CTI CNA-2 Program Workbook | $60 |
| Total | $1,445 |
Student Responsibility - Additional Expenses (Varies)
- AHA BLS CPR Certification (available for purchase at the school for $80)
- Scrubs (any color/pattern, two sets recommended) and shoes (closed toe non-skid sole or athletic);
- A wristwatch, with a second hand (not digital)
- Note-taking Supplies (paper, post-it flags, notebook/ 3-ring binder, pens/pencils, highlighters)
- TB Screening Test (QuantiFERON Gold blood test, T-SPOT blood test, TB test via Two Step TB Skin Test (PPD), and/or current Chest X-ray for TB)
- OHA Required Immunizations (Hep B, MMR, Varicella, TDAP)
- COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement: Students must submit documentation confirming that they have been fully vaccinated (14 days past last required dose) against COVID-19 or submit a school COVID-19 vaccination exemption form. Students who receive exemptions may be required to follow additional safety measures in clinical rotations. CTI COVID-19 vaccination exemption forms are available at the schools’ business office.
- Possible Facility-Required Immunizations: Influenza (during the flu season)
Program Deadlines
Eligibility Documentation & Registration Packet Submission Deadline:
Before a tuition payment reserving a student’s seat in class will be accepted, students must first meet all eligibility criteria. All students must:
- Turn in their completed, signed, and dated Program Packet and eligibility documentation.
- Provide a color copy of a current government issued, signature-bearing, photo ID with their legal name and birth date for identity verification.
- Sign a statement they have received the CTI Program Packet prior to registering into the school’s CNA-2 program and acknowledge they reviewed, understand, and agree to comply with the information covered in the entire CTI Program Packet.
The registration process is completed when a student contacts the business office to select a class/clinical schedule and make their tuition payment.
- CNA-2 students must make a $600.00 minimum tuition down payment to reserve their seat in an upcoming class.
- A $125.00 enrollment processing fee is included as part of the tuition payment.
Students must pay their program tuition in full at least two (2) business days prior to the first day of class unless they set up a tuition payment plan prior to the first day of class.
Clinical Eligibility Documentation Submission Deadline:
Students who DO NOT submit their clinical eligibility documentation by the required deadline WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE to take their FINAL EXAM and WILL BE REMOVED FROM THEIR SCHEDULED CLINICAL ROTATION. They will be moved to a WAIT LIST to take their final exam and go into the clinical setting.
- BY THE FIRST DAY OF LABS, the school business office must have received confirmation that students have completed their SUBSTANCE ABUSE SCREENING.
- BY THE FIRST DAY OF LABS, students must submit documentation of their negative TB SCREENING to the school business office.
- BY THE FIRST DAY OF LABS, students must provide documentation of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or a school COVID-19 vaccination exemption form.
- BY THE FIRST DAY OF LABS, CNA-2 students must obtain and provide IMMUNIZATION DOCUMENTATION of the following consistent with CDC guidelines and as set by the mandatory OHA regulations & hospital requirements:
- Hep B (Hepatitis B): documentation of three (3) shots given, a positive titer for Hepatitis B antibodies, or the first shot given in the series that is no more than 30 days old.
- MMR (Measles, Mumps & Rubella): documentation of two (2) injections of MMR; or a titer to establish immunity; or the first shot given in the series that is no more than 30 days old.
- Varicella (Chicken Pox): documentation of two (2) injections of Varicella; or a titer to establish immunity; or the first shot given in the series that is no more than 30 days old; or medically documented history of the disease.
- TDAP (Tetanus, Diphtheria & Pertussis): documentation of TDAP within past 10 years.
- Influenza (Flu): documentation of current Influenza immunization when injection is available during the flu season. Hospitals will notify the school of timeframe requirements.
- AHA BLS CPR TRAINING
- Students WHO HAVE scheduled and purchased AHA BLS CPR TRAINING THROUGH THE SCHOOL, must have completed their training BY THE FIRST DAY OF LABS, and their CPR E-CARD MUST BE RECEIVED by the school business office PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF THEIR CLINICAL ROTATION.
- Students WHO HAVE NOT scheduled and purchased AHA BLS CPR training through the school, must submit their current CPR E-CARD to the school business office BY THE FIRST DAY OF LABS.
Supplies Deadline:
- Face coverings or PPE must be worn when required by the CDC, OHA, or other State of Oregon government regulatory bodies, and by facilities during clinicals.
- CNA-2 students must pay their required Skills Lab Supply fee by the first day of class.
- CNA-2 students are required to have their textbook, a watch with a second hand (not digital) and note-taking supplies by the first day of class.
- CNA-2 students are required to have their required scrub uniform (any color/pattern), shoes (closed toe non-skid sole or athletic), and a watch with a second hand, by the first day of labs.
- CNA-2 students must pay for their required Drug Screening fee by the first day of class.
CNA-2s have the highest average pay at the entry level healthcare career path.