Hospital announces BFHS CNA grads; new class to start

BONNERS FERRY — A new CNA class will begin Tuesday, Jan. 20 and continue through March 12.

CNA training can begin as early as age 16 with no maximum age limit. A high school or college diploma is not a prerequisite for either the training or the certification. Graduates are work-ready.

The class meets at the Fry Healthcare Education Center, across from Boundary Community Hospital, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday of each week.

A second class is slated for March 31 to May 21.

Boundary Community Hospital provides CNA certification classes as a four times a year. These classes are a great way to be eligible for steady work.

“A tremendous savings in gasoline and lunch expenses is realized because the hospital is willing to teach the classes in Bonners Ferry,” said Marcia Morman, BCH’s community relations coordinator.

Tracey Maas, RN, has been a CNA instructor since the 1990s.

There are many advantages for people as CNA’s. Instructor Tracey Maas explains, “They are the back-bone of the healthcare system.”

A high school dual credit course through North Idaho College’s nursing department taught at BCH by Mass is held annually during the fall school term.

Many of the students after graduating the class take their state tests and are trained and certified to work throughout Idaho.

Members of the December 2014 graduates are Veona Petefish, Veronica MacDonald, Hanna Lysne, Jayden Pulliam, Sarah Beck, Talia Liermann, Chole Copley, Alivia Hampton, and Tanner Liermann.

Boundary Community Hospital’s CNA class is in affiliation with North Idaho College and is an Idaho certified course.

When certified, CNAs can work throughout Idaho and in states with a reciprocity agreement with Idaho.

Info: Tracey Maas, (208) 267-3141, ext. 4312, or email, tracey.m@bcch.org.