Patient Feeding Assistant (One Week)

The patient Feeding Assistant class is an option within health support programs set of bundled courses. This adds to the skills set of the Nursing Assistant or Home Health Aide, or leads to a separate employment as a Paid Feeding Assistant in long term care facilities.

Placement and Career Path
Persons in these positions can, with effort and training, advance in a variety of directions, including Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) and Registered Nurse (RN) positions.  Home Health Aides are projected through 2012 to provide 500 openings per year in the Twin Cities area, and 400 openings in the Nursing Aides category.  Those who complete the course and the testing can work for agencies providing home health care or in institutions providing the NAR services.  First Aid and CPR is important to this job field and is offered with the NAR and HHA courses to make the new applicant more valuable to the employer.