Chicago Career Nurse Assistant Week Celebrated with Free T-shirts Daily from Caregiverlist

CHICAGO - June 19, 2013 - PRLog -- Certified Nursing Aides, or C.N.A.’s perform the hands-on care for seniors in nursing homes, hospitals, assisted living communities and for long-term care services in the home.  But not so long ago there was no formal job description or certification training for nursing assistants.

Career Nurse Assistant Week from June 13 - 20th recognizes
certified nursing assistants. Caregiverlist announces Free T-shirt’s daily during Career Nurse Assistant Week and recognizes the founding team behind the recognition of Certified Nursing Aides.

“Not so long ago there was no formal certification training for the most important workers in caregiving - the nursing assistants helping seniors with their daily activities of living,” says Julie Northcutt, CEO of Caregiverlist, Inc.  “We look forward to continue to advance initiatives which recognize Certified Nursing Aides and professional caregivers.”

Caregiverlist’s series of interviews on Certified Nursing Assistant industry begin with Genevieve Gipson, R.N. and member of the founding team of the C.N.A. Network which created the guidelines for C.N.A. job descriptions and training.  

Ms. Gipson’s efforts lead to formal recognition of nursing assistants and national legislation.

“I never intended to start an organization,” says Ms. Gipson. “We set-up a training program before legislation was created and before there was a definition for the job.”  These efforts began the movement for an industry segment to be created for nursing assistants.

As the senior care industry continues to strive to deliver higher quality care, more innovations will be needed to communicate care needs with all care providers including doctors and hospitals and rehabilitation centers.

Caregiverlist recognizes Genevieve Gipson as an innovator in senior care and recognizes the vital job duties of nursing assistants with free t-shirts daily during National Network of Career Nursing Assistant’s Week this week.

Refer-a-Friend to a Caregiving Job on Caregiverlist and be entered for a chance to win a free t-shirt along with additional prizes.  On Thursday, June 20, 2013, Caregiverlist will award 10 t-shirts to refer-a-friend winners as a celebration of the last day of National Network of Career Nursing Assistant’s week.

Senior care companies looking for ideas to recognize Certified Nursing Assistants this week can review Caregiverlist’s Guide to Nursing Assistant’s Week

Caregiverlist.com, launched in 2008, innovated in creating a new hiring platform for Certified Nursing Aides to submit 1 job application and be connected with multiple job openings in their area.  Anyone interested in beginning a career in senior care may take a practice C.N.A. test on Caregiverlist to learn about the skills taught and find a Certified Nursing Aide school in their area, along with admission requirements.