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Interested in a career where you can take care of others? In our Nurse Assisting program, you’ll gain the skills you need to provide basic care to patients, take vital signs, and assist patients in daily activities they might have trouble with on their own.

The Nurse Assisting program is approved by the State Board of Nursing; so you’ll be ready to take the state certification exam once you complete our program. Our part-time program is offered in both the daytime and evening, so you can fit classes into your schedule.

NUA 1001 Nurse Aide Health Care Skills
NUA 1070 Nurse Aide Clinical Experience

 

  • $1,355 (eligible for financial aid)
  • Part-time 3 months
  • This program is in person. Clinical hours may vary.
  • This program may have a waitlist.

View Start Dates Below:

Start Dates: 5/28/2025, 8/18/2025, 10/13/2025

Start Dates: 5/27/2025, 9/19/2025, 10/14/2025

Start Date: 6/10/2025

Start Date: 9/27/2025

Start Dates: 8/19/2025

Apply now!

This program is eligible for Career Advance Colorado. That could mean zero-cost to you.

REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be 18 years or older
  • Pass a criminal background check 
    • View full list of disqualifying offenses.
  • Provide current BLS card 
  • Pass a drug test 
  • Proof of vaccinations including:
    MMR, Hepatitis B, TDap, TB, Varicella, Influenza, COVID-19
order background check & drug screen

For questions, please email hsa@emilygriffith.edu or call (720) 423-3485 or (720) 423-4873

By applying to this program, you understand the Academic Preparedness and Physical Requirements below.

  • English language proficiency (reading, writing, speaking, and listening).
  • Understanding of basic algebra.
  • Stand, walk, kneel, squat and sit for up to 12 hours per day. 
  • Must be able to lift, turn, move, position, and transport patients all day. 
  • Must be able to lift 50 pounds floor to waist, lift 5 pounds waist to shoulder, lift and carry 50 pounds, and push/pull 50 pounds. 
  • Must be cleared by a medical provider to participate in the act of caring for others. 
  • Has no condition that would endanger the health or well-being of other students, staff or patients.  
  • Make repetitive movements with hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls. 
  • Able and willing to assist patients with bathing, showers, personal grooming, feeding and toileting. 
  • Able to accurately document and chart patient care. 
  • Able and willing to assist in the evacuation of patients. 
  • Communicate effectively with instructor(s), classmates, and clients.
  • Visual acuity: Clear vision for reading charts and computer screens. See objects in detail from less than a few feet away.
  • Depth perception, which is required for fine tasks such as administering injections, IV, etc.
  • Auditory ability sufficient for monitoring and assessing device alarms, emergency sounds, distress of a patient and auscultatory sounds.
  • React quickly and precisely to changing situations and machinery. 
  • Ability to assess patients through tactile sensations. 
  • Ability to smell to detect odors for safety and for patient care.


PROGRAM CLINICAL CHECKLIST

ALL items below must be completed.

  • 10-panel drug screening
  • Tuberculosis screening
  • Vaccinations
  • Upload Basic Life Support (BLS) card issued by the American Heart Association
  • Confirm payment. For more information regarding payment arrangements, click here.
  • Get your student ID. You can get your student ID at Treasury.
  • Sign up for Complio, which is part of American Databank, at emilygriffithtechnicalcollegecompliance.com. 
  • Click on the button for new users, as displayed below.
  • After completing the registration, select “Criminal Background Check and Drug Screen,” and follow the instructions. 
  • Submit/Upload a government-issued ID to NUA@emilygriffith.edu. This can be a state-issued driver’s license or identity card, social security card, United States passport, or an identification card issued by your country of origin. 
  • Request criminal background screening from Complio within 3 months of the first day of class. A background screening that is completed >3 months before the first day of class will not be accepted. Results of the background screening must be available in Complio prior to the first day of class to be accepted. 
  • The following link outlines disqualifying offenses: http://coloradostateplan.com/educator/health-science/nursing-background-check/
  • Complete the 10-panel drug screening that is ordered in the Bundle from Complio within 2 weeks prior to the first day of class. A drug screening that is completed >2 weeks before the first day of class will not be accepted. You will not be allowed to begin class without results of a negative drug screening in Complio. Results of the drug screening will automatically be uploaded to the Complio tracking system.
  • MMR – Mumps, Measles, Rubella: evidence of a two-dose or evidence of immunity
  • Hepatitis B: evidence of a three-dose HepB vaccine series or evidence of immunity
  • TDap – Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis: evidence of a single-dose TDap every 10 years
  • TB – Tuberculosis: every year skin test or negative blood test, QuantiFERON Gold or T-Spot
    • Students with a history of a positive TB skin test must provide evidence of negative TB risk assessment every year signed by a medical provider (MD, NP, PA) 
    • Provider must advise there has been a negative chest x-ray within the past three years and no evidence of active TB
  • Varicella: evidence of two-dose varicella vaccine or evidence of immunity
  • Influenza: 1-dose every year
  • COVID-19: up-to-date with boosters as recommended by the CDC.

Evidence of immunity by medical provider MD, NP, or PA.

  • Submit/Upload to Complio evidence of a current Basic Life Support (BLS) Card for Healthcare Professionals. This is to show evidence that you have signed up for AND completed a Basic Life Support (BLS) Class for Healthcare Providers. BLS cards must be issued by the American Heart Association. A copy of your scheduled class will NOT be accepted as proof of training. 

Please make sure to keep a copy of all documentation for your own records. Many healthcare facilities will request similar documentation for employment purposes.

If you have any questions about this checklist, please email the Health Sciences Department at NUA@emilygriffith.edu.

Please submit this checklist, along with hard copies of your documentation at 1860 Lincoln Street Room 506, Denver CO 80203 or email a legible scan of documentation to NUA@emilygriffith.edu and include your HSA program in the subject line.

Student Identification

  • Confirm payment. For more information regarding payment arrangements, click here.
  • Get your student ID. You can get your student ID at Treasury.

Complio/American Databank

  • Sign up for Complio, which is part of American Databank, at emilygriffithtechnicalcollegecompliance.com. 
  • Click on the button for new users, as displayed below.
  • After completing the registration, select “Criminal Background Check and Drug Screen,” and follow the instructions. 

Government Issued Identification

  • Submit/Upload a government-issued ID to NUA@emilygriffith.edu. This can be a state-issued driver’s license or identity card, social security card, United States passport, or an identification card issued by your country of origin. 

Criminal Background Screening

  • Request criminal background screening from Complio within 3 months of the first day of class. A background screening that is completed >3 months before the first day of class will not be accepted. Results of the background screening must be available in Complio prior to the first day of class to be accepted. 
  • The following link outlines disqualifying offenses: http://coloradostateplan.com/educator/health-science/nursing-background-check/

10-Panel Drug Screening

  • Complete the 10-panel drug screening that is ordered in the Bundle from Complio within 2 weeks prior to the first day of class. A drug screening that is completed >2 weeks before the first day of class will not be accepted. You will not be allowed to begin class without results of a negative drug screening in Complio. Results of the drug screening will automatically be uploaded to the Complio tracking system.
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Vaccine Requirements

  • MMR – Mumps, Measles, Rubella: evidence of a two-dose or evidence of immunity
  • Hepatitis B: evidence of a three-dose HepB vaccine series or evidence of immunity
  • TDap – Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis: evidence of a single-dose TDap every 10 years
  • TB – Tuberculosis: every year skin test or negative blood test, QuantiFERON Gold or T-Spot
    • Students with a history of a positive TB skin test must provide evidence of negative TB risk assessment every year signed by a medical provider (MD, NP, PA) 
    • Provider must advise there has been a negative chest x-ray within the past three years and no evidence of active TB
  • Varicella: evidence of two-dose varicella vaccine or evidence of immunity
  • Influenza: 1-dose every year
  • COVID-19: up-to-date with boosters as recommended by the CDC.

Evidence of immunity by medical provider MD, NP, or PA.

Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professionals

  • Submit/Upload to Complio evidence of a current Basic Life Support (BLS) Card for Healthcare Professionals. This is to show evidence that you have signed up for AND completed a Basic Life Support (BLS) Class for Healthcare Providers. BLS cards must be issued by the American Heart Association. A copy of your scheduled class will NOT be accepted as proof of training. 

Please make sure to keep a copy of all documentation for your own records. Many healthcare facilities will request similar documentation for employment purposes.

If you have any questions about this checklist, please email the Health Sciences Department at NUA@emilygriffith.edu.

Please submit this checklist, along with hard copies of your documentation at 1860 Lincoln Street Room 506, Denver CO 80203 or email a legible scan of documentation to NUA@emilygriffith.edu and include your HSA program in the subject line.

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