2024 Medication Aide Certified Training Course- October 2024
Class Dates: November 5-20, 2024
Registration Deadline: October 18, 2024 @ 11:55 pm.
Please be sure to read all the details before registering.
**The student MUST be the one filling out the application** Please have all documents ready to upload at the time of registration.
If application is denied, a refund/credit will be issued minus a $150 administration fee.
About the Class
The Utah Health Care Association’s Medication Aid Certified course will consist of 60 clock hours of didactic (in-person classroom) training, which is consistent with the model curriculum, and at least 40 hours of practical training within a long-term care facility. Each student will complete their clinical hours at their own home facility with an approved on site clinical instructor of their choice. More information below.
Student Acceptance
UHCA has the capacity to accept 10 students in person, and up to 10 students virtually. If you are in the Salt Lake Valley please choose in-person. Virtual students are reserved for those who live farther away to accommodate the entire state.
Each student will submit an application under the register button at the bottom of this page. UHCA will then review the application and approve or deny based upon the information received.
Pricing
Member: $750 (Includes ALL Skilled Nursing Facilities in Utah, ALL ICF/IID Facilities and select Assisted Living Facilities.)
Non-Member: $1,100
Class Location
Virtual
Prerequisites
1. High school diploma or successful passage of the general educational development (GED) test
2. Current certification as a nurse aide, in good standing, from the Utah Nursing Assistant Registry *Required to Upload*
3. A minimum of 2,000 hours of experience within the two years prior to application, working as a certified nurse aide in an approved health care setting.
4. Current CPR certification *Required to Upload*
Clinical Hours
Each student will conduct their clinical hours at their own skilled nursing facility supervised by an on-site practical training experience instructor of their choice. The practical training instructor will be approved by UHCA upon application to the program. A written letter request must be submitted with the application. *Required to Upload*
The practical training instructor-to-student ratio shall be: 1:2 if the instructor is working one-on-one with the student to administer the medications; or 1:6 if the instructor is supervising a student who is working one-on-one with the clinical facility's medication nurse. The on-site practical training experience instructor shall be on-site and available at all times if the student is not being directly supervised by a licensed nurse during the practical training experience. By each student conducting their clinical hours at their own facilities, they will have access to appropriate trainers and resources to provide the training program including a well-stocked clinical skills lab or the equivalent.
*Clinical hours must be completed within 4 weeks after classes end. Once all clinical hours have been reported to UHCA, the student will receive a certificate of completion to be able to register for the DOPL exam.
Class Schedule:
Novemerber 5-20, 2024
Class Hours: 9am-4:30pm with a 1 hour lunch
Free days for clinicals are just a suggestion of clinical days. Clinical days will be based upon your schedule and your on-site clinical instructors schedule. Clinical hours must be completed within 4 weeks of the classes ending to receive your completion certificate.
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4 |
5 Class 1 (Onsite clinical instructors attend virtually from 9-10am) |
6 Class 2 |
7 Class 3
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8 Free day for clinical hours/ Homework
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9 Free day for clinical hours/ Homework
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10 Free day for clinical hours/ Homework |
11 Free day for clinical hours/ Homework |
12 Class 4
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13 Class 5
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14 Class 6
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15 Free day for clinical hours/ Homework |
16 Free day for clinical hours/ Homework |
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17 Free day for clinical hours/ Homework |
18 Class 7 |
19 Class 8
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20 Class 9
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Utah Code R156-31b-801
Medication Aide Certified -- Formulary and Protocols:
View on the web here! Page 13
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to Brittany (
*Class must have at least 10 registrants to occur. If less than that UHCA will reschedule to a better time to accommodate more students.
Student Denial Policy:
If application is denied, a refund/credit will be issued minus a $150 administration fee.
Applications may be denied if all information is not uploaded at the time of registration.
Cancellation Policy:
- Cancellation of registration 6 weeks prior to event is entitled to a full refund.
- Cancellation of registration 4 weeks prior to event is entitled to a half refund.
- Cancellation of registration 2 weeks or less will be entitled to NO Refund.
Event Information
| Event Date | 11-05-2024 |
| Event End Date | 11-20-2024 |
| Cut Off Date | October 18, 2024 |