Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)
Community Health Worker (CHW)
Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)
Position Summary
A CHW is a frontline public health worker who is a trusted member of and/or has an unusually close understanding of the community served. This trusting relationship enables the worker to serve as a liaison/link/intermediary between health/social services and the community to facilitate access to services and improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery. [1]
A CNA is a certified individual working under the direction of a nurse to provide basic patient care and services (such as bathing, feeding, or measuring vital signs of a patient). [6],[7]
Position Summary
Community Health Worker (CHW)
A CHW is a frontline public health worker who is a trusted member of and/or has an unusually close understanding of the community served. This trusting relationship enables the worker to serve as a liaison/link/intermediary between health/social services and the community to facilitate access to services and improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery. [1]
Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)
A CNA is a certified individual working under the direction of a nurse to provide basic patient care and services (such as bathing, feeding, or measuring vital signs of a patient). [6],[7]
Training and Prerequisites
- Completion of an approved CHW Training Program by the SD Department of Social Services. [2]
- The CHW Agency process will include the process utilized to hire individuals qualified to act as a CHW following certification that the individual has completed the Indian Health Service Community Health Representative basic training, a CHW program approved by the South Dakota Board of Technical Education or the South Dakota Board of Regents, or a CHW training program approved by the State. [3]
- At a minimum, CNAs need a high school or GRE diploma, and must complete training programs offered through vocational schools, community colleges, hospitals, high schools, or organizations like the Red Cross. [6]
- Completion of required 75 hours of clinical and didactic trainings and subsequent testing as required by the SD Board of Nursing [8],[9]
- The student will need to complete at least 16 hours of clinical practice. [10]
Training and Prerequisites
Community Health Worker (CHW)
- Completion of an approved CHW Training Program by the SD Department of Social Services. [2]
- The CHW Agency process will include the process utilized to hire individuals qualified to act as a CHW following certification that the individual has completed the Indian Health Service Community Health Representative basic training, a CHW program approved by the South Dakota Board of Technical Education or the South Dakota Board of Regents, or a CHW training program approved by the State. [3]
Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)
- At a minimum, CNAs need a high school or GRE diploma, and must complete training programs offered through vocational schools, community colleges, hospitals, high schools, or organizations like the Red Cross. [6]
- Completion of required 75 hours of clinical and didactic trainings and subsequent testing as required by the SD Board of Nursing [8],[9]
- The student will need to complete at least 16 hours of clinical practice. [10]
Certificate/Licensure
- No certificate or license is required in SD.
- CNAs are certified through the SD Board of Nursing. No license is required in SD.
- Nurse Aide registration is a collaborative process between the South Dakota Department of Health (DOH), South Dakota Board of Nursing (BON), and the South Dakota Health Care Association (SDHCA). [12]
Certificate/Licensure
Community Health Worker (CHW)
- No certificate or license is required in SD.
Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)
- CNAs are certified through the SD Board of Nursing. No license is required in SD.
- Nurse Aide registration is a collaborative process between the South Dakota Department of Health (DOH), South Dakota Board of Nursing (BON), and the South Dakota Health Care Association (SDHCA). [12]
Typical Supervisors
- CHWs are primarily supervised by a clinic manager, nursing manager, or other organizational manager. [5]
- SD Board of Nursing certification requires CNAs to be supervised by an RN or LPN. [9]
Typical Supervisors
Community Health Worker (CHW)
- CHWs are primarily supervised by a clinic manager, nursing manager, or other organizational manager. [5]
Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)
- SD Board of Nursing certification requires CNAs to be supervised by an RN or LPN. [9]
Median Hourly Wage (National)
[4],[8]
- Community Health Worker (CHW) – $20.19
- Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) – $14.82