Health Care Training

For those direct care workers or health facility employees who are interested in or required to take ongoing training, you will find some helpful information and links for some of that training here.

OASIS stands for “Outcome and Assessment Information Set” as a group of data elements. Medicare and Medicaid use OASIS data sets as an important piece in assessments for adult home care patients and to help measure patient outcomes. Over many years and pieces of clinical research, the OASIS system has been refined to help health providers accurately assess and measure outcomes for their patients.

If you are interested in learning more, OASIS D1 classes provide a basic review of CMS guidance on how to complete OASIS data required by Medicare and Medicaid. If you work in the home health care field in any capacity, this training would be beneficial. In Iowa, only the staff of home health agencies are offered OASIS training. Please note that the plan is to post OASIS E training at a later date.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, all scheduled OASIS training will be held virtually via Google Meet until further notice.

Register for an OASIS Training

The OASIS course is geared toward home health clinicians new to OASIS, or as a refresher course for anyone working with OASIS. The one-day training will go over the clinical aspects of OASIS and review CMS OASIS and CoP guidance related to OASIS and comprehensive assessments. There is no cost for the class.

All classes for 2022 are scheduled to run 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. More specific training details will be sent to contacts or participants prior to the session.

  • Feb. 22
  • Feb. 24
  • March 15
  • March 17
  • April 19
  • April 21
  • May 17
  • May 19
  • June 21
  • June 23
  • July 19
  • July 21
  • Aug. 16
  • Aug. 18
  • Sept. 20
  • Sept. 22

To register, please send an email containing the date of the training you would like to attend, your name, title, place of work and email address to Iowa.OASIS@dia.iowa.gov.

Your name will be added to the class roster. Closer to the training date you will receive two emails from Maribeth Freland, OASIS education coordinator, one inviting you to the Google meeting and the second giving you information related to the training with handouts needed for the training. 

Please note that if you have not received an email back regarding registration of staff DO NOT assume your staff are registered. If you don’t receive an email confirming registration within a week you will need to send a follow up email to Iowa.OASIS@dia.iowa.gov to confirm registration.

Cancellation requirements: If you need to cancel the registration for any of your participants please notify Iowa.OASIS@dia.iowa.gov immediately so those spots may be opened up to other participants.
 
For questions regarding OASIS training, including questions about course content and future scheduling requests, please contact Maribeth Freland, OASIS education coordinator, at 515.669.6236 or Iowa.OASIS@dia.iowa.gov.

In 2019, HF 731 modified the requirements for mandatory reporter training for child and dependent adult abuse. The Iowa Department of Human Services now provides online training for free. The AEA provides the same trainings online for a fee. Visit the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners website for more information.

Iowa's community colleges offer training for individuals interested in becoming certified nursing assistants (CNAs). The colleges offer both classroom studies and hands-on clinical training. Written and skills tests also are provided by the schools for anyone interested. Contact information as well as links for the course and testing information for each community college are provided below by the Iowa Association of Community College Trustees. If testing availability does not suit a potential CNA's schedule, they may contact their nearest community college for other options.

Successful completion of both tests is required to be placed on the Iowa Direct Care Worker Registry (DCW). If a potential CNA does not pass either one of the tests in three attempts, the 75-hour course and tests must be retaken.

Click the name of the school to be linked to the college's CNA program information.

 

Des Moines Area Community College

2006 S Ankeny Blvd | Ankeny, Iowa 50023

Registration Phone: 800.342.0033 or 515.964.6800

Tammy Steinwandt | tjsteinwandt@dmacc.edu | 515.256.4906

Melissa Simmons | mlsimmons3@dmacc.edu | 515.256.4908

 

Eastern Iowa Community College

101 W Third St | Davenport, Iowa 52801

Registration phone number: 563.441.4100

Debbie Ludvigsen | daludvigsen@eicc.edu | 563.336.3454 | FAX: 563.336.3350

 

Hawkeye Community College

120 Jefferson St | Waterloo, Iowa 50701

Melissa Smith | melissa.smith@hawkeyecollege.edu | 319.277.2490 or 319.296.2329, ext. 3004 | FAX: 319.266.6772

 

Indian Hills Community College

525 Grandview Ave | Ottumwa, Iowa 52501

Lori Reeves | 641.683.5337 or 800.726.2585 ext. 5337 | FAX: 641.683.5296

 

Iowa Central Community College

One Triton Cir | Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501

Brenda Larsen | 800.362.2793 or 515.574.1330 | FAX: 515.574.1321

 

Iowa Lakes Community College

3200 College Dr | Emmetsburg, Iowa 50536

Dawn Kollasch | dkollasch@iowalakes.edu | 712.852.5227 | FAX: 712.852.5324

 

Iowa Valley Community College

3702 South Center St | Marshalltown, Iowa 50158

Jon Nunez | Jon.Nunez@iavalley.edu | 641.844.5656 | FAX: 641.752.1692

Julie Thomas | Julie.Thomas@iavalley.edu | 641.752.4645 | FAX: 641.752.1692

 

Iowa Western Community College

2700 College Rd, Box 54-C | Council Bluffs, Iowa 51502-3004

Rhonda Casson | rcasson@iwcc.edu | 712.325.3259 | FAX: 712.325.3271

Wendy Hunter Williams | 712.325.3357 | FAX: 712.325.3271

 

Kirkwood Community College

6301 Kirkwood Blvd SW | Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404

Kimberly Klein | Kimberly.klein@kirkwood.edu | 319.398.4970 | FAX: 319.398.7741

 

North Iowa Area Community College

500 College Dr | Mason City, Iowa 50401

Lorna Zrostlik | lorna.zrostlik@niacc.edu | 641.422.4437 | FAX: 641.423.1711

Dena Ketelsen | dena.ketelsen@niacc.edu | 641.422.416 | FAX: 641.423.1711

 

Northeast Iowa Community College

1625 Highway 150 South, Box 400 | Calmar, Iowa 52132

Darla Butikofer | butikoferd@nicc.edu | 844.642.2338 ext. 1177

Jomarie Scholtes | scholtes@nicc.edu | 844.642.2338 ext. 6905

Town Clock Business Center | 680 Main St, Suite 100 | Dubuque, Iowa 52001

Charissa Wegemann | wegmannch@nicc.edu or 844.642.2338, ext. 3106

 

Northwest Iowa Community College

603 West Park St | Sheldon, Iowa 51201-1046

Julie Paulsen | jpaulsen@nwicc.edu | 712.324.5061 | 800.352.4907 ext. 264 | FAX: 712.324.4136

 

Southeastern Community College

1500 West Agency Rd, Box 180 | West Burlington, Iowa 52655-0180

Alicia Anderson | aanderson1@scciowa.edu | 319.208.5278 or 319.752.2731 ext. 5278 | FAX: 319.208.5005

 

Southwestern Iowa Community College

1501 West Townline St | Creston, Iowa 50801

Janet Wuebker | wuebker@swcciowa.edu | 641.782.1445 or 800.247.4023 ext. 445 | FAX: 641.782.1334

 

Western Iowa Tech Community College

4647 Stone Ave | Sioux City, Iowa 51106

Mary Steinhauer | Mary.Steinhauer@witcc.edu | 712.274.8733 ext. 1471 | FAX: 712.274.6412

Kerry Patchin | Kerry.patchin@witcc.edu | 712.274.8733 ext. 2733 or 800.352.4649 ext. 2733 | FAX: 712.274.6412

Debbie Rodriguez | Debbie.Rodriguez@witcc.edu | 712.274.8733 ext. 2151 | FAX: 712.274.6412
 

Map of Iowa community colleges

Health Care Facilities

The following health care facilities offer the 75-hour course for nurse aide training in Iowa for individuals interested in becoming certified nursing assistants (CNAs). Contact the facility directly for additional information.

Testing (both written and skills) is only provided at one of the community colleges listed in the previous tab.

Nurse Aide Denial List - Please click the link to visit the HFD database application, where you can search for this list of facilities that have lost the privilege of providing CNA training. Choose "Advanced Search" under the "Entity Search" box on the right side of the page. Then click the "Loss of Nurse Aide Training" box before clicking "Search."

  • Azria Health Rose Vista, 1109 Normal St, Woodbine, IA 51579 | Margaret Kohles | 712.647.2010
  • Cedar Manor, 1200 Mulberry St, Tipton, IA 52772 | Julie Gama | 563.886.2133
  • Corydon Specialty Care, 745 E South St, Box 387, Corydon, IA 50060 | Lori Person | 641.872.1590 
  • Grand Ji Vante, 502 Butler St, Ackley, IA 50601 | Brooke Webb | 641.847.3531 
  • Hegg Memorial Health Center, 2116 14th St, Rock Valley, IA 51247 | Marva Hoogland | 712.476.8000
  • Highland Ridge Care Center, 102 Highland Cir, Willamsburg, IA 52361 | Ruth Van Heukelom | 319.668.3800
  • Keystone Care Center, 250 Fifth St, Benton, IA 52249 | Tracy Hanson | 319.442.3234 
  • Living Center - West, 1050 Fourth Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403 | Callie Sternhagen | 319.366.8714 
  • Martin Health Center, 420 E 11th St, Cedar Falls, IA 50613 | Bekki Martin | 319.277.2141
  • Methodist Manor, 1206 W Fourth St, Storm Lake, IA 50588 | Kristine Waller | 712.732.1120 
  • Pella Regional Health Center, 404 Jefferson St, Pella, IA 50219| Joan Vande Krol | 641.621.2285
  • Prairie View, 610 N Eastern St, Sanborn, IA 51248 | Sandy Zearing | 712.930.3228
  • Ridgecrest Village, 4130 Northwest Blvd, Davenport, IA 52806 | Jill Maine | 563.391.3430 
  • The Alverno Health Care Facility, 849 13th Ave N, Clinton, IA 52732 | Julie Eggers | 563.242.1521
  • The Cottages, 1742 Main St, Pella, IA 50219 | Nancy Van Wyk | 641.629.0730
  • The Gardens of Cedar Rapids, 5710 Dean Rd SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 | Callie Sternhagen | 319.632.1389 
  • Twilight Acres, 600 W Sixth St, Wall Lake, IA 51466 | Jerilyn Ekstorm | 712.664.2488
  • West Bend Nursing & Rehab, 203 Fourth St NW, West Bend, IA 50597 | Jennifer Scott | 402.968.5690
  • Westview Acres Care Center, 203 SW Lorraine St, Leon, IA 50144 | Carla McIntosh | 641.446.4165

Private Entities

The following private entities offer the 75-hour course for nurse aide training in Iowa for individuals interested in becoming certified nursing assistants (CNAs). Contact the entity directly for additional information.

Testing (both written and skills) is only provided at one of the community colleges listed in the previous tab.

  • ABCM Corporation, 1320 Fourth St NE, Hampton, IA 50441 | Marilee Knapp | 641.456.5636
  • DMACC (Various high schools), 2006 S Ankeny Blvd, Ankeny, IA 50023 | Staci Scholten | 515.964.6316
  • Health Tech Associates, 1441 29th St, Suite 303, West Des Moines, IA 50266 | Tanya Comer | 515.537.1000 
  • Maquoketa Community High School, 600 Washington St, Maquoketa, IA 52060 | Sara Marie Crowley Pape | 563.340.5077
  • NICC (Calmar HS), 1625 Hwy 150 South, Calmar, IA 52132 | Ronda Oakland | 844.642.2338
  • NICC (Peosta HS), 9342 NICC Dr, Peosta, IA 52068 | Ronda Oakland | 844.642.2338
  • Ottumwa Job Corps Center, 15229 Truman St, Ottumwa, IA 52501 | Heather Elammari | 641.683.0249 
  • Signature Healthcare, 14225 University Ave, Suite 130, Waukee, IA 50263 | Ben Stone | 515.252.0000
  • Tri-State, 3100 S Lakeport St, Sioux City, IA 51106 | Crystal Bell | 712.277.4442