--- title: Pay for CNA CPR Certification description: Through this blog, we hope to bring you a look into our front-row seat into the caregiver and CNA recruitment market image: https://employer.mycnajobs.com/hubfs/blog17.jpg --- [![](https://employer.mycnajobs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Our%20Brands%20-%20color-2.png?width=2160&height=363&name=Our%20Brands%20-%20color-2.png)](http://www.mycnajobs.com) [![312-566-8520](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3021653/6811e047-4779-403d-9644-6fe179ea425b.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3021653/6811e047-4779-403d-9644-6fe179ea425b) ![couple-w-mustache-background.jpg](https://employer.mycnajobs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Stock%20images/couple-w-mustache-background.jpg?width=1800&name=couple-w-mustache-background.jpg "couple-w-mustache-background.jpg") # Recruitment & Retention Trends ## [Pay for CNA CPR Certification](https://employer.mycnajobs.com/blog/pay-for-cna-cpr-certification) Mar 6, 2018 5:23:15 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) “What can my agency do to stand out when [recruiting Caregivers](http://mycnajobs.com/hire)?” This is the million dollar question, and providers across the country are asking it daily. Every agency is looking for ways to offer more than the other employer down the street in an effort to lure top talent. It’s no easy task, as there are more competitors in [Caregiver recruitment](http://mycnajobs.com/hire) now than ever before as retail, fast food, and other industries are targeting the direct care workforce with lower barriers to entry. But there is a way to make joining your agency’s workforce easy while offering something only a third of your competitors currently do. Only 45% of Caregivers with CPR certification report their current or past employer paid for this necessary certification before beginning work. If you want to come out ahead in your [Caregiver, HHA, and CNA recruitment](http://mycnajobs.com/hire), be the agency who offers this to their staff. **Assist, don’t eliminate** If you’re a close follower of the content we publish at myCNAjobs, you’re likely familiar with this mantra for [home care recruiting](http://mycnajobs.com/hire). Many agencies require an up-to-date CPR certification before working with clients, yet only 45% Caregivers are being assisted through this process. For some candidates, this can be the difference between making the hire and losing them for good. Imagine you’re a Caregiver for a moment. You’re in high demand and are being recruited not just by multiple home care agencies, but also other industries like retail and fast food. Perhaps your CPR certification has lapsed, or maybe you’ve never been certified. Some recruiters you talk to are telling you not to bother showing up to the interview without your certification in hand, while another recruiter says not to worry about it - they’ll pay for you to get the required training before starting work. Which employer would you choose to work for? We’re seeing many agencies start to bring in a CPR certification instructor as part of the orientation process for any candidates who don’t have up-to-date certifications.   **It’s not just first aid** CPR certifications are a great first example, but the same principles apply for required medical testing as well. Only 62% of Caregivers report their required medical testing was paid for by their current or past employer. Offering this as a part of the hiring process at no cost to your staff can vault you into the top third of your market overnight! For many Caregivers, medical testing is an even bigger barrier than first aid certification might be. If we put ourselves in the shoes of a Caregiver again, which employer sounds more attractive? The one who will guide you through the process and pick up the tab, or the one who requires you to have results in hand before they’ll even meet you? In order to keep enough Caregivers in the field to meet the rising demand for care, steps like this are going to be necessary. As other industries continue to encroach on home care’s workforce, the agencies who make it simplest on the employee are going to be the ones [hiring Caregivers](http://mycnajobs.com/hire), while agencies who keep these barriers in place are going to lose the Caregiver and [CNA recruitment](http://mycnajobs.com/hire) battle.   You may also like:  [Home Care Recruitment: Top Examples of Employee Referral Programs](https://employer.mycnajobs.com/blog/home-care-recruitment-top-examples-of-employee-referral-programs) [Home Care Recruitment: 30% of Caregivers Now Search For Jobs While At Work](https://employer.mycnajobs.com/blog/30-of-caregivers-now-search-for-jobs-while-at-work) ![Maggie Keen](https://employer.mycnajobs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/maggie-bw-eventbrite.png?width=100&height=100&name=maggie-bw-eventbrite.png) #### Written by [Maggie Keen](https://employer.mycnajobs.com/blog/author/maggie-keen) Maggie Keen is Vice President at myCNAjobs and a national caregiver recruitment speaker. 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