Nationally Certified Multi-Skilled Residential Healthcare Technician™ (NCMSRHT™)

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NHCWA Residential Healthcare Workers (RHW) certification is for healthcare professionals who provide direct care services in (Attendant Care, Personal Care, Residential Communities and Group Home)

If you are serious about pursuing a career as a Residential Healthcare Worker, NHCWA certification is essential, and you should consider doing all that you can to obtain one. Your NHCWA certification ensures that you have received the necessary education to fulfill job duties, it will also make your resume look that much more attractive to prospective employers, and will potentially help you earn a higher salary then a candidate without certification.

The Role Of A Residential Healthcare Worker (RHT)

Residential Healthcare workers spend their time helping their group home residents become independent. From teaching them life skills to setting up appointments, the residential healthcare worker’s job is one of the most challenging, but also most rewarding.

  • The residential healthcare worker is responsible for monitoring the behavior of the clients living in the home, which includes mediating disputes, taking dangerous items out of a client’s possession or counseling clients.
  • Learning how to live independently is one of the primary goals for group home residents. Teaching them these skills is something that every group home worker will do. This could mean teaching someone how to brush his teeth, meal preparation or help with medications. These are quality of life skills.
  • Getting their clients to and from appointments is the responsibility of the residential healthcare worker.

NHCWA Residential Healthcare Technician Certification Requirements:

One of these requirements must be met:

  • Graduation from an allied health vocational training program
  • One year of work experience in the field
  • Military experience/training in the field
  • Reciprocity from another certifying agency

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Exam Requirements

One must demonstrate eligibility in order to sit for an NHCWA national certification exam. You will be asked to show proof that you fulfill one of the following requirements in order to register for the NHCWA exam.

Complete at least ONE of the following:

  • Graduation from an allied health vocational training program
  • One year of work experience in the field
  • Military experience/training in the field
  • Reciprocity from another certifying agency

Cancellations

Refunds will not be offered for examination fees unless the scheduled examination date is cancelled by NHCWA. In the event you decide for any reason to withdraw from participation in the exam, you must cancel your appointment with NHCWA and notify NHCWA in writing with signature no later than 48 hours prior to the exam. If a candidate does not cancel or reschedule their exam with NHCWA at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled time, the cost of the exam is forfeited and the candidate must re-register as well as repurchase the exam. In the event that severe weather or another emergency forces the closure of a NHCWA test site on a scheduled examination date, the examination will be rescheduled by NHCWA at no additional charge. NHCWA personnel will attempt to contact candidates who are in this situation. However, candidates may also check the status of their examination schedules by calling NHCWA at 1-855-378-7601. Every effort will be made to reschedule the examination at a convenient time.

No-Show

If you fail to cancel for any reason fail to appear at the exam site where you are registered to sit for the exam you will forfeit all fees paid and no refund will be provided. You are considered a “no- show Candidate” and forfeit all fees. If you arrive late you may not be permitted to sit for the exam; whether or not you will be allowed to sit is entirely at the discretion of the NHCWA test center and will depend on whether the site has availability to accommodate a late-arriving Candidate. Should the late-arriving Candidate not be permitted to test, he/she will forfeit all fees paid and no refund will be provided. If you cancel or fail to appear for the exam you will be required to file a new application, pay applicable fees and meet applicable eligibility criteria if you wish to sit for future exams.

Rescheduling

Exam appointments can be rescheduled if time slots are available. To reschedule an exam appointment you must have your NHCWA confirmation number and you must reschedule by using the Reschedule option at www.nhcwa.com or by calling NHCWA at 1-855-378-7601.

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