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Travel CNA Jobs in Seward, Alaska | Certified Nursing Assistant – Long-Term Care Assignment

Explore a travel CNA job in Seward, Alaska, supporting older adults in a 40-bed long-term care setting while gaining valuable travel healthcare experience.

Join a dedicated long-term care team in scenic Seward, a coastal community known for breathtaking mountain views, outdoor recreation, and easy access to Kenai Fjords National Park. This on-site Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) travel assignment offers the opportunity to provide compassionate care to older adults in a supportive healthcare environment.

Travel CNA Job Details

• Location: Seward, Alaska
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $970–$1,050
• Assignment Type: Travel CNA contract
• Start Date: November 17, 2026
• Duration: 26 weeks
• Schedule: Four 12-hour shifts per week; approximately 36 hours per week
• Shift Options: Day shift, approximately 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m., or night shift, approximately 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m. Staff are generally assigned to either days or nights rather than rotating between both.
• Healthcare Setting: Long-term care
• Patient Population: Older adults, including patients with dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, traumatic brain injury, and behavioral health needs
• Patient Ratio: Approximately 1:20
• Charting: Electronic charting
• Orientation: 40 hours
• Transportation: Shuttle transportation is available to and from Anchorage at the beginning and end of the assignment, along with local shuttle service in Seward.
• Parking: Free parking available
• Float Expectations: May float within scope to nearby affiliated locations based on staffing needs.

Certified Nursing Assistant Job Requirements

• At least 1 year of CNA experience, including long-term care experience
• Previous travel healthcare experience required; first-time travelers are not accepted
• Current CNA certification or an Alaska CNA license that is pending after the application has been submitted
• Applicants with a pending Alaska CNA license must provide proof of application submission, fee payment, fingerprint submission, educational verification, and license verification
• Applicants with a pending Alaska CNA license must also provide an active CNA license from another state and documentation of formal CNA training completion
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Experience with electronic charting
• Ability to provide two professional references covering recent CNA experience
• Ability to obtain Alaska Food Worker Certification during on-site orientation
• Strong skills in safe patient transfers, ambulation assistance, vital signs, blood glucose testing, personal care, incontinence care, skin care, pressure injury prevention, infection precautions, and reporting changes in patient condition
• Ability to work scheduled holidays as required by the assignment
• Local applicants residing within 50 miles are not eligible for this travel assignment

Certified Nursing Assistant Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate hands-on care to older adult residents in a long-term care environment.
• Assist with bathing, showering, grooming, shaving, oral care, foot care, dressing, and toileting.
• Support safe transfers, ambulation, repositioning, and mobility using equipment such as Hoyer lifts and skylifts.
• Obtain and document temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and blood glucose levels.
• Assist with feeding and maintain awareness of changes in nutrition, hydration, and functional status.
• Provide incontinence care, perineal care, linen changes, bed baths, and other activities of daily living.
• Follow infection prevention procedures and correctly don and remove personal protective equipment.
• Promote skin integrity and assist with pressure injury prevention interventions.
• Observe residents for changes in condition and promptly communicate concerns to the licensed nursing team.
• Complete accurate electronic documentation and contribute to a safe, respectful, person-centered care environment.

Apply now for this Certified Nursing Assistant travel assignment in Seward, Alaska, and join a compassionate long-term care team.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.