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Travel Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Jobs – Medical-Surgical Acute Care Nights in Seward, Alaska

Join a supportive acute-care team as a Travel Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in scenic Seward, Alaska. This 26-week travel CNA assignment offers hands-on patient care across medical-surgical acute care, inpatient, swing bed, and observation settings while you enjoy the natural beauty and welcoming community of coastal Alaska.

Travel CNA Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $970–$1,050
• Healthcare Setting: Critical access hospital with acute care, inpatient, swing bed, and observation services
• Assignment Length: 26 weeks
• Start Date: October 27, 2026
• Shift: Night shift, approximately 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m.
• Schedule: 3 shifts per week, 12-hour shifts; weekend coverage may be required
• Guaranteed Hours: 72 hours every 2 weeks
• Call: Not required
• Floating: Float within scope to acute care, inpatient, swing bed, and observation areas
• Orientation: 40 hours

Certified Nursing Assistant Job Requirements

• At least 1 year of Certified Nursing Assistant or acute-care experience required
• Active Alaska CNA license in hand before the start of the assignment
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Valid Alaska Food Handler’s Card
• Recent experience providing patient care in an acute-care or medical-surgical environment
• Ability to float between assigned care areas and support patients across a variety of healthcare settings
• Strong communication, teamwork, organization, and patient-safety skills
• First-time travel CNAs are welcome to apply

Travel CNA Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate basic patient care to adult and older adult populations
• Assist patients with ambulation, transfers, feeding, bathing, grooming, oral care, toileting, and repositioning
• Measure and document vital signs, including blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respirations, oxygen saturation, and orthostatic readings
• Perform point-of-care glucose testing according to established procedures
• Support pressure-injury prevention, skin care, incontinence care, and safe patient positioning
• Change occupied and unoccupied linens and maintain a clean, safe patient environment
• Apply appropriate personal protective equipment and follow isolation precautions
• Recognize and promptly report changes in patient condition to the nursing team
• Assist with oxygen equipment and other routine patient-care needs within scope
• Collaborate with nurses and the interdisciplinary care team to promote high-quality patient outcomes

About the Location: Seward, Alaska

Seward, Alaska, is a picturesque coastal community at the gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park. The area offers breathtaking mountain and waterfront scenery, abundant outdoor recreation, and a relaxed small-town atmosphere. A local shuttle is available for transportation around Seward, and transportation support to and from Anchorage is available at the beginning and end of the assignment.

Apply now to join this Alaska travel healthcare team and begin your next Certified Nursing Assistant assignment in Seward.

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.