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

Join a collaborative acute care team as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) on a 13-week travel healthcare assignment in scenic Seward, Alaska. This night-shift CNA job offers hands-on patient care across medical-surgical, inpatient, swing bed, and observation units in a close-knit critical access hospital surrounded by coastal views, mountains, and exceptional outdoor recreation.

Travel CNA Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $970–$1,050
• Location: Seward, Alaska
• Healthcare Setting: Critical access hospital with acute care, inpatient, swing bed, and observation services
• Assignment: 13-week travel CNA contract
• Start Date: October 26, 2026
• Shift: 12-hour night shifts, approximately 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m.; 3–4 shifts per week
• Hours: Approximately 36 hours per week, with 72 hours guaranteed per two-week period
• Call: No on-call requirement
• Weekend Coverage: Required
• Floating: Within scope to acute care, inpatient, swing bed, and observation units
• Travel Eligibility: Local candidates residing within 50 miles are not eligible
• Transportation Support: Assistance to and from Anchorage at the beginning and end of the assignment, plus local shuttle transportation in Seward
• First-Time Travelers: Welcome to apply

Certified Nursing Assistant Job Requirements

• At least 1 year of CNA experience, including medical-surgical or acute care experience
• Valid Alaska CNA license in hand
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Current Alaska Food Handler’s Card
• Competency with vital signs, pulse oximetry, point-of-care glucose testing, patient transfers, ambulation, hygiene, and repositioning
• Ability to recognize and promptly report changes in patient condition to the nursing team
• Comfort caring for adult and older adult patients in a fast-paced acute care environment
• Willingness to float within scope and provide weekend and holiday coverage as scheduled
• Two professional references covering recent relevant experience may be required during compliance

Medical-Surgical CNA Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate, hands-on patient care across acute care, inpatient, swing bed, and observation settings
• Assist patients with activities of daily living, including bathing, showering, feeding, oral care, perineal care, shaving, skin care, and incontinence care
• Assist with safe transfers, ambulation, turning, repositioning, and pressure injury prevention
• Obtain and document temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, orthostatic vital signs, pulse oximetry, and point-of-care glucose results
• Maintain clean, safe, and comfortable patient rooms, including changing occupied and unoccupied linens
• Follow isolation precautions and properly don and remove personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Support oxygen equipment and other routine patient-care needs within CNA scope
• Observe patients closely, identify abnormal findings, and communicate changes promptly to the nursing team
• Adapt to assignments across multiple care areas while maintaining high standards of safety, dignity, and patient-centered care

Apply now to join this Alaska travel CNA opportunity and deliver essential patient care in beautiful Seward, Alaska.

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.