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GHR HealthcareSeward, AKTravel
Agency
GHR Healthcare
Location
Seward, AK
Job type
Travel
Industry
Nursing & Healthcare
Posted
Sep 29, 2026

Pay breakdown

Hourly
$28.06
Weekly
$1,010
Yearly (full-time)
$52,520
Start date
October 26, 2026

Estimated from the weekly pay in the listing, 36 hours a week; yearly = 52 weeks.

Job description

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

Explore a Travel Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) job in Seward, Alaska, supporting acute-care patients on 12-hour night shifts.

Join a supportive acute-care team as a Travel Certified Nursing Assistant in scenic Seward, Alaska. In this on-site travel healthcare role, you will provide essential patient care across medical-surgical, inpatient, swing bed, and observation settings while gaining valuable experience in a critical access hospital environment. Seward offers an inspiring coastal setting surrounded by mountains, wildlife, and abundant opportunities for outdoor recreation on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula.

Travel CNA Job Details

  • Weekly Estimated Pay: $970–$1,050
  • Assignment Length: 13 weeks
  • Start Date: October 26, 2026
  • Schedule: 3–4 shifts per week, 12-hour night shifts
  • Shift: Approximately 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m.
  • Hours: 36 hours per week; 72 hours guaranteed per two-week period, subject to assignment guidelines
  • Healthcare Setting: Critical access hospital with acute care, inpatient, swing bed, and observation services
  • Patient Population: Adult and older adult patients
  • Float Expectations: May float within scope to acute care, inpatient, swing bed, and observation areas
  • Call: Not required
  • Weekend Coverage: Required
  • Local Applicants: Applicants residing within 50 miles are not eligible
  • Traveler Experience: First-time travelers are welcome

Travel Certified Nursing Assistant Requirements

  • At least 1 year of CNA experience required
  • Previous acute care or medical-surgical experience required
  • Valid Alaska CNA license in hand
  • Current BLS certification
  • Current Alaska Food Handler’s Card
  • Ability to provide safe, compassionate patient care in a fast-paced medical-surgical environment
  • Ability to float between units and support changing patient-care needs
  • Two professional references covering recent relevant experience may be required during compliance

CNA Responsibilities

  • Provide direct supportive care to patients in acute care, inpatient, swing bed, and observation settings
  • Assist with ambulation, transfers, feeding, turning, repositioning, bathing, showering, grooming, and personal hygiene
  • Perform oral, perineal, skin, foot, and incontinence care while promoting patient dignity
  • Change occupied and unoccupied linens and support pressure-injury prevention measures
  • Obtain and document vital signs, including blood pressure, pulse, respirations, temperature, pulse oximetry, and glucose point-of-care testing as permitted
  • Recognize and promptly report changes in patient condition or abnormal vital signs to the appropriate clinical team member
  • Follow isolation precautions, PPE procedures, and safe patient-handling practices
  • Assist with oxygen equipment and other routine patient-care needs within scope
  • Collaborate with nurses and interdisciplinary team members to maintain a safe, clean, and comfortable patient environment

Apply now for this Travel CNA opportunity in Seward, Alaska, and join a dedicated acute-care healthcare team on the Kenai Peninsula.

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.

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