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

Join an acute care team as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) on a 13-week travel assignment in Seward, Alaska. Provide hands-on patient care for medical-surgical, inpatient, swing bed, and observation patients in a close-knit critical access hospital while enjoying Seward’s coastal scenery, outdoor recreation, and welcoming small-town community.

CNA Travel Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $970-$1050
• Assignment Type: Travel CNA job
• Location: Seward, Alaska
• Start Date: October 27, 2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• Shift: Night shift, approximately 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.
• Shifts per Week: 3 or 4 twelve-hour shifts
• Schedule: Weekend coverage required; no on-call duties
• Healthcare Setting: Critical access hospital with acute care and medical-surgical services
• Floating: May float within scope to acute care, inpatient, swing bed, and observation units

Certified Nursing Assistant Job Requirements

• At least 1 year of Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or acute care experience required
• Active Alaska CNA license in hand before the assignment start date
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Current Alaska Food Handler’s Card
• Recent experience providing direct patient care in an acute care or medical-surgical setting
• Ability to assist with patient mobility, transfers, personal care, vital signs, glucose testing, and activities of daily living
• Ability to recognize and promptly report changes in patient condition
• Comfort working with adult and older adult patient populations
• Willingness to float to other patient care areas within scope of practice

Acute Care CNA Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate, safe, and respectful direct patient care in an acute care hospital environment
• Assist patients with ambulation, transfers, feeding, bathing, grooming, toileting, oral care, and repositioning
• Obtain and document temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, pulse oximetry, and other vital signs
• Perform point-of-care glucose testing as directed
• 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
• Assist with oxygen equipment and other routine patient-care needs within scope
• Communicate observations and changes in patient condition to nurses and the healthcare team
• Adapt to assignments across acute care, inpatient, swing bed, and observation units as needed

Apply now for this CNA travel opportunity and join a healthcare team serving patients in 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.