Job Summary:
This role is for a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in a long-term care facility. The CNA will provide direct patient care assist with activities of daily living and collaborate with the nursing team. Previous long-term care and travel experience are required. The position involves a variable 4x12 or 3x12 hour shift schedule with guaranteed hours per pay period.
Location: Seward Alaska United States.
Responsibilities:
- Provide direct patient care including assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) such as bathing dressing toileting and ambulation.
- Obtain and record vital signs weights and other patient data.
- Collect and process specimens (urine stool sputum).
- Assist with feeding and meal delivery.
- Perform basic nursing procedures as delegated by a registered nurse (e.g. incentive spirometry pulse oximetry blood sugar checks).
- Maintain and clean equipment.
- Communicate patient status and report changes to the nursing team.
- Perform clerical duties such as answering phones and documenting patient care.
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team.
- Float within scope to meet facility needs.
Required Skills & Certifications:
- Current CNA license (or ability to obtain an Alaska CNA license within 72 hours of contract signing).
- Minimum of one year of long-term care experience.
- BLS certification.
- Valid drivers license and auto insurance (or confirmation of alternate transportation).
Preferred Skills & Certifications:
- None specified.
Special Considerations:
- Previous travel experience is required.
- Must be at least 50 miles from the facility.
- On-call is not required.
- Shifts are either day or night determined by facility needs. No guaranteed shift rotation.
- Facility provides a vehicle for the traveler with specific usage guidelines.
- Time off is approved on an individual basis.
Scheduling:
- Variable 4x12 or 3x12 hour shifts (travelers choice).
- Guaranteed 84 hours per two-week period.
- Possibility of being called off for one 12-hour shift per two-week period.
- No block scheduling available.