CNA - Float Pool

Salem Health Hospitals & Clinics; Salem (OR); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Tuition assistance

Career pathways

Professional development

Job summary

Salem Health Hospitals and Clinics is seeking a Certified Nurse Assistant to join the Float Pool at Salem Hospital. This full-time, non-exempt role covers 36 hours per week with 12-hour night shifts, delivering hands-on patient care on adult units in Salem, Oregon.

As an essential caregiver, you will assist with daily living activities, monitor vitals, and collaborate with nurses to ensure safe, compassionate care for patients and families in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Licensed in the State of Oregon to practice as a CNA.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS).

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with daily living activities and mobility.
• Monitor vital signs and report changes to nursing staff.
• Support nurses and healthcare team to deliver personalized care.
• Maintain a clean, safe, healing environment for patients and families.
• Provide compassionate care and emotional support during vulnerable moments.
• Communicate clearly with patients, families and team members.
• Help ensure patient dignity, comfort, and safety at all times.

Skills

BLS

Oregon CNA license

Job description

US:OR:Salem | Certified Nurse Assistant | Full Time

Posted 2 days ago

Description

Location Site:Salem Hospital, 890 Oak Street SE, Salem, Oregon 97301
Department:Float Pool
Position Type:Full time, 36 hours/week, Non-Exempt
Schedule:7:00 pm – 7:30 am, 12-hour shifts, variable scheduled days

Your role with us

As a certified nursing assistant (CNA) at Salem Health, you play a vital role in delivering compassionate, hands-on care during some of the most vulnerable moments in a patient’s life. You’ll assist with daily living activities, monitor vital signs, and collaborate closely with nurses and providers to ensure safe, personalized care. Your empathy, attention to detail, and strong communication skills help create a healing environment and build meaningful connections with patients and families.

The Salem Health float pool team supports all adult inpatient units in the organization. Those units include the emergency department, psychiatric medical center and inpatient rehabilitation. The team also supports West Valley Hospital, our sister hospital in Dallas, Oregon.

Float pool team members are highly flexible and extensively knowledgeable in the area of adult inpatient care. We always offer extensive training to team members in this unit due to the considerable knowledge base necessary for success.

What you’ll do

• Assist patients with daily living activities such as bathing, dressing, feeding, and mobility.
• Monitor and record vital signs, reporting changes to the nursing team.
• Support nurses and healthcare staff in delivering personalized, high-quality care.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and healing environment for patients and families.
• Provide emotional support and compassionate care during vulnerable moments.
• Communicate clearly and respectfully with patients, families, and team members.
• Help ensure patient dignity, comfort, and safety at all times.

Required qualifications

• Licensed in the State of Oregon to practice as a CNA.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS).

Salem Health's comprehensive benefits package prioritizes your mental and physical health, financial stability, family obligations, and professional growth.

Why Salem Health?

Salem Health is a Top Workplace in Oregon, known for fostering a supportive culture where your contributions truly matter. As an award-winning, independent health care system, we serve our region through Salem Hospital, multiple community clinics and West Valley Hospital, ensuring broad access to high-quality care.

We believe in empowering our teams. Through Lean principles, staff help drive innovation and solve real problems. We also invest in your growth with professional development, tuition assistance, and clear career pathways. At Salem Health, you’ll find more than a job, you’ll find purpose, connection, and room to thrive.

Salem Health Hospitals and Clinics is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status or condition protected by law.

Salem Health Hospitals and Clinics is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for applicants. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [e-mail].