Labor & Delivery Care Technician – Compassionate Support

Island Hospital; Anacortes (WA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Life Insurance

Long-Term Disability

Retirement Contributions

Tuition Reimbursement

Student Loan Repayment

Employee Recognition

Job summary

Island Health in Anacortes, WA is seeking a Nursing Assistant to support the Labor & Delivery team. The role focuses on patient care, ambulation, feeding, and safe transport within the unit, with a strong emphasis on compassionate, respectful support for patients and families.

Candidates must hold WA Nursing Assistant certification and BLS, with 3 to 6 months CNA experience preferred. The position includes a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities for growth within the hospital.

Qualifications

• Current Washington State Nursing Assistant Certification
• Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support Certification
• 3 to 6 months CNA experience preferred
• High School Diploma or GED preferred

Responsibilities

• Answers signal lights and bells to determine patients’ needs.
• Bathes, dresses, and undresses patients.
• Serves and collects food trays and feeds patients requiring help.
• Transports patients to treatment units, using wheelchair, stretcher, bed, or may assist them to walk.
• Assist with ambulation.
• Drapes patients for examinations and treatments, and remains with patients, performing such duties as holding instruments and adjusting lights.
• Assist patients to bathroom, bedside commode, or with use of bedpan for toileting
• Tidy and clean patients’ rooms.
• Washes and dresses bodies of deceased persons.
• Changes bed linens, runs errands, directs visitors, and answers telephones.
• Takes and records blood pressure, temperature, pulse and respiration rates, glucose levels, and food and liquid intake and output as directed.
• Reports to RN any abnormal vital signs, skin breakdown, decline in mentation or other observed changes,
• Enters data into computer system.
• Places telemetry electrodes accurately when ordered.
• Collects urine and stool specimens for lab, runs guiac testing

Education

Washington State Nursing Assistant Certification

American Heart Association BLS Certification

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Island Health in Anacortes, WA is seeking a Nursing Assistant to support the Labor & Delivery team. The role focuses on patient care, ambulation, feeding, and safe transport within the unit, with a strong emphasis on compassionate, respectful support for patients and families.

Candidates must hold WA Nursing Assistant certification and BLS, with 3 to 6 months CNA experience preferred. The position includes a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities for growth within the hospital.