Nursing Assistant Trainee: Start Your CNA Career

CommonSpirit Health; Silverdale (WA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health in the Puget Sound region is seeking a Nursing Assistant Trainee (NAT) who will provide essential direct patient care under the guidance of a Registered Nurse while pursuing CNA certification.

You will assist with bathing, feeding, mobility, vital signs, and basic clerical tasks; you will also support unit operations and patient comfort, while developing teamwork and meticulous attention to detail in a supportive care environment.

Qualifications

• Enrollment in accredited Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) training program for six months.
• Must obtain Nursing Assistant Registration once enrolled in an accredited program.
• Strong capability for basic patient care and meticulous attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide essential direct patient care under RN supervision.
• Assist with bathing, oral care, feeding, ambulation, and monitoring vital signs.
• Support inventory, documentation, clerical tasks, dietary assistance, light housekeeping, and computer input.
• Transports patients to and from units and ancillary departments.
• Assist with lifting, turning and transporting patients under licensed supervision.
• Perform housekeeping duties to maintain a clean patient care environment.
• Assist with stocking equipment and department supplies; provide data entry support.
• Support inpatient floors and provide non-clinical bedside presence and visitation.

Skills

Patient care

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Documentation

Education

Enrollment in accredited CNA training program (6 months)

Nursing Assistant Registration after enrollment

Job description

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health in the Puget Sound region is seeking a Nursing Assistant Trainee (NAT) who will provide essential direct patient care under the guidance of a Registered Nurse while pursuing CNA certification.

You will assist with bathing, feeding, mobility, vital signs, and basic clerical tasks; you will also support unit operations and patient comfort, while developing teamwork and meticulous attention to detail in a supportive care environment.