Experience
- Minimum 1 year LTC experience required
- Previous travel experience required
License & Certification Required
- AK CNA license can be pending; candidate must have submitted the Alaska CNA license application
- Valid CNA license in another state required if AK license is pending
- Completion of a formal CNA training program required
- BLS
- Alaska Food Worker Certification (to be obtained during orientation)
Skills Required
- Abnormal/Normal Vital sign monitoring (Adult and Pediatric)
- Assisting patients with ambulation
- Patient feeding assistance
- Turning and repositioning patients
- Conducting bed shampoo
- Changing linens (occupied, unoccupied)
- Completing bed baths
- Donning and removing PPE
- Foot care
- Glucometer and glucose point of care testing
- Isolation precautions and PPE
- Long Term Acute Care (LTAC) experience
- Mouth care
- Obtaining blood pressure, including orthostatic
- Obtaining patient respirations
- Obtaining pulse (radial)
- Obtaining temperature (oral, rectal, axillary, tympanic)
- Using oxygen tanks
- Male and female perineal care
- Pressure injury prevention
- Pulse oximetry
- Reporting changes in patient condition
- Safe patient transfers
- Patient shaving assistance
- Shower assistance
- Skin care
- Urine and stool incontinence care
- Experience with young adult, middle adult, and older adult populations
