CNA Tele

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health has a rich history of providing exceptional healthcare, dating back to 1891. Building upon a legacy of compassionate care and innovation, our organization has evolved over the years through strategic partnerships and integrations to expand our reach and services across the Puget Sound area.

Today, as Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, we remain deeply committed to healing the whole person – body, mind, and spirit – in the communities we serve. This commitment is strengthened by the diverse expertise and shared values brought together through our growth.

Our dedicated providers offer a full spectrum of health care services, from routine wellness to complex disease management, all grounded in rigorous research and education. Our comprehensive network of 10 hospitals and nearly 300 care sites strategically located across the greater Puget Sound region reflects our ongoing commitment to accessibility and comprehensive care.

We are proud of our pioneering medical advances and numerous awards and accreditations that reflect our dedication to excellence. When you join Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, you become part of a team that delivers top-quality, professional healthcare in modern, well-equipped facilities, and contributes to a legacy of service built on collaboration and shared purpose.

 Job Summary

As a Certified Nursing Assistant you will assist in delivering nursing care under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN). Your job duties will include: 

• Providing personal care with hygiene and physical comfort including feeding bathing shaving changing clothes bed making ambulation lifting turning moving transferring skin care and bowel and bladder elimination. You'll provide the care that is required to meet the personal primary needs and comfort of your patients based upon your scope of practice skills and abilities. 
• Preparing patients equipment and supplies for specific procedures and examinations. 
• Performing monitoring reporting and documenting clinical activities within your scope of practice. This includes observing and reporting changes in your patients' condition to the RN. This also includes obtaining labeling and transporting samples (e.g. urine stool sputum specimens and blood products); providing patient information to nursing staff so that it will be included in the plan of care; and documenting patient data. 
• Assisting nursing staff with patient admissions transfers and discharges by inventorying and storing patients' belongings providing patients with personal care items orienting patients and their families and transporting patients using wheelchairs stretchers or patient beds. 
• Maintaining a neat and organized work environment ordering stocking and replenishing supplies and equipment as necessary identifying and reporting problems with supplies or equipment; entering equipment repair requests in system tagging equipment and removing it from service. 
• Maintaining a safe work and patient environment adhering to the hospital’s Safety Risk Management Regulatory Standards and infection prevention. 
• Participating in quality assurance and quality improvement initiatives and activities as well as your own professional learning and growth opportunities.
• Demonstrating cultural sensitivity and cultural competence by using communication tools and materials for effective communication and understanding how the cultures of patient populations can affect communication collaboration and the provision of care treatment and services. 

Experience Requirements

• Completion of an accredited Nursing Assistant program (or military medical specialty training). 
• Six months related work experience preferred 

Certifications & Licenses 

• Current certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant by the Washington State required. 
• Current Basic Life Support card through American Heart Association required.