A Bellingham Home Care Aide can finish a 40-hour HCA to CNA bridge in one weekday week or about 2.5 weekends in Federal Way for $800, then take the $155 state exam under route E6. Here is how to plan the 110-mile trip.
Bellingham nursing assistant jobs center on PeaceHealth St. Joseph, the only hospital in Whatcom County, plus six skilled nursing facilities, senior living, and adult family homes. Indeed lists about $23.48 per hour locally.
Bellingham has two college nursing assistant programs on the quarter calendar. A 4-week, 108-hour course in Federal Way costs $1,100 but sits about 110 miles south, so it suits students who can relocate for a month or take a weekend cohort.