A Redmond Home Care Aide with an active credential can become a Nursing Assistant-Certified through a 40-hour bridge ($800 tuition) in 5 weekdays or about 2.5 weekends, riding the 2 Line and 1 Line or driving I-405 to Federal Way.
Redmond's nursing assistant market: two emergency campuses in the city, EvergreenHealth Kirkland and Overlake nearby, senior living and adult family homes, and Seattle hospitals by the 2 Line. Nearby postings average about $23.73 per hour.
How a Redmond resident can earn the NA-C credential: local college and facility options, a 4-week 108-hour course in Federal Way for $1,100, and the 2 Line to 1 Line rail trip or the I-405 drive that connects them.