Certified Nurse Assistant, Nurse Assistant, or NA Trainee - Neuro Trauma ICU South - Night Shift

CoxHealth•Springfield, MO

5d•Onsite

About The Position

CoxHealth is hiring a Certified Nurse Assistant, Nurse Assistant, or Nurse Assistant Trainee for the Neuro Trauma ICU South at CoxHealth South in Springfield, Missouri. The role provides basic patient care under the direction of nursing staff, including taking vital signs, bathing and dressing patients, moving patients, changing linens, and completing other assigned duties. The employee gathers information about patient condition when requested and reports changes to nursing staff. Nurse Assistant Trainees participate in classroom and clinical learning to prepare for work as unlicensed assistive personnel. In clinical rotations, trainees provide basic patient care under the supervision of a clinical educator and nursing staff, perform duties within their scope of practice, and report changes in patient condition. A competency assessment is administered at the end of training. The position is scheduled for 36 hours per week, from 7:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. CoxHealth describes itself as a healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas, with six hospitals, five emergency rooms, and more than 80 clinics.

Requirements

Preferred education: High school diploma or equivalent.
For Certified Nurse Assistant/Nurse Assistant applicants, meet one of the following: three months of nursing assistant experience in an inpatient or long-term care setting, EMT experience, or Surgical Technologist experience within the past three years; completion of an Unlicensed Assistive Personnel Program within the past three years; completion of a fundamentals of nursing course with clinical in an accredited nursing or practical nursing education program; a Missouri CNA license; or a Missouri CNA Appendix, with the Missouri CNA license obtained within 120 days of hire.
BLS certification must be obtained within 90 days.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Time management skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Flexibility and ability to work in a multitasking environment.
Consistent and timely availability for work.
Conscientious, thorough, accurate, and reliable performance of job tasks.

Nice To Haves

Prior patient care or health care-related experience.

Responsibilities

Provide basic patient care under the direction of nursing staff.
Take and report vital signs and other requested information about patient condition.
Bathe, dress, and move patients, and change linens.
Report changes in patient condition to nursing staff.
For Nurse Assistant Trainees, provide basic care during clinical rotations under the supervision of a clinical educator and nursing staff, within the trainee’s scope of practice.
For Nurse Assistant Trainees, complete training and a competency assessment.