Certified Nurse Assistant, Nurse Assistant, or NA Trainee - Pulmonary 300 E South - Day Shift - Weekend Option

CoxHealth•Springfield, MO

19h•Onsite

About The Position

CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence: Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times. Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces, Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare (2025, 2026), Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023, 2024), and Greatest Workplaces for Diversity (2024) by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group. Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads. Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare (2025). At CoxHealth, we don’t just provide medical services; we've created an atmosphere where innovation, collaboration, values, and excellence come together to transform lives. Whether you desire to work in a clinical or non-clinical capacity, CoxHealth has the perfect position for you! CoxHealth is the region’s employer of choice because we keep our mission, vision, and values in mind with every decision for our employees and our patients. OUR MISSION To improve the health of the communities we serve. OUR VISION To be the best for those who need us. OUR VALUES Safety, compassion, respect, and integrity. CoxHealth is the area leader in health care and community involvement, with six hospitals, more than 80 clinics, five ERs and more than 14,000 employees throughout southwest Missouri. We offer a wide range of treatments and services to help with whatever health needs you might have. Whether you're about to become a parent, have an illness or need medical information, we’re here for you. And if your goal is to live a healthy, balanced life with the best tools available, we can help with that, too. We know that your health and the health of your loved ones are some of the most personal, important parts of your life. That's why we keep our Mission, Vision and Values at the center of everything we do, every day. Thank you for choosing CoxHealth. The Certified Nurse Assistant, Nurse Assistant, or Nurse Assistant Trainee position involves providing basic patient care under the direction of nursing staff. Duties include taking vitals, bathing, dressing, moving patients, changing linens, and other assigned duties. The role also involves obtaining information on patient condition as requested by nursing staff and reporting any changes. For Nurse Assistant Trainees, the role functions within a classroom and clinical learning environment to obtain training as unlicensed assistive personnel, providing basic patient care under the direction and supervision of a clinical educator and nursing staff during clinical rotations. A competency assessment will be administered at the end of the training.

Requirements

High School Diploma or Equivalent (for CNA/NA)
3 months experience as a nursing assistant in an inpatient or long-term care setting, EMT, or Surgical Technologist in the past 3 years OR Completed an Unlicensed Assistive Personnel Program within the past 3 years OR Completed the “fundamentals of nursing” course with clinical in an accredited nursing program or practical nursing education program OR Must have Missouri CNA License OR Must have MO CNA Appendix AND MO CNA license must be obtained within 120 days of hire (for CNA/NA)
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Exhibits valuable time management skills
Strong analytical/problem solving skills
Flexibility and ability to work in a multi-tasking environment
BLS must be obtained within 90 days

Nice To Haves

High School Diploma or Equivalent (for NA Trainee)
Prior patient care or health care related experience (for NA Trainee)
Is available for work on a consistent and timely basis (for NA Trainee)
Conscientious, thorough, accurate, and reliable when performing and completing job tasks (for NA Trainee)

Responsibilities

Provide basic patient care under direction of nursing staff
Take vitals
Bathe patients
Dress patients
Move patients
Change linens
Obtain information on patient condition as requested by the nursing staff
Report any changes in patient condition
Function within a classroom and clinical learning environment to obtain training as unlicensed assistive personnel (for Trainees)
Provide basic patient care under direction and supervision of clinical educator and nursing staff during clinical rotations (for Trainees)
Perform duties within their scope of practice as directed (for Trainees)
Obtain information on patient condition as requested by the nursing staff or clinical educator and report any changes in patient condition (for Trainees in clinical setting)
Complete a competency assessment at the end of the training (for Trainees)