Certified Nurse Assistant, Nurse Assistant, or NA Trainee - Cardiac 400 E South - Day Shift

CoxHealth•Springfield, MO

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Provide basic patient care under the direction of nursing staff. Duties include taking vital signs, bathing and dressing patients, moving patients, changing linens, and performing other assigned duties. Obtain information about patient condition as requested by nursing staff and report changes in patient condition. For Nurse Assistant Apprentices, the role includes classroom and clinical learning to train as unlicensed assistive personnel. In clinical settings, apprentices provide basic patient care under the direction and supervision of a clinical educator and nursing staff, perform duties within their scope of practice, and report patient-condition changes. A competency assessment is administered at the end of training. The position is in the Cardiac 400 E South department at CoxHealth South in Springfield, Missouri. The schedule is 36 hours per week, 6:30 AM–7:00 PM on day shift.

Requirements

Preferred: High school diploma or equivalent.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Effective time management skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Flexibility and ability to work in a multitasking environment.
For Certified Nurse Assistant/Nurse Assistant applicants: At least one of the following—3 months of nursing assistant experience in an inpatient or long-term care setting, EMT experience, or Surgical Technologist experience within the past 3 years; completion of an Unlicensed Assistive Personnel Program within the past 3 years; completion of the 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.
For apprentices, availability for work on a consistent and timely basis and conscientious, thorough, accurate, and reliable completion of tasks.

Nice To Haves

Prior patient-care or healthcare-related experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide basic patient care under the direction of nursing staff.
Take vital signs, bathe and dress patients, move patients, change linens, and perform other assigned duties.
Obtain information about patient condition as requested by nursing staff and report changes in patient condition.
For apprentices, participate in classroom and clinical learning and provide care under the supervision of a clinical educator and nursing staff.
For apprentices, complete a competency assessment at the end of training.