Certified Nurse Assistant, Nurse Assistant, or NA Trainee - Neuro Trauma ICU South - Night Shift
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 completing other assigned tasks. Obtain information about patient condition as requested by nursing staff and report any changes. For Nurse Assistant Trainees, the role includes classroom and clinical learning to prepare for work as unlicensed assistive personnel. In the clinical setting, provide basic patient care under the direction and supervision of the clinical educator and nursing staff, within the trainee’s scope of practice. Obtain requested patient information, report changes in patient condition, and complete a competency assessment at the end of training. The position is in the Neuro Trauma ICU South at CoxHealth South in Springfield, Missouri, with a scheduled 36 hours per week and hours of 7:00 PM–6:30 AM.
Requirements
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Time management skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Flexibility and ability to work in a multitasking environment.
- BLS must be obtained within 90 days.
- For Certified Nurse Assistant/Nurse Assistant candidates, meet one of the following: have 3 months’ experience as a nursing assistant in an inpatient or long-term care setting, as an EMT, or as a Surgical Technologist within the past 3 years; have completed an Unlicensed Assistive Personnel Program within the past 3 years; have completed the fundamentals of nursing course with clinical in an accredited nursing or practical nursing education program; have a Missouri CNA license; or have a Missouri CNA Appendix and obtain a Missouri CNA license within 120 days of hire.
Nice To Haves
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Prior patient care or health care-related experience.
- Consistent and timely availability for work.
- Conscientious, thorough, accurate, and reliable performance and completion of job tasks.
Responsibilities
- Provide basic patient care under the direction of nursing staff.
- Take patients’ vital signs.
- Bathe and dress patients.
- Move patients and change linens.
- Complete other duties as assigned and within scope of practice.
- Obtain information about patient condition as requested by nursing staff or the clinical educator.
- Report changes in patient condition.
- For trainees, participate in classroom and clinical learning and complete a competency assessment at the end of training.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- Retirement with employer match
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
