Certified Nurse Assistant, Nurse Assistant, or Nurse Assistant Trainee - Cardiac 400 W South - Day 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 training as unlicensed assistive personnel. During clinical rotations, provide basic patient care under the direction and supervision of a clinical educator and nursing staff, performing tasks within the trainee’s scope of practice. Obtain information about patient condition as requested and report changes. A competency assessment is administered at the end of training. The position is in the Cardiac 400 W 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
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong time-management skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Flexibility and ability to work in a multitasking environment.
- For nurse assistant trainees, availability for work on a consistent and timely basis and conscientious, thorough, accurate, and reliable performance of job tasks.
- BLS certification must be obtained within 90 days.
- For Certified Nurse Assistant/Nurse Assistant candidates, meet one of the following: have 3 months of nursing assistant experience in an inpatient or long-term care setting, EMT, or Surgical Technologist experience within the past 3 years; complete an Unlicensed Assistive Personnel Program within the past 3 years; complete the fundamentals of nursing course with clinical in an accredited nursing or practical nursing education program; hold a Missouri CNA License; or have a MO CNA Appendix and obtain a MO CNA license within 120 days of hire.
Nice To Haves
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Prior patient care or health care-related experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide basic patient care under the direction of nursing staff.
- Take 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 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, vision, and dental coverage; retirement plan with employer match and other benefits for employees working 20 or more hours per week.
- Up to $4,000 sign-on bonus for qualified candidates.
- Up to 40 hours of front-loaded paid time off for qualified candidates.
- Up to $3,000 relocation bonus for qualified candidates.
- $3 shift differential.
- Career ladder opportunity up to $1.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
