Certified Nurse Assistant, Nurse Assistant, or Trainee - Surgical 900W South - Day Shift

CoxHealth • Springfield, MO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Provide basic patient care under the direction of nursing staff, including taking vital signs, bathing and dressing patients, moving patients, changing linens, and performing other duties as assigned. Obtain information about patient condition when requested by nursing staff and report any changes.

For Nurse Assistant Trainees, the role includes training in classroom and clinical learning environments to prepare for work as unlicensed assistive personnel. In the clinical setting, provide basic patient care under the direction and supervision of a clinical educator and nursing staff. During clinical rotation, duties may include taking vital signs, bathing and dressing patients, moving patients, changing linens, and other tasks within the trainee’s scope of practice. Obtain requested patient-condition information and report changes. A competency assessment is administered at the end of training.

This position is in the Surgical 900 W South department at CoxHealth South in Springfield, Missouri. The schedule is 36 hours per week, 7 a.m.–7 p.m., on the day shift. Certified Nurse Assistants, Nurse Assistants, and Nurse Assistant Trainees are eligible to apply.

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.
• For the training program, availability to work on a consistent and timely basis.
• For the training program, conscientious, thorough, accurate, and reliable performance and completion of job tasks.
• BLS must be obtained within 90 days.
• For Certified Nurse Assistant/Nurse Assistant applicants, meet one of the following: 3 months of 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; 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.

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 patient vital signs.
• Bathe and dress patients.
• Move patients and change linens.
• Perform other duties as assigned and, for trainees, tasks within their scope of practice as directed.
• Obtain information about patient condition when requested by nursing staff or the clinical educator.
• Report changes in patient condition.
• For trainees, participate in classroom and clinical training and complete a competency assessment at the end of training.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental benefits for employees working 20 or more hours per week.
• Retirement plan with employer match.
• Up to $1,800 sign-on bonus for qualified candidates.
• Up to 24 hours of front-loaded paid time off.
• Up to $3,000 relocation bonus for qualified candidates.
• Career ladder up to $1.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed