Certified Nurse Assistant, Nurse Assistant, or Trainee - Pulmonary 300 E South - Day Shift
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 as requested by nursing staff and report changes in patient condition. For trainees, the role includes classroom and clinical learning to prepare for work as unlicensed assistive personnel. In the clinical setting, trainees provide basic patient care under the direction and supervision of a clinical educator and nursing staff, perform duties within their scope of practice, relay patient-condition information, and complete a competency assessment at the end of training. The position is in the Pulmonary 300 E South department at CoxHealth South in Springfield, Missouri. The schedule is 36 hours per week, 6:30 AM–7:00 PM on the day shift.
Requirements
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Valuable time-management skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Flexibility and ability to work in a multitasking environment.
- For the training program, availability for work on a consistent and timely basis.
- For the training program, conscientious, thorough, accurate, and reliable performance of job tasks.
- BLS must be obtained within 90 days.
- For Certified Nurse Assistant/Nurse Assistant candidates, meet 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 in 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 healthcare-related experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide basic patient care under the direction of nursing staff.
- Take patients' vital signs.
- Bathe and dress patients.
- Move patients and change linens.
- Perform other duties as assigned and within the applicable 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, vision, and dental benefits for employees working 20 or more hours per week.
- Retirement plan with employer match for employees working 20 or more hours per week.
- Up to $1,800 sign-on bonus.
- Up to 24 hours of front-loaded paid time off.
- Up to $3,000 relocation bonus.
- Career ladder up to $1.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
