Certified Nurse Assistant, Nurse Assistant, or Trainee - Cardiac 500 W South - Weekend Option - 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 condition. For Nurse Assistant trainees, the role includes classroom and clinical training to prepare for work as unlicensed assistive personnel. In clinical settings, trainees 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 changes in patient condition. A competency assessment is administered at the end of training. This position is in the Cardiac 500 W South department at CoxHealth South in Springfield, Missouri. It is a weekend-option role with a day shift scheduled from 6:30 AM to 7:00 PM, for 24 scheduled hours per week.
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 Certified Nurse Assistant/Nurse Assistant applicants, meet one of the stated qualification paths: three months of nursing assistant experience in an inpatient or long-term care setting, EMT, or Surgical Technologist experience within the past three years; completion of an Unlicensed Assistive Personnel Program within the past three 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.
- Obtain BLS within 90 days.
Nice To Haves
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Prior patient-care or healthcare-related experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide basic patient care under the direction and supervision of nursing staff.
- Take patients’ vital signs.
- Bathe and dress patients.
- Move patients and change linens.
- Perform other patient-care duties as assigned and within scope of practice.
- Obtain information about patient condition as requested by nursing staff or a 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 eligible employees working 20 or more hours per week.
- Retirement plan with employer match for eligible employees working 20 or more hours per week.
- Up to $900 sign-on bonus.
- Up to 12 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
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
