Certified Nurse Assistant, Nurse Assistant, or Trainee - 800 Ortho-Neuro - Night Shift

L.E. Cox Medical Centers•Springfield, MO

22h•Onsite

About The Position

CoxHealth is seeking a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA), Nurse Assistant, or Trainee for their 800 Neuro-Ortho unit. This unit is a fast-paced, dynamic 26-bed environment specializing in the care of stroke, trauma, and neurosurgical patients, with a diverse patient population ranging from 18 to 102 years old. The team is known for its dedication, resilience, and commitment to excellence, fostering a strong culture of teamwork and support. This role provides basic patient care under the direction of nursing staff, including taking vitals, assisting with bathing, dressing, and moving patients, and changing linens. The position involves obtaining information on patient condition and reporting any changes. A Nurse Assistant Training Program is available for eligible candidates to obtain training as unlicensed assistive personnel in a classroom and clinical learning environment.

Requirements

3 months experience as a nursing assistant in an inpatient or long-term care setting, EMT, or Surgical Technologist in the past 3 years OR Completed an Unlicensed Assistive Personnel Program within the past 3 years OR Completed the “fundamentals of nursing” course with clinical in an accredited nursing program or practical nursing education program
Must have Missouri CNA License OR Must have MO CNA Appendix AND MO CNA license must be obtained within 120 days of hire
BLS must be obtained within 90 days
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Exhibits valuable time management skills
Strong analytical/problem solving skills.
Flexibility and ability to work in a multi-tasking environment.
Is available for work on a consistent and timely basis
Conscientious, thorough, accurate, and reliable when performing and completing job tasks

Nice To Haves

Prior patient care or health care related experience

Responsibilities

Provide basic patient care under direction of nursing staff.
Perform duties such as take vitals, bathe, dress, move patients, change linens and other duties as assigned.
Obtains information on patient condition as requested by the nursing staff, and reports any changes in patient condition.
While in the clinical learning environment, will provide basic patient care under direction and supervision of clinical educator and nursing staff.
During clinical rotation, may perform duties such as taking vitals, bathing, dressing, moving patients, changing linens and other duties within their scope of practice as directed.
While in clinical setting, obtains information on patient condition as requested by the nursing staff or clinical educator and reports any changes in patient condition.