Certified Nurse Assistant, Nurse Assistant, or Trainee - Weekend Option - Med Surg 700 E South - Day Shift

CoxHealth•Springfield, MO

13d•Onsite

About The Position

This position involves providing basic patient care under the direction of nursing staff. Duties include taking vital signs, assisting with bathing, dressing, and moving patients, changing linens, and other assigned tasks. The role also involves gathering information on patient condition as requested by nursing staff and reporting any changes. For qualified candidates, there is a sign-on bonus, front-loaded Paid Time Off, and a relocation bonus. A career ladder is also available. The Nurse Assistant Training Program functions within a classroom and clinical learning environment to train unlicensed assistive personnel. While in the clinical setting, trainees provide basic patient care under supervision, perform duties within their scope of practice, and report patient condition changes. A competency assessment is administered at the end of the training.

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 OR Must have Missouri CNA License OR Must have MO CNA Appendix AND MO CNA license must be obtained within 120 days of hire
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
BLS must be obtained within 90 days
Certified Nurse Assistant/Nurse Assistant

Nice To Haves

High School Diploma or Equivalent
Prior patient care or health care related experience

Responsibilities

Provide basic patient care under direction of nursing staff.
Take vitals.
Bathe, dress, and move patients.
Change linens.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Obtain information on patient condition as requested by nursing staff.
Report any changes in patient condition.
Functions within a classroom and clinical learning environment to obtain training as unlicensed assistive personnel.
Provide basic patient care under direction and supervision of clinical educator and nursing staff during clinical rotation.
Perform duties such as taking vitals, bathing, dressing, moving patients, changing linens and other duties within their scope of practice as directed during clinical rotation.
Obtains information on patient condition as requested by the nursing staff or clinical educator and reports any changes in patient condition while in clinical setting.
Undergo a competency assessment at the end of the training to validate learning.