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

CoxHealth • Springfield, MO

8d • 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 conditions as requested by nursing staff and report changes in patient condition.

The position is on CoxHealth's 26-bed 800 Neuro-Ortho unit, which treats patients with complex conditions including stroke, trauma, and neurosurgical cases. The patient population ranges in age from 18 to 102. The unit is described as fast-paced and dynamic, with a strong culture of teamwork, support, compassion, and collaboration.

Nurse Assistant trainees learn in classroom and clinical settings as unlicensed assistive personnel. During clinical rotations, they provide basic patient care under the direction and supervision of a clinical educator and nursing staff, perform duties within their scope of practice, report changes in patient condition, and complete a competency assessment at the end of training.

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 trainees, availability for work on a consistent and timely basis and conscientious, thorough, accurate, and reliable completion of tasks.
• For certified nurse assistants or nurse assistants, meet one of the listed qualifications: three months of nursing assistant experience in an inpatient or long-term care setting, EMT, or Surgical Technologist experience in 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.
• BLS certification must be obtained within 90 days.
• Preferred: High school diploma or equivalent.
• Preferred: Prior patient care or healthcare-related experience.

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 conditions 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.

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.
• $3 shift differential.
• Career ladder opportunity up to $1.

What This Job Offers

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