About The Position

Provide basic patient care under the direction of nursing staff in the Surgical 200 W South department at CoxHealth South. Duties include taking vital signs, bathing and dressing patients, moving patients, changing linens, and completing other duties as assigned. Obtain information about patient condition as requested by nursing staff and report changes in patient condition. The role is scheduled for 36 hours per week, from 6:30 PM to 7:00 AM, on the night shift. Certified Nurse Assistants, Nurse Assistants, and Nurse Assistant Trainees are eligible to apply. CoxHealth is a healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas, with six hospitals, five emergency rooms, and more than 80 clinics. It has received workplace recognition from Modern Healthcare, Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group, Forbes, and Healthcare Innovation.

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 Nurse Assistant Trainees: BLS must be obtained within 90 days.
  • For Certified Nurse Assistant/Nurse Assistant: meet at least one of the following: have three months of experience in the past three years as a nursing assistant in an inpatient or long-term care setting, EMT, or Surgical Technologist; have completed an Unlicensed Assistive Personnel Program within the past three years; have completed the fundamentals of nursing course with clinical in an accredited nursing or practical nursing education program; hold a Missouri CNA License; or have a MO CNA Appendix and obtain a Missouri CNA license within 120 days of hire.
  • For Certified Nurse Assistant/Nurse Assistant: BLS certification is required within 90 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Prior patient care or healthcare-related experience.
  • Consistent and timely work availability.
  • Conscientious, thorough, accurate, and reliable performance and completion of job tasks.

Responsibilities

  • Provide basic patient care under the direction of nursing staff.
  • Take patients’ vital signs; bathe, dress, and move patients; and change linens.
  • Obtain information on patient condition as requested by nursing staff.
  • Report changes in patient condition.
  • Complete other duties as assigned.

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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