Certified Nurse Assistant, Nurse Assistant, or Trainee - Night Shift - 800 Ortho-Neuro
About The Position
Provide basic patient care under the direction of nursing staff. Duties include taking vital signs, bathing and dressing patients, moving patients, changing linens, and completing other assigned tasks. Obtain information about patients’ conditions when requested by nursing staff and report any changes. The position is on CoxHealth’s 26-bed 800 Neuro-Ortho unit, which cares for patients with complex stroke, trauma, and neurosurgical conditions, ranging in age from 18 to 102. The unit is a fast-paced environment centered on teamwork, collaboration, and compassionate care. For nurse assistant trainees, the role includes classroom and clinical training as unlicensed assistive personnel. In the clinical setting, trainees provide basic patient care under the direction and supervision of a clinical educator and nursing staff, perform tasks 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 Certified Nurse Assistant/Nurse Assistant applicants: within the past three years, have at least three months’ experience as a nursing assistant in an inpatient or long-term care setting, EMT, or Surgical Technologist; or have completed an Unlicensed Assistive Personnel Program; or have completed a fundamentals of nursing course with clinical in an accredited nursing or practical nursing education program; or hold a Missouri CNA license; or hold a Missouri CNA Appendix and obtain a Missouri CNA license within 120 days of hire.
- Obtain BLS within 90 days.
Nice To Haves
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Prior patient care or health care-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.
- Obtain information on patient condition as requested by nursing staff and report changes in condition.
- For trainees, provide care during clinical rotations under the direction and supervision of a clinical educator and nursing staff.
- For trainees, perform duties within their scope of practice and complete a competency assessment at the end of training.
Benefits
- Medical, vision, and dental coverage, retirement with employer match, and other benefits for 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.
- $3 shift differential.
- Career ladder with increases up to $1.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
