Certified Nurse Assistant, Nurse Assistant, or Trainee - Weekend Option - Day Shift - Cardiac 500 W

CoxHealth•Springfield, MO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position offers a weekend option with a day shift in the Cardiac 500 W department. CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas, comprising six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. The organization has received numerous accolades for workplace excellence, including being named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times, and recognized by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group for America’s Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare (2025, 2026), Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023, 2024), and Greatest Workplaces for Diversity (2024). Forbes has acknowledged CoxHealth as one of the Best Employers for New Grads, and Healthcare Innovation has recognized it as a Top Company to Work for in Healthcare (2025). For qualified candidates, there is a sign-on bonus of up to $900, up to 12 hours of front-loaded Paid Time Off, a relocation bonus of up to $3,000, and a $3 WEO differential. A career ladder is also available. The Nurse Assistant Training Program functions within a classroom and clinical learning environment to obtain training as unlicensed assistive personnel. While in the clinical learning environment, the trainee will provide basic patient care under the direction and supervision of a clinical educator and nursing staff. Duties may include taking vitals, bathing, dressing, moving patients, and changing linens, all within their scope of practice as directed. The trainee will also obtain information on patient condition as requested and report any changes. A competency assessment will be administered at the end of the training. The Certified Nurse Assistant/Nurse Assistant role involves providing basic patient care under the direction of nursing staff, performing duties such as taking vitals, bathing, dressing, moving patients, and changing linens. The role also includes obtaining information on patient condition and reporting any changes.

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
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.