Certified Nurse Assistant, Nurse Assistant, or Trainee - Weekend Option - Float - Night Shift - CARE

L.E. Cox Medical Centers • Springfield, MO

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This position offers a weekend option for a Float Nurse Assistant role within CoxHealth's Nursing Float Pool. The role 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 reporting any changes in patient condition. The position also includes a Nurse Assistant Training Program for eligible candidates, which involves classroom and clinical learning to become an unlicensed assistive personnel. Upon completion of training, a competency assessment will be administered. Additional compensation includes a shift differential, WEO differential, and float differential. Career advancement opportunities are available through a career ladder.

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
• High School Diploma or Equivalent

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.
• Functions within a classroom and clinical learning environment to obtain training as unlicensed assistive personnel.
• 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.
• At the end of the training, a competency assessment will be administered to validate learning.

Benefits

• Medical
• Vision
• Dental
• Retirement with Employer Match

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED